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tibbar
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which is better uni for phd?

August 17th, 2006, 11:23 am

im looking at doing a finance related phd at either CASS Business School (City University) or London School of Economics.Any views as to which would be the better choice for future career?
 
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which is better uni for phd?

August 17th, 2006, 12:16 pm

Can you describe your preferred career path;Where you want to work? how much money you want to make?how much stress you want to take?what do you think you are good at?what tools do you want to use?
 
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which is better uni for phd?

August 17th, 2006, 8:15 pm

heh i'm not in it for big bucks. My career has to be interesting and mentally stimulating and if it can pay well, then that's icing on the cake.Stress is ok, but too much is not good in the long run.I want to do a PhD part time, as I already have a good job as a software developer / actuary, but need more mental stimulation.I'm good at maths / finance / actuarial science and want to end up in a job that involves research and software development eventually.Perhaps I might want to do pure research at a university one day once I've paid for my house, but that's too far away to worry about.My question is really does one Uni have a lot over the other? Will I restrict future job options by going for CASS rather than a more traditional university like LSE? (within actuarial science CASS is the top uni in the country, but does this reputation mean much to the investment world?)
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which is better uni for phd?

August 26th, 2006, 12:46 am

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