US BS in Finance---> Msc at LSE or even Cass, or any other schools that place
My family is thinking about moving to London to experience Europe for a while. I really don't want to move out of the States but I would be open to getting my masters at a good school there. My GPA when I graduate will be 3.0-3.2 at a non-target. I just took the GMAT as an hedge if I don't get an offer by next year and got a 720 overall.
If I go to London, what are my chances of getting into a school that places well? At the minimum I will have interned at two boutiques and maybe a MM bank.
I am skeptical that those grades and GMAT would be good enough for LSE, but can't say with certainty. Can't speak to the other schools.
There are forums dedicated to that age long question "what are my chances" Also why don't you apply and find out, everyone has a different background.
Your GPA is sh.t, but your GMAT is good - so who knows. One thing though, as an American at the LSE think about job placement afterwards - as the fact that you don't have an EU passport might hinder your chances of getting a job here.
study/informationForInternationalStudents/countryRegion/northAmerica/USA/entryRequirements.aspx add the above to lse's website link (cant post whole thing b/c i'm a new user) "To be considered for admission to a master's programme we require a bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.5 on a 4 point scale, or 4.3 on a 5 point scale or 85% overall."
Oh well.
The whole point of getting an Msc there would be to come back to the States and apply my masters here. I looked at Cass and I believe I could get in but it's useless in the States because it's unknown, unlike LSE.
Apply at the LSE, if you are stronger elsewhere you might still have a chance
85 percent overall is a 3.0 in 'murika
Adcoms: So we can't let you in because your GPA doesn't meet our minimum requirement.
Me: Well in the only place that matters in the world, it is 85%, check your Euro gayboy math.
Adcoms: OMG! We were talking in these stupid, incomprehensible accents when we made the requirements. So we hope you understand, when we made this mistake because it was hard to understand each other. Welcome to LSE!
I got this...
85% overall is not a 3.0 in America- the scales aren't the same in the US and overseas, and an 85% overseas doesn't equal a B. In many countries, an 80% average is the minimum cutoff for a straight A GPA. Grading is done differently. It's not easier either, they just structure classes and grade differently.
Should have gotten better grades.
right mindset to come to the UK
An 85% in the US wouldn't be good enough for a straight A GPA when converted to overseas grading, and an 80% overseas wouldn't equate to a B- in the US or whatever an 80% would be here. Apples and oranges.
if you getan 85 in a clas in 'murika, then you get a B.
ergo
i win
I know, it was a joke.
It not important at this point as I still have a whole year. I'm trying to weigh all my options though.
What other schools are as well recognized in the U.S? The only other two I've heard of that are represented that I know with my little knowledge of the Street are Oxbridge and LBS.
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