Should I go to LBS?
I am based in London and have an offer to go to LBS Master in Financial Analysis. I had a very average profile and didn't expect to get in at all so thank you lucky stars. The main issue I have with this programme is the cost, it's costing £47.5k and so far I don't have any scholarships. I am an international too so the only financing option is a private lender who charges like 12% interest. I have also outstanding debt already from my undergrad so this will add to the stack. Now I have good experience in portfolio valuation & financial modelling from a good bank in London for about 1 year and am doing CFA L3, but I want to push myself to go to IB/PE and I feel like LBS is really good for that. The cost is just too overwhelming.
Given everything, should I go for it?
how much debt r u in alr? rough ballpark
About $22k :((
find out what the average salary is post programme and then see how long it would take to repay that debt. i think it would likely be worth it but I'm not entirely sure.
i did the programme 2 years ago and my other options were bocconi and HEC. i jumped to the buyside directly after. had the offer 3 months into the programme. i would worry about the cost too but if you grind hard enough you can secure something above market. one thing i learned after graduation is that the job board for lbs will have things mostly in the buyside that you cant find in so many target b schools. one of my mates went to p72 academy programme after one year in IB so think about aiming for a pod since you could have CFA ready by the end which is a good extra. being at lbs will save you the time of sending 500 applications, i had at least 1st rounds in all my top 20 target firms and 2nd rounds in prbbly most i cant remember exactly. point is, you will have plenty of helping hand to pass the hard parts and the rest will be up to your effort
if it helps, i saved a lot of money by living in a room in reading and keeping my head low when it comes to going out
Curious, what was your work experience going into the program?
see my reply below
what kind of work exp did you have prior to the program?
non target undergrad, 1 internship at a german M&A boutique and one in DCM at a better bank in Amsterdam
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