Masters In Finance

@willyede
For ur cousin he needs to be sure that he doesnt just jump at the first UK school he finds that does a masters in finance.
is he sure he wants to even do finance? what sort of job market does he want to end up in? from there he can trace his steps and find the right course
You said he studied Accounting, is he no longer intrested in acct, if he is then his best bet is not finance.

I know this because i have got a masters in finance from a UK university and i have good knowledge of the market

@Sagamite
i don't agree with u, working in the uk is really not about where u went to school.  its about how u can sell yourself and i don't think Nigerian Universities can even be compared to ANY UK university (ive been to both so i can say)
Alot of graduates in Nigeria cannot compete on a global platform if they rely on what they are taught in Nigerian Universities

How does your advice help this bloke?

ama27, com' on, what are you talking about?

So how come 90% of the graduate on training schemes in Investment Banks, Gold Circle Law firms, Management Consultancies and FTSE 100 firms are from the top 20 universities?

Coincidence? Or Elitism?

How come they only go to recruitment fairs in some of these Top 20 universities to recruit and advertise their firm?

Coincidence? You still stand by your assertion that the school one goes to does not matter?

You want to tell me that someone with a 2.1 from University of Luton has a chance against someone with a 2.2 from LSE not to even talk of Cambridge or Oxford?

Don't give people advise that might negatively impact their lives.

There is nowhere in the world you would go that you can say "it does not matter what school you go to". I know a lot of acquintances that were making such a comment in College, went to places like Sheffield Hallam University and are regretting it now. Even in Nigeria UI is different from University of Uyo, talkless of Plateau State University. Saying otherwise is just poor judgement.

This is similar to the same mentality people have in Nigeria when choosing higher institutions by saying "there is no difference between a BSc and a HND". When they graduate, the difference would knock the breath out of them.

Go to websites of the top firms in the fields above and tell me what proportion come from Liverpool John Hope University, University of Bournemouth and the likes.

Its like telling me there is no difference in being in the youth academy of Manchester United or that of Brentford FC.


Obviously it is important to be able to sell yourself (even if you have stellar academics). But your choice of university is part of selling yourself, it shows your judgement. And if you choose Southampton Solent when you have a chance to go to a better institution, then you would have to sell Kazakhstan first before you would be able to sell yourself to any institution in the fields I mentioned above.

Quick question, how well did you sell yourself in the UK before you got your UK university degree? Did the fact that the school you went to was in Nigeria not kill your chances before you got the UK school gloss?

And if you read my earlier contribution, you will see that I said "is scaled down to map one-to-one". This is fictitious scenario development of unlike entities hence I am not comparing UK universities to Nigerian universities.

'is really not about where u went to school.  its about how u can sell yourself'
my emphasis being on really not , so in other words its not a hundred percent about where u go, and i think u agree with that.

i have seen people here who go to the best schools and still waste years looking for a job ,  a good school is not a guarantee to a good job. i have a cousin who had a 2:1 from Uni of Nottingham in Engineering , and did a masters at Imperial he spent 1 year looking for a jobwhen he didnt get one he moved back to nigeria in frustration. He also did not have work permit issues as he is british.

What am saying is i  agree with Sagamite, the kind of school is important BUT it is not an overiding factor.

My emphasis is that is he sure Finance is the right course for him , where does he want to work eventually? as in what kind of job market. so that he does nott waste his money.

He needs to be sure not just go with a course that looks and sounds good.

also as sagamite said he needs to find At least an average school for the course he is interested in.

Go to the league table on Education Guardian

http://education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide2006/0,,1595180,00.html

and u have on there the league table depending on the course.

I agree with every sentence 100% except I believe the Times League table is far better than the Guardian one which has questionable ratings.

http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php

I went to Aston but i can tell u London Met is not ranked so to say its lowly rated is not also an absolute fact
i agree with ehie 007 there are schools everywhere plus to cut cost if you don't have ur accomodation covered don't GO TO LONDON

        Then which schools do you lots suggest because write now i have a feeling that londonmet isn't it.so i need to know the school that he can start putting in for and would not ask for a 2.1.
         Lastly my because wats a masters in FINANCE because he said he wants to diversify in his career,he does not want to be static i.e all round accountant.so i hope u understand his plight.thanks

@ jay bee,
what are your friends doing in jp morgan as analyst? if it's they're operations analyst (as many of them are) then what the heck! people just make so much noise about working in investment banks even when they're not in core IB areas.!!!


@ama27,
hw r u?

please my links were specifically put up because he stated that :



my search was just a lazy search nothing concrete I wasn't specifically thinking the poster or his cousin wants to work in the UK I doubt anyone with a visa can get a job with a TOP firm anyway they are too lazy to get anyone a permit, it is possible but difficult. 

tanx to y'all