LSE Management or Durham Economics URGENT!
I'm facing a thought choice right now. I have to choose between Management at LSE and Economics at Durham. Given that most BBs prefer STEM + Econ, which also are Durham's flagship courses, I'm leaning towards Economics at Durham. On top of that, it would be much cheaper to live in Durham, rather than in London. Would I be at a big disadvantage when choosing Economics at Durham?
Note: Economics at Durham is BA instead of BSc, which is a little bit of a red flag in my eyes, but nonetheless kids doing this course seem to place very well in the city. Personally I prefer Economics, but I don't have any problems with doing Management if that improves my chances of breaking into IB.
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Lse all day run with lse and never look back
Degree doesn’t matter when going to a target would go with LSE
Echoing the above, LSE, there is no advantage of choosing a semi-target over a target.
LSE
must be LSE
Go with LSE.
Durham student here: LSE is the superior choice if your goal is to break into IB/PE in London. Would only select Durham over LSE if the course was law and you were gunning for Magic Circle/US Law Firms.
Also re Durham’s COL vs London, yes it’s more expensive in London but not by as much as you’d think. Durham has a MASSIVE student housing bubble and I believe is the most expensive university outside of the London unis for both fresher accommodation + local housing. There’s a bunch of news published on this so feel free to look at it- I can remember walking by the lettings office and seeing freshers camp outside overnight for its opening day as to avoid paying 200ppw+ for a shitty room in a run down 6-10 bed house. Lol
Student life at Durham is completely what you make of it. If you want the Oxford/Black Tie/College system experience, Durham is the place for you. Depending on your college, the people around you will likely vary drastically. My friends at LSE have had a very different experience socially which is a good or bad thing depending on what you want. Would say that LSE appears to be a bit more intense and academically demanding than at least what I’ve experienced so far at Durham. This, from what I can see, can result in a more competitive applicant pool of prepared candidates who are gunning for finance positions vs a smaller group of the like at a place like Durham.
Back to opportunities though, Durham is likely the top semi-target behind lower targets like UCL/Warwick by a decent margin, but places extremely well in finance as a whole. Based on general placement in IB/PE/MBB/T2 i’d probbaly say the landscape of undergrad in 2023 is Oxbridge (top target) -> LSE/Imperial (target) -> UCL/Warwick (target/low target) -> Durham (top semi target) -> Bristol/Notts/Other semis -> the rest.
You should be in a decent position if you go to Durham, get a 2.1 or higher and prepare for spring weeks/SA when it rolls around. But i’d be lying if I said it’s on par with the opportunities LSE gives you. Still is what you make of it tho.
If you have any questions about Durham as a whole feel free to PM me
Thanks for the reply. Would you say that Economics students at Durham are preferred over those from other courses from the Business School department? Also, how do Economics students compare to Geography or History students, when it comes to placement?
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