Master Europe suggestions: HEC vs Bocconi
Hi there! German undergrad here (think Manheim/Frankfurt school of management/Goethe). I was fortunate enough to get into Bocconi Msc Finance (no scholarship) and HEC Master in management(no scholarship). My goal is to get into IB (no preference, M&A, S&T, LevFin whatever) in London. They both have their own pros and cons. Bocconi's course is quite quant-heavy (specially the 1st year). Hec MIM give you the chance to do an entire internship year after the first one, and then u can undertake a specialization (e.g. international finance, quantitative economics and finance). So in both programmes you can get good quantitative skills and a broad perspective of the field. Btw I hate Milan (don't like the city) but the location of HEC is not that great. Just to give you a little bit more context, my GPA (converted) is around 3.9/4.0 (i don't want to work in a german speaking country), GMAT 710 and one summer internship at a consulting firm (think gartner/Roland Berger/accenture). Thank you in advance, Peace!
Don't really see the difficulty to make your decision here? Both programs can/will bring you into IB in London if that is your goal and you put in the necessary effort. You hate Milan, so go to Paris. If 1 Consulting internship is all you have you should definitely consider doing a gap year (or at least another summer) in a more finance related field. You should also try finding out what you want to do, having no preference between M&A and S&T post-bachelor is rather uncommon imo.
I can do a summer between the two year at Bocconi. At Hec, you are allowed to take an entire gap year between year 1 and 2.
Go HEC.
The better question would be is there actually any aspect in which Bocconi beats HEC. I think no, or at least nothing significant.
Don´t get me wrong, Bocconi is a good school, but HEC is simply different level.
Do you want to do a PhD? No -> who cares.
Ea sint commodi praesentium magni rerum. Qui quasi sed ut aut temporibus hic corporis. Voluptatum tenetur quia voluptates officia sed nulla non. Rerum explicabo similique asperiores quae sed accusamus.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...