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The L.S.E. or Cambridge University |
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cut the crap and cut to the chase |
| Date Posted: |
06/18/1999 |
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It is not about the quality of your finance course. Its about where firms traditionally hire from. They would prefer a middling history graduate from Oxford or Cambridge to the top finance postgraduate from Durham. You will not have too much of a problem, but you will not be a first choice for the recruiter. So long as you do not mind being surrounding by all of us Oxons and Cambies. Sorry, but that's life and firms hire from their favourite places. This means for Oxbridge graduates (ANY DEGREE AT ALL), just a train's ride to the City. LSE graduates, just a plane's ride to Wall Street. |
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Guys, it doesn't really matter where you go to for university. It is only serve as a signalling process for propsective employers, but at the end of the day your success depends on your attitude and your intelligence. Getting into cambridge is 50% ability and 50% luck anyway. I went to cambridge myself for my degree and i've met a lot of people whom i think got in by luck anyway. Enjoy your university wherever you go, do well and it'll become part of you and you'll be telling your grandchild about your wild days. Don't have a chip on your shoulder, LSE UCL or Durham is equally good..(Unless of course you are from Oxford then you are really doomed). And one thing about the university degree, it doesn't mean that if you do "finance, accountanting and management" for three years and you'll be sorted for life. That's shit. Do somthing traditional instead - like economics or maths or even philosophy. More important to train the mind buddy...
good luck!
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