LSE MsC Finance really worth it?

The LSE MSc will put you in a great position.

This question is imho not about LSE, but the job market / visa situation in London/UK.

Regardless of the climate there is nowhere better in Europe for IB IMO, and its MSF is very well respected. London banks have no problem hiring people from other European countries.

possibilities are good, visa is the only unknown, its not easy to get them right now from firms but u better start reading about the exact law atm, no1 on here will be able to give you an exact answer on that

I think your concerns are valid, especially given the current job market. I don't think anyone on here is going to be able to give you the answers you are looking for. My advice would be to contact LSE directly, ask for employment statistics specifically for foreign (non-EU) students, and their placement in Europe. I'd also ask for the names and contact info for previous students from south america and talk to them about what their experience was like.

Also bear in mind the recent visa changes. It has become much more strict now that the automatic post study visa allowance has been cancelled. Historic placement statistics won't reflect this change

Thing is if I am LSE Admissions Team, I would try to sugar coat the visa issue as much as possible. That's why I am abit skeptical about the advice given here to ask you to contact the Admissions Team.

If you want to talk about the economy, I think US and Asia are doing better than Europe at the moment.

i had the same concern about whether it's good for americans too lol. if you find out anything lemme know OP

Thanks to all for your advises! From what I have read, in summary, I should:

• Contact LSE's Careers Services to ask them about what they know of this issue, including cases of current international students who are not yet sponsored by any company
• Try to obtain, directly, information from the UK's embassy
• Contact current non-European LSE's students
• Expand my employment expectations from only-London to other European countries

Any other ideas , recommendations, comments? All will be very welcomed! Cheers!

I already decided to go to LSE! Thanks a lot for your suggestions.

Answering EuroLocust's question: I did have other options, but this one was the best if I want to opt to work in a nice IB :). And I also have thought of some solutions to the visa issue, thanks to private messages of some members of this forum. Thanks again to all!

Well a pretty late reply, but hope it helps future searchers!

Well LSE needs no introduction, it has an amazing reputation and its MiM program is also gaining a lot of ground. Though one thing to keep in mind is that it puts a lot of emphasis on academics and most of your courses would be grounded in theory, the program director went ahead to call the degree "unshamedly academic", so that should give you an idea about the programs. As for the career services, well it is doing pretty good with a Median Salary of 38,100PS

also several big shot finance companies recruit from the school, such as Citi, Credit Suisse, Barclays, JP Morgan , UBS, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley So it can give you a good break into IB.

Its CEMS program is also really great and worth checking out. Alternatively if you dont want to wait for 2 years and are looking for a faster and cheaper degree, the MiM of LBS can be a great choice.

As for the BIG question of job prospects for a non-EU student, well it is a gamble. UK economy is pretty stable and is growing, but its immigration laws are getting pretty tight especially for non-EU students. You really will have to hustle a lot and build a good network, so as to get sponsored by a company for a work Visa. But then the LSE brand name is pretty recognized and should open doors in other countries too.

Hope the answer helped! You can check out the link below, for a more complete school evaluation of LSE and LBS