I have offers for both courses,
Msc Quantitative Finance - CASS
Msc Financial Mathematics - King's
which would be better in terms of career prospects after graduating? The only thing I know is Cass has good links within the field, but i'm not entirely sure on KCL's position.
Also which is likely to be ranked higher in terms of the courses?
If it helps I did Mathematics and Finance at City.
Any help would be appreciated
I need to accept one asap (only just found this forum) and am really confused still.
Thanks.
abs3 wrote:
I have offers for both courses,Msc Quantitative Finance - CASS
Msc Financial Mathematics - King's
which would be better in terms of career prospects after graduating? The only thing I know is Cass has good links within the field, but i'm not entirely sure on KCL's position.
Also which is likely to be ranked higher in terms of the courses?
If it helps I did Mathematics and Finance at City.
Any help would be appreciated
I need to accept one asap (only just found this forum) and am really confused still.
Thanks.
CASS is shit in my view. Go for KCL.
Quant Finance trading at Cass has a strong reputation in the city, on the basis of current training systems and staff. Although, FM at KCL is a renowned course, you should note that most of the staff who made it into a 'high-powered' course have left.
Having said all that, there is no real better route. The truth is, either way, you will be studying like crazy and you are going to have boring lectures. Although, there may be a difference in 'name and status', remember that the true value of a course is what you make of it (e.g. doing a dissertation, society leadership,establishing contacts, coming tops, etc.). If brand was important, then you would have gone for Cambridge, Oxford, or Harvard, which trumps all other schools in the world.
If you are too concerned with a fine detail, then you miss out on the bigger picture. The question you must ask yourself is: what next after 1 year doing the MSc?
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Having said all that, there is no real better route. The truth is, either way, you will be studying like crazy and you are going to have boring lectures. Although, there may be a difference in 'name and status', remember that the true value of a course is what you make of it (e.g. doing a dissertation, society leadership,establishing contacts, coming tops, etc.). If brand was important, then you would have gone for Cambridge, Oxford, or Harvard, which trumps all other schools in the world.
If you are too concerned with a fine detail, then you miss out on the bigger picture. The question you must ask yourself is: what next after 1 year doing the MSc?