MSc Advice **EUROPE**
Hello fellow monkeys,
I recently graduated from a UK university (non target one) with a 1st class degree in business management. I have returned to my home country in SouthEasternEurope (think the Balkans) and have managed to land myself an internship in corporate banking (lending team) for a major/international bank.
I am seeking your advice on what schools in Europe to apply for (MSc in either Finance or Economics) , keep it mind that I want to work abroad for a few years (2-3, since in my country international experience is highly valued). I also don't want to take out loans to study abroad (my budget is around 10,000EUR with LIVING costs). This is why I have narrowed my choices down to these universities; 1. Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University - How expensive is Rotterdam to stay in? Do they manage to place candidates in the big international banks? I am specifically asking for PE/AM/IBD. 2. University of Geneva - I know that Geneva is incredibly expensive to stay in but is the university of Geneva better than RSM in placing candidates? 3. Sorbonne University PSME (the English masters) - if anyone knows if this programme is worth it, I would love to read your opinions/ suggestions. 4. Stockholm School of Economics - have read good things about it on this forum, but i would like to read more.
my bio: age: 20 Languages: Fluent in : Russian, and English am currently learning French Degree: Business Management 1st class from a non target UK uni
Thank you so much for taking you time to read my post!
Would go for RSM -> Finance and Investments. Housing can be expensive in Rotterdam, but if you start looking on time you can probaly find something ranging between 450-600eu p/m. Additionally Rotterdam is a very enjoyable city for students. F&I is very popular right now, this year the master closed ~3 months before the actual deadline due to amount of applications, so make sure you apply early. If you perform exceptionally well, you might be able to land a great exchange post-master (think Duke, Wharton, HEC, Singapore, LSE, etc.). Pm me if you need more info
I would make the argument that SSE may have a better reputation but:
It's very tough from what I heard which may impact social life. You're there to study but also have a good time, especially in fun cities like Rotterdam or Stockholm
The perceived quality is highly dependent on the markets you apply for when comparing to RSM. In Holland RSM>SSE, in Scandinavia SSE>RSM but elsewhere it may not matter.
Rent and CoL in Sweden is astronomical (the latter more than the former) especially by Balkan standards.
TL;DR - Pick RSM
Hi The Pharma Guy, I am not looking to work in Scandinavia (i'm more leaning towards working for 1-2 years in Switzerland,London, even Paris tbh) this is why i asked about the university of geneva. I also read here that HSG is quite good, but I am not sure if it worth for me to take out a loan to finance my studies there. Do you know what GMAT is required for RSM ?
Thank you for your comment, have a great week :)
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In France I believe you would have better exit ops in London if you took an MSc in Finance at either HEC, ESSEC, ESCP or even Dauphine. All of those have a strong alumni in London and are looking for international students like crazy.
Hey where did you end up going? just curious
Stockholm School of Economics is two years so you know and they require gmat
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