Help me decide between these two UK unis
Hi guys,
So I got two offers, UCL Economics, or Cass Business School's Investment and Financial Risk Management.
I am planning to go into S&T.
I am EU national.
I am in quite a bit of hesitation, and don't know which uni to firm, because of the following:
UCL Econ (target)
advantages
- top university brand; very active university life; lots of smart guys to work and discuss with; great networking opportunities
on the other hand
disdvantages
- i love econ, but the subject might be hard for me (maths is the biggest problem), and also I can say that a quite good amount of work would be required every week.
- the offer is quite higher than Cass's, would take also quite a good amount of work to get in
- no full scholarships (yes I know there might be one, but because of the competitiveness of the university, I stand very little-no chance)
Cass IFRM (nontarget)
advantages
- a subject which is suited to me the most because of my background (won't go into it, but I can say for sure I could cut this degree very good) (and yeah it's mathsy, but still), financial markets and investment management.; therefore, my workload should be also I think significantly lower then UCL's so would have much more freetime
- the full coca-cola scholarship (they give out FOUR! each year). let me just tell that I got great credentials (quite impressive ECs) so I would stand a considerable chance to get it (even so that Cass is not that competitive like UCL). although, of course there is no guarantee that I could land this scholarship, but still, got a reasonable chance.
disadvantages
- the exact opposite of UCL. Not so many determined (and skilled maybe?) students from what I heard, not a top university brand, quite not so an active uni life, and not so great networking opportunities
So basically: UCL is a prestigious top university and it comes with all the advantages (great building, uni life, networking and so on); BUT would have to work quite hard throughout the university and also work quite hard to meet my offer, and there is no chance at getting a full scholarship.
Cass is the opposite of UCL; BUT a greatly suited degree for me, much less workload (could use this freetime for lots of other things!!), and a very real chance of landing a full scholarship.
I'd say go UCL, given that Cass is much less work for you. Why not push yourself?
Go for the better university. You will regret having a "lesser" degree if you can't get your dream job afterwards. You will not regret having paid more for the "better" degree once you are working and making a decent salary in S&T.
This of course only applies if you manage to push through the harder classes. Having a 2:2 from UCL won't help you much in finding a good job.
UCL.
As someone who had to work really hard to break in from a non-target university, I would advise you to choose the university with the better brand. I know lots of former UCL students that work at banks in London, so breaking in shouldn't be a problem with solid grades. And Econ isn't that hard, put in some work and you will be fine.
UCL - shouldn't even be a question. If you're nervous that the maths component of an Econ degree will be too much how will you fare in sales and trading?
Dude, UCL, what is Cass, never heard of them
Def UCL
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