UCLA biz/econ, Richard Ivey HBA, or UCL information management for business
I'm currently torn between three schools that I have been accepted to: UCLA biz/econ, Richard Ivey HBA, or UCL information management for business. I am planning to pursue a career in the finance sector, currently looking into IB or hedge funds, and was wondering which of the listed schools would give the best opportunity for acceptance into a BB or possibly a tech giant.
UCLA Biz/econ:
From what I've heard the majority become accountants which does not interest me (even if for the Big 4). Is in IB (preferably at a BB) likely or possible with a biz/econ degree? Does the program along with internships and an overall developed CV yield any other finance related occupations aside from IB and accounting?
UCL Information Management for Business:
I know very little about UCL business in general, but based on rankings it is quite low. Would the name of UCL carry any significance if I come to look for a job in the States? Even in London, would the program yield IB potential at any well recognized firm? I have found little information on this course so anything would help.
Richard Ivey HBA
How does the business program in Canada compare to programs in the States? More specifically UCLA Biz/econ. I am considering attending Ivey but have found little comparison to schools outside of Canada, and am wondering if the opportunities offered would be better at UCLA or even UCL.
Overall, the conflict remains between UCLA, UCL and Richard Ivey. Being located at different business centers throughout the world, any comparison would be appreciated.
You created the same thread 2 days ago and got ample responses, do you want us to choose the school for you or what? you didn't even mention where you're from, if you're non-EU go for UCLA. If you're EU go for UCL. If you're a US citizen go for UCLA. If you want to live in Canada go for Richard Ivey.
Done.
UCLA is a great school. Econ is a good program, if you get good grades, I am sure you can find some internships with smaller firms on the west coast, which you can use to secure a full time offer with a larger firm in your senior year if you are smart about it.
Ivey is a top business school in Canada. But it is in Canada, so there are much less IB positions available each year. Lots of graduates do move to the states, and work at good firms. But I do think it will be a bit harder to do so compared to US based school.
UCL is an alright university. London city has an oxbridge fetish, followed by LSE. UCL's Information Management for Business is also not very prestigious -- might get you a position at Accenture or Deloitte if you are lucky to beat the other 500+ applicants. Also if you don't have British citizenship, it will be hard to find any job, and you might as well forget about IB.
tldr: UCLA > IVEY > UCL
I'm gonna agree with jakamoko on this one because as a canadian, Ivey is definitely top 3 in terms of undergrad feeder schools for finance. There has been plenty of students that have gone onto silverlake and goldman and other top IB/boutiques/PE shops. I didn't go to Ivey myself but i'm very familiar with the opportunities that Ivey can provide, the type of students that will be in your classes and how you'll rank in comparison to Queen's/Waterloo. Feel free to pm me.
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