Deloitte consulting -> LSE undergrad/LSE undergrad; which option is better for IB career?

Hi guys

I have 1 more year of A-levels (high school) in the UK and I was wondering whether it is worth applying for a gap year scheme at Deloitte consulting if I want to get an IB job after university?

Say I got an offer from LSE to read Philosophy and Economics as well as an offer to do a year long placement in consulting at Deloitte. I have two options: do the consulting placement and then go to LSE or go to LSE straight away. Which of these options is the best considering that I am not interested in consulting as a long-term career?

Would the placement give me a sufficient advantage when applying to IB jobs? Or would I be better off using this year to do a Masters after my undergrad or starting an IB job?

Would anything change if consulting at Deloitte became audit/tax at Deloitte?

Thanks

 

If I were you I would finish school so that you can be done with exams, homework, and stress of getting good grades. Try and get into IB after your master's.

Just my $0.02

 

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