LSE MSc A&F for London S&T after STEM BSc
Hi guys,
long time lurker here. I'd like to have some advice on how important the content of your master is for S&T.
In particular, I'd like to know if, having a BSc in Physics, the LSE MSc in Accounting and Finance, eventually choosing the most quantitative modules available, could give me a realistic chance to break into S&T in London.
I know that it is more suitable for Investment Banking, but I'd still like to know whether I would stand a chance for derivatives trading or structuring (which would be my dream position) with a quantitative Bsc + this particular master, tailored with the most quantitative electives like Derivatives, Time series, Econometrics, Risk management. I have no finance WE.
Yes it would - however you could certainly look at more quantitative MSc such as the Pure finance ones, or financial mathematics
Thanks a lot for replying so quickly. Actually I am still awaiting responses from Imperial and Warwick for financial maths (what do you think of those Universities for S&T? I read that for maths they are on par with oxbridge). For LSE the pure Finance master has a 3% admission rate so I didn't consider applying to that. Reading online the A&F seemed as one of the best regarded. What do you think about LSE applicable maths MSc? The content seems more geared toward ops research and optimization rather than anything finance related, but dunno, maybe being from LSE is still good to recruit in S&T. Shooting for a credit / derivatives structuring role and putting aside Imperial and Warwick for now, which would you choose between A&F and Applicable maths?
BTW the A&F msc is pretty flexible, it has only one compulsory module in accounting and one in finance, one can pick all the other 4 modules from the stats / finance dept. But clearly what matters to me the most is to know how it is seen from the S&T guys
As long as you're studying at Oxbridge/LSE/Imperial you should not be at a disadvantage in the applications, but think that there are probably 300 applicants per university for the same place plus the fact that summer analysts take most of the spots internally so you need to differentiate yourself by relevant previous experiences (summer internships and so on), especially if you're a master student. Imperial students tend to be liked for quantitative roles like structuring because their courses are known to be so, while LSE has a reputable brand and there are definitely a lot of LSE students going into front office investment banking.
In short, any choice at LSE/Imperial is a good choice, you'll get the interviews if you can show you had previous experience. Once you get to the interviews the degree nearly doesn't count.
Thanks for the inputs. In terms of getting interviews in S&T, how would you compare LSE MSc Accounting and Finance and LSE MSc Applicable Maths?
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