Msc Finance in Europe - Liberal Arts Non Target US Student - Worth it?

3 years experience in technology consulting out of undergrad (non target top 50 university). Have had success. International Relations major (3.1) and a 700 GMAT.

Unique candidate: Own successful lifestyle brand on the side, speak 4 languages (intermediate level) and have extensive volunteer experience. Acting on diverse interests and really just despise tech.

For a guy who wants to live and work in Europe (family in France and Sweden) I'm considering the MSC in Finance for a career change into finance. Prefer a 1 year program for time. Looking to land in BB ER, S&T (Global Markets) or possibly RE finance. Not worried about starting as a first year.

Looking at three groups in Europe: Scandinavian Schools (SSE/CBS), French schools (ESSEC/EDHEC/HEC) and then the UK (LSE/Imperial/Oxford). Brexit scaring me with the latter.

Do you all think it's worth it? Or should I look at American schools instead. I live in Boston. Could apply to BC, MIT or another regional school.. also considering an MBA in the States. Reminder, I still want to live in Europe...

 
Best Response

Being local is very important so I would definitely go with a European school. To be honest though, given you already have 3 years of experience, I am not sure these programs are the best fit for you as they are all pre-experience (ie. people typically get into them straight out of undergrad with only internships as work experience and place into entry-level positions). Perhaps look into MBA programs as well. I think LBS / INSEAD will be a bit of a stretch, but IESE / Oxford / HEC / IE should be in your alley. Many of them offer 1-year programs.

When you say your have family in Europe, do you also have citizenship? Getting a work Visa is very different depending on where you want to work and where you studied. As a non-european, it's super easy to get sponsored by a UK firm if you did your Masters there, but really hard if you studied elsewhere (say France or Sweden).

We could also debate about this forever, but IMO, the brexit fears are completely overblown.

 

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