MSC Accounting & Finance at LSE worth it?
Hi guys,
I got an offer for the MSc in Accounting & Finance at LSE a couple of months ago, and unless some of you have some really negative stuff to say about LSE, I'll be real and say that I'm probably gonna go.
From what I can tell from a lot of others on this forum, my background is a bit different. I graduated last summer with a BBA from a school in my home country, with an exchange semester at a top-tier uni in Asia. I managed to graduate best in class ahead of 200 others. I was never really lucky nor motivated enough to grind for internships, so I've never had one.
For the last year, I've worked as an audit associate at a medium-sized firm in my home country to be able to sustain myself for the year in London and also get some professional experience. I also took the GMAT and got a decent score.
I put a lot of effort into both the GMAT and the application to get into the "esteemed LSE", but as soon as I got the offer, I started to get second thoughts. This might just be due to imposter syndrome, and I have specifically looked for information stating that LSE or my programme is second-tier and not really worth it.
Upon graduation I'm not that picky and will be exploring my options. For me working in London/NYC is not important at all, and I will be willing to move to other cities in Europe/US for work. Preferable move would actually be to work with strategy consulting at one of the MBB firms. Target here is probably MiM students, but is the move doable?
I will try and hopefully be able to do an off-cycle internship over the year, but is my CV a bit lacking? Would a recruiter from say Bain look at my master's degree and be like "hey lets take him in for an interview"? How does it compare with MSc Finance at LSE or MAccFin at HSG?
LSE A&F is a perfectly fine program, the university brand name matters above all. However, your lack of relevant experience puts you at a severe disadvantage for London IB/PE recruiting. Would definitely struggle to get interviews IMO, especially given how you'll be benchmarked against the rest of the LSE MSc cohort, which is full of hardos. Should be alright for less competitive positions (ER/AM etc.) though.
US is not reasonable as there is no pathway unless you have the right to work there, and the recruiting timelines do not line up.
Other EU countries (assume you are eu citizen?), absolutely.
There's a lot more steps in the process than just your resume on paper, hirevues, assesments etc. So I think you're fine there. Depends when an OC is though too, to boost your resume. If recruiting is starting October/November, it may barely be quantifiable (though better than nothing) or you had not started.
Mfin lse might be a bit more premium for IB/PE, but also it doesn't matter a ton for UK circles, considering they are pretty program agnostic. A&F has like one different module than mfin, I think? It's barely different. Your home country for all I know could see LSE, and not care that you took MSc Gender.
Maccfin, is probably way lesser than MBF at hsg, and of course places best in DACH if that is what you are after.
Made this post elsewhere but wanted to consult, Decision time is on the horizon. Really interested in finance with a focus on sustainability and impact finance. For roles sell side and buy side with focus in areas such as power and utilities, renewable energy, industrials and technology. As well as a profile with ACCA and big 4 experience which would be better LSE MSc in accounting and finance or Imperial msc Finance and Accounting. Got an offer from LSE but waiting for feedback from Imperial. Any insights would be appreciated, particularly from those who experienced either program.
LSE has a way better than Imperial in economics
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