My future after Bocconi?

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Hi!
I will be attending the Bocconi University in Milan in September, with the course "Bachelor in international economics and Finance". I wanted to know some more about the recognition of this university internationally and on the job market. How well is this university known in the US and in China (Hong-Kong and Shanghai)? What kind of salary can I expect after graduation (I will be 20 then and I already speak 5 languages)? Should I stay in my course "Bachelor in International Economics and Finance" or move to "Bachelor in International Economics and Management"?

above_and_beyond · Accepted Answer

First of all: Your professor is probably talking about MBAs and he is right that only LBS and INSEAD are considered on par with the top US programs (though not on par with H/S/W). LBS's MFin is aimed at students with several years of work experience.

However, I would imagine that American students who do their degree at LSE or Oxbridge and want to return to the US might get serious looks from recruiters in the US, as long as they have the required work Visa. And they also have solid chances to get a job in London.

CorpFinHopeful · Answer

Bocconi is legit in the finance industry within Europe. Everybody from GS to LAZ recruits on campus, and it is very well-represented in London. Not sure about the US/HK though. If you want to work in the US long-term, a US school of equal quality would be a better decision. The upside for Bocconi would be that it is fairly easy to get generous scholarships if you are from a lower-income or a central/eastern European country.

Walter-Wang · Answer

My conversion with this American professor started with: imperial is not a target school, it is no good. Then he mentioned that if I want to work in the US, go for a US school, better those elite of the elites.  According to him, as for the business education, only LBS carries some weight. I made a wrong choice by naively believing that international ranking by time higher at least would  some weight in the states (I am in Canada); but no. U.s has enough big school for their financial education and they basically don't care. If you want to work in the states, go for a states' one.

Walter-Wang · Answer

above_and_beyond: Actually, he talked about the general business education. Like I mentioned previously, when it comes to business education, I realize that americans have their own sense of pride. They have the best universities (or the richest university) on the planet, so why would they pay any attention to the Europeans? So it is not unreasonable for them to say LBS is the only one that is on the map. LBS is very famous in North America because of its exchange program. Other schools mainly focus their efforts on the European continent and Asia pacific.

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