Go for the easy Master or the hard quant one?

Hi,

I have been accepted in two masters that are in the top ten business schools in Europe. One is a master that is a Master in Management that is relatively easy going (ESCP) and the other one is a hardcore master in Finance which is super competitive and hard (Bocconi).

All my friends that work in Investment Banking told me that I should go for the easy one and use my spare time to network like crazy to get the best possible job when I graduate, instead of spending all my time working on theoretical finance which will leave me no time to network.

Are they right?

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Hi,

The choice is between a better program at the Bocconi but one which I will have a horrible GPA and ESCP which probably will give me a better grade but that is not that difficult!

 

Not sure if this is how it works in the EU, but I believe in the US you can opt out of revealing your GPA to employers.

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