Odds at UK-based Msc Finance (LSE, Warwick etc.) from graduating early
I've been having some trouble recently seeing the ROI of a 4th year of undergrad, especially when I'm able to graduate early with my degree in just 3 years. When exploring options, one that stands out is the 1-year masters programs in finance offered by many schools in the UK. I have heavy ties to the country, and have always wanted to live there to relate better to my family's experiences. In theory I'd be graduating from a T20 US school with relevant internships (nothing crazy) a degree in economics with a ~3.7 GPA, and would be taking the GMAT this next semester with a pretty good record on standardized tests historically. Is this a feasible goal to strive for? Does anybody have experience with something like this/know somebody that's done this? Any advice/knowledge would be incredibly useful, especially with how graduating early would affect my chances.
UK uni is 3 years by default so you'd fit right in as another random Master's student. Most recruiters won't realise you graduated early unless you mention it; even then academic merit only helps up to a point so it won't make a big difference. Just understand how important luck and mass applying/applying early is in the London recruiting scene. The amount of insanely qualified LSE/LBS masters and oxbridge undergrads that end up in big 4 or random banks/firms is astounding here.
EDIT: I misread the context of this post so my advice is for when you actually start recruiting for jobs in London, assuming you want to. As for getting into a master's i don't know how it would impact it, I'd assume it doesn't make a surface level difference since they're not really supposed to give merit to things like that. After all you graduating a year earlier shouldn't disadvantage someone who didn't have that option but is still equally qualified.
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