<p>Hi all, I'm new to this site and am curious as to what you guys think of the London School of Economics (LSE) for a career in investment banking in the US, ie how does it measure up compared with other top American schools? would you consider it a 'heavily recruited' school? if its relevant, my concentration is in Accounting and Finance. any opinions appreciated, thanks.</p>
<p>LSE is obviously a great school, but I'm not sure how much we'll be able to tell you about recruiting from there. That's something that you'll have to research on your own.</p>
<p>anyone else? I understand lse is recruited by london ibanks but how about nyc? does anyone know street reputation of lse? and how well its represented on street compared with wharton, hyp?</p>
<p>thanks mahras2. i assume you mean ************** for the first website? i just wish there was more discussion of lse here as cc is more of an active forum.</p>
<p>*the student room</p>
<p>LSE will get you an ibanking job in Europe, not the US. Stick with american undergrad business programs if your interested in ibanking in the US</p>
<p>I actually attended the summer school there this past summer - i was pretty unimpressed with the school.</p>
<p>oh too late bc im starting there in a few weeks...what was it about the school that was disappointing?</p>
<p>Mainly, the facilities were terrible. Honestly, i know of community colleges in the US that have significantly nicer facilities than the LSE. </p>
<p>In terms of academics, it seemed fairly strong, but not extraordinary. I was only there for six weeks, and i took two courses in the AF (accounting and finance) department. Although the examinations were fairly easy, i will attribute that the summer school program and not the general institution. The classes were fairly competitive, although I expected the grading to be harder than it was. </p>
<p>The LSE is a school that really seems to model itself around academic theory, and it shows in the classes. Teaching will often be from a more theoretical than applied point of view.</p>
<p>And getting back to your initial question, it's a great school for starting finance careers in europe, but the US banks don't recruit there for US positions. However, working in ibanking in London isn't bad at all.</p>
<p>oh, facilities as in admin, library, student centers sort of thing? and ya i think the part about exams being easy can only be said about summer school bc from what i know end of yr exams are very difficult during the year...</p>
<p>i know ibanking in london is fine but i would prefer to work close to home in NYC. if US banks dont recruit there, i assume you would have to apply on your own, which means your chances are much lower?</p>
<p>As far as I know, LSE is very "left wing", and is better for those aspiring to work for the World Bank than for those who wish to make a lot of money in banking.</p>
<p>to the poster don't worry about it. LSE's reputation is fine in the US. I made sure of that when I decided to apply since I talked to many human resources people and some analysist who works for sac capital and various other individuals working in ibanking. i was trying to see if i would rather prefer LSE or sterns and everyone told me the LSE was way better, the analysist at sac told me they basically only recruit from the top ivy league schools and some other schools that are similar in rankings and oxbridge and lse in europe. all the other ibanks i have seen recruit mainly from lse and oxbridge for its US division.</p>
<p>well from what i hear, lse is only known in certain circles, but im still unclear as to how much weight it carries with US ibanks vis a vis eg. hyp, wharton... also i dont think US ibanks actually recruit for US positions in europe, which means we would have to apply on our own, which in turn makes it much more difficult?</p>
<p>also, while lse is considered left-centre, there are TONS of students who want/end up working in the financial industry in europe, which i guess only makes it more competitive for prospectives like me...</p>