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Hi, I hope that you guys could help me out here. I have currently received offers from 3 uni - LSE (MSc Finance and Economics), Cambridge (MPhil Finance) and Imperial (MSc Maths & Finance). I am hoping to get a job in the City (research or trading) after graduation but might also consider a Phd (unlikely but possible). So any suggestion? The main problem with the LSE course is that I would have to start in 1 Sept and take 6 weeks of courses during this summer (July-Aug). Therefore I wouldn't be able to take any internship at all during the summer if I choose LSE compared to IC or Cambridge. Imperial is a bit too expensive (16k) and I am not too sure about its standing in the financial services industry.The thing is that I have an offer of an internship with a small derivatives trading firm in London. The job would be mostly IT in nature but I would have plenty of opportunity to get involved in both research and trading projects. I also have interviews with two other investment banks for front office jobs (but I am not putting too much of hope in getting offers). The thing is I don't have much work experience and none related to finance. So I would think that getting some form of summer work experience would be important. If work experience was not an issue, the choice of LSE would have been quite automatic for me. How does Cambridge/Imperial compare to LSE in terms their courses, academic staffs and reputation within the industry? Does the Cambridge 'old-boys' network matter any more?So what do you?

Hi,I have the same problem, I am offered places at INSEAD, Harvard, Stanford and London Business School, and I don't know which to choose.Could you help me please ?Velkro<Let the sun shine...>

QuoteOriginally posted by: pyrez2001Hi, I hope that you guys could help me out here. I have currently received offers from 3 uni - LSE (MSc Finance and Economics), Cambridge (MPhil Finance) and Imperial (MSc Maths & Finance). I am hoping to get a job in the City (research or trading) after graduation but might also consider a Phd (unlikely but possible). So any suggestion? The main problem with the LSE course is that I would have to start in 1 Sept and take 6 weeks of courses during this summer (July-Aug). Therefore I wouldn't be able to take any internship at all during the summer if I choose LSE compared to IC or Cambridge. Imperial is a bit too expensive (16k) and I am not too sure about its standing in the financial services industry.The thing is that I have an offer of an internship with a small derivatives trading firm in London. The job would be mostly IT in nature but I would have plenty of opportunity to get involved in both research and trading projects. I also have interviews with two other investment banks for front office jobs (but I am not putting too much of hope in getting offers). The thing is I don't have much work experience and none related to finance. So I would think that getting some form of summer work experience would be important. If work experience was not an issue, the choice of LSE would have been quite automatic for me. How does Cambridge/Imperial compare to LSE in terms their courses, academic staffs and reputation within the industry? Does the Cambridge 'old-boys' network matter any more?So what do you?I personally feel that if you want a career in the city, go for LSE, as they have an excellent network with the City of London with the banks and trading firms. I would personally rank LSE's rep in London to be the same, if not better than Cambridge. But if you are aiming for an eventual global career, then perhaps Cambridge is a more reknown name. The old-boys network at Cambridge is arguably not much better than the LSE one now but thats open to debate imo and probably best answered by a cambridge grad. As for IC, i think it's a good place to go for careers in London, but i don't know about the scope for global positions. Either way, all 3 are reputable schools in the UK and across Europe, but obviously some would argue that if you attended cambridge, there is little doubt in your abilities or education.