FAME degrees

[convincation]

Which degrees are best to get into top end finance jobs (e.g. investment banking) and why?

 

[AhmedAdde]

Which degrees are best to get into top end finance jobs (e.g. investment banking) and why?

if you want to be investment banker, study finance. if you get a degree from top university, you can get a job at top firms like goldman sachs and morgan stanley.

 

[Sky Geeljire]

The best degree to get into that lucrative role is called connections.

 

[Calaf]

Ever thought about doing a PPE?

 

[convincation]

Ever thought about doing a PPE?

Wait that’s philosophy politics and economics right? Isn’t that mostly essay based

 

[Netflix]

if you want to be investment banker, study finance. if you get a degree from top university, you can get a job at top firms like goldman sachs and morgan stanley.

Stop giving the guy false hope the rate of admission for Goldman Sachs is 4%.

 

[Calaf]

Wait that’s philosophy politics and economics right? Isn’t that mostly essay based

Yep, but it is very prestigious, can get you a job anywhere and everywhere. Its one of those degrees with major flexibility into where you can work. Politician to finance.

 

[convincation]

Yep, but it is very prestigious, can get you a job anywhere and everywhere. Its one of those degrees with major flexibility into where you can work. Politician to finance.

I’ll look into it. I’ve never really considered it before

 

[Netflix]

@convincation Are you in yr 13 or yr 12 ?

 

[convincation]

@convincation Are you in yr 13 or yr 12 ?

12

 

[Periplus]

Do Econometrics at a good uni.

If you live in UK then UCL, LSE, Oxbridge, Imperial, KCL. I can't think of any others that would make you competitive.

Regardless of that, most important thing is good grades.

 

[convincation]

Do Econometrics at a good uni.

If you live in UK then UCL, LSE, Oxbridge, Imperial, KCL. I can't think of any others that would make you competitive.

Regardless of that, most important thing is good grades.

Warwick and Glasgow are also really good from what I heard right?

 

[Periplus]

Warwick and Glasgow are also really good from what I heard right?

Man I'm not from UK so idk but I heard of Exeter also.

Realistically, if you do well or bad at uni then your uni does not matter but if you're an average to slightly above average student then your uni could be the differing factor in the job market.

 

[Apollo]

@convincation

Do whatever economics related degree you can get into with significant mathematics in it.

I am not a professional in finance, but do trade for myself. The most useful skill to have to become a good trader are good numerical skills.

Unironically, coding skills can also be incredibly useful. So try to learn basic coding on your own or seek a minor in it. The reason why coding is useful is because many financial indicators can be tweaked manually through code.

Also, you need to have good excel spreadsheet skills, which is more or less coding to be honest but in a closed source system.

Ever thought about doing a PPE?

It's too unfocussed. You will become a jack of all trades, master of none. It is only good for if you want to go into politics or journalism.

 

[Calaf]

It's too unfocussed. You will become a jack of all trades, master of none. It is only good for if you want to go into politics or journalism.

True, but the flexiablity gives a person a chance to truly set out their life. For someone like @convincation, by the looks of it, he has a clear route and so should do a specific one, but PPE can make you into a teacher, a prime minister, a stockbroker or nothing, since it is truly multidisciplinary.

 

[convincation]

@convincation

Do whatever economics related degree you can get into with significant mathematics in it.

I am not a professional in finance, but do trade for myself. The most useful skill to have to become a good trader are good numerical skills.

Unironically, coding skills can also be incredibly useful. So try to learn basic coding on your own or seek a minor in it. The reason why coding is useful is because many financial indicators can be tweaked manually through code.

Also, you need to have good excel spreadsheet skills, which is more or less coding to be honest but in a closed source system.



It's too unfocussed. You will become a jack of all trades, master of none. It is only good for if you want to go into politics or journalism.

what kind of economics degrees would you recommend

I don’t have any prior knowledge in computer science or computing, haven’t done if for GCSE or A level so I don’t think I can do a course on it without even knowing the basics.

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True, but the flexiablity gives a person a chance to truly set out their life. For someone like @convincation, by the looks of it, he has a clear route and so should do a specific one, but PPE can make you into a teacher, a prime minister, a stockbroker or nothing, since it is truly multidisciplinary.

I looked into it briefly last night and from what I can tell it looks scary but very useful especially at oxbridge. Apparently a good chunk of people that do it end up going into finance anyway

by the looks of it, he has a clear route and so should do a specific one

Don’t let this fool you bro I’m as baffled as they come I have little to no idea about pretty much anything I just have a broad idea of what I want to get into which is finance as a whole. Nothing is really set in stone yet

 

[Apollo]

what kind of economics degrees would you recommend

I would go for ''BSc Economics with Computing'' programs.

By the way, I wouldn't care too much about the uni rankings. I know in the UK it is a big deal, but nobody really gives a shit about which university you went to a few years into your career. Only Cambridge-Oxford ppl can continue to humble brag, but any other university is pretty much the same.

 

[Calaf]

Don’t let this fool you bro I’m as baffled as they come I have little to no idea about pretty much anything I just have a broad idea of what I want to get into which is finance as a whole. Nothing is really set in stone yet

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[Calaf]

not to sound dumb but are minoring and majoring used in the UK too

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