RSM or Bocconi (BSc) for IB ?

Best program out of the three you mentioned is clearly Bocconi. Feel free to PM if you have any questions regarding that program.

Agree, it's Bocconi > RSM > Lausanne. Though the gap between RSM and Lausanne is bigger than between Bocconi and RSM. For your case I'd also take Bocconi because it allows you more easily to do a summer internship between year 1 and 2. If you can't find any internships in your home country, try going abroad (UK or the country where you want to study) and try to still get an offcycle internship. So basically you'd be willing to start still 1-2 months before summer interns come in. You're a bit late for the whole thing but it's still the best time-filler in my opinion.

For IB think Bocconi is better but RSM grads from what ive seen get a fair crack at IB too but mostly local students get into I Banks.RSM is decent for corporate finance/Development and Netherlands is healthier economically than Italy. Check out London Banking Tour and Investment Banking Cycle , the main IB networking events at RSM

Thank you for your replys guys

RSM definitely places a decent amount of people into IB both in UK and the Benelux region but probably not quite as much as at Bocconi. But you can't really go wrong with both of them. The 2-year program might just play to your benefit in addition to reputation.

Hey guys, I have the same decision to make as @tunpo22, RSM or bocconi and have a pretty similar profile as well: 23, EU (slovenia), graduated from random university (Ljubljana) with high grades, did 2 semesters abroad in miami and 1 in dublin. couple of interships back home but they dont probably count much in london, bunch of extracuricular stuff.

my question is how much is bocconi better than rsm to get a FO job in the city and if its worth it for me? heard bocconi is pretty good to get into IBD if you're italian but not that much if you're from eu? on the other side rsm isnt much of a target school at all, so for me both would give me pretty low chances from what i hear. other thing about bocconi is that its supposed to be really technical which doesnt suit me that well and also supposed to be very tough and grading is a bit random, so I probably wont be top of the class but more like top 20,30%. Compared to rsm where i could definitely be in top 10% from what i've heard, its a lot easier. final thing, bocconi clearly has the advantage of being 2 years, but my ideas about how to handle it at rsm. I could get an internship after finishing rsm and then work for a year or get something off cycle and apply next year for a FO job. or alternatively even pick up a 2nd masters in something like management as the tuition is so low in rotterdam.

thanks for any info and thoughts. also can I pm you @Matrick about the bocconi programe?

Thanks for the info. I completely agree that it all comes down to what you know and whats your cv like and how well do you interview. I just want to be sure that I could get an interview if i went to one of this schools, because I applied the last 2 years to all the banks and didnt get very far. If i Dont get into ibd in london, which school would you say would give me a better chance to get a good international job? Is there more international recruiting at bocconi or rsm? also I like that rsm is a lot cheaper as I could save my money and do an mba down the road. general question here: I think i could get into cass or warwick, do you think they are worth the money? I pmd you @"Matrick"

ravenmarsch:

I just want to be sure that I could get an interview if i went to one of this schools

ravenmarsch:

Is there more international recruiting at bocconi or rsm?

With regards to Cass and Warwick, I see Warwick on par with RSM in general reputation and Cass below that. But that's just one opinion.

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Bocconi first:)

Ok thanks for all the info everyone. I've decided to take rsm's offere and hopefully I've made the right decision

Quite scary people actually study in Italy and god knows where else in the EU to get a job in London.

Hello, I guess i have a similar question. I was planning to go to rotterdam, but been moved from wait list at bocconi and given an offer. I am not sure if I should accept, as I have read a lot bad reviews from non italian students how they had a terrible time at bocconi, but they most say that it is good for job prospects in london. Also rotterdam so far looks pretty good to me.

My question would be: how much better is the reputation of bocconi compared to rotterdam in london? I know its a bit tough to say, but maybe LSE compared to cass or smaller, bigger? also how much does that bocconi has a much bigger alumni in london affect the chance of getting a job in london and your career after?

Im czech, but also speak german, did a bachelors in economics atcharles univeristy prague. If I would go to rotterdam, I would take a 3rd semester to go on exchange, so that i could do internship after 1st year, so that should be ok.

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