Imperial vs Cass HELP PLEASE :)

Question

I keep going back and forth between these two schools. I received admissions to Imperials MSc Risk Management & Financial Engineering program, and Cass MSc Investment Mangement. I earned my MBA from Purdue and graduated in 2009 (yes horrible timing hence the reason for returning to school, may follow this masters with a PhD and enter the academic world).

I live in the US and would want to stay for work in London. Unfortunately I can't visit these schools so I am doing as much research as possible to come to a proper decision. I really like both course outlines, but my decision will probably come down to which school has the best career prospects as I don't want to end up in entirely the same situation I was coming out of my MBA program.

Main question is which school has best career prospects for the following jobs: Portfolio Mgmt, Equity Research, Financial Analyst. Yes, I am aware this added education may become "too much" but trust me I have exhausted all other resources.

Please aid me in this as I have to come to a decision very soon! Thank you all very much for your input, as I think both institutions are incredible and I'm nearly about to throw a dart at the wall.

Fwabs · Answer

For anyone who may have a similar question in the future, I will answer this for them. After contacting students and other professionals in the UK area, both schools seemed to return positive remarks; however, in short Imperial stood out as the clear choice.

quiet888 · Answer

Hi,

Having lived in the UK for the past decade, I can definitely say that Imperial has much better reputation as an university compared to Cass. In terms of reputation, Imperial is just slightly below Oxford and Cambridge (some may even argue that they are in the same category). For Masters degree and especially if you are thinking about going into academic field, I will say that Imperial is the better choice of the two. My two cents.

warrak2000 · Answer

I agree with quiet888, although I haven't been to UK but I've met with Cass admission team in Dubai, frankly speaking- I didn't like their attitude and their unprofessional answers.

They were completely unorganized, and most students who were planning to apply to Cass MBA program have changed their mind after that event.

Good luck,
Yahya

Fwabs · Answer

Sorry to hear about your experience with the admissions team. I've been in a lot of contact with the UK location for Cass and I really could only say great things about them. It made it difficult to say no to them simply because they provided me with great support.

Appreciate both of your input

SianFJ · Answer

Hi,

I lived in London for the last 6 years and studied my undergrad at Imperial. While Imperial has a fantastic undergraduate science/Tech Uni it's Tanaka Business School is still fairly new. It's got a great reputation in the UK for it's engineering and Medicine degrees but not really for it's MSc's in business...yet. On the flip side, Cass has been running post grad business courses for a lot longer and it's campus is based in the heart of the city of London. Cass also has some really impressive links to recruiters and their career centre is very impressive. I've met with their careers lady a couple of times while attending MBA fairs in the UK - she was really nice and helpful, they obviously make a massive effort to place their graduates in good jobs when they finish - the emphasis is usually on finance jobs at Cass.

S
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Imperial vs Cass HELP PLEASE :)

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