求选校 Cambridge MFin vs Columbia SIPA MPA in International Economy and Finance Pol

alicechanalice

纠结死了…不知道怎么选 过两天就要交留位费了……
希望大家指导一下。。

Hi guys!
I recently received offer from both program, but hope to hear some advises before I make a decision.

My goal is to get into a BB Bank F/O right after graduation.

My background:
Asian
2 yrs working experience in industry, finance position
have experiences on IPOs and Debt Offerings
No Bulge-Bracket Banks internship before

Columbia University, SIPA, MPA in international Economy and Finance Policy

Pros:
large alumni network;
may be more quantitative than Cambridge MFin Program;
Networking culture may be better than Cambridge;
2 years, which means you can first get a summer internship before launch a full-time job;
12-month OPT;
More positions openings in US than in UK;

Cons:
Large class size (over 270 people in the MPA program)
Not a Finance master;
competition may be intensive among MPA students and other large programs at Columbia University;
Even if you get an offer, u still need to apply for H1B (which does not 100% guarantee you can get the Visa);
The program does not require working experience of the candidates;

Cambridge University Master of Finance Program:

Pros:
small class size (40 ppl);
prestigious;
Master of Finance;
If you get an offer from BB F/O, you almost can get the Visa to work in UK;
The program requires working experience;

Cons:
1 year program, maybe hard to launch a full-time job in BB Bank F/O right after graduation (Not sure at this moment whether i should apply to a summer internship during the summer or I should apply to a full-time position);
UK has fewer openings than US;
young history of the program, small class size, which means the alumni network can be very small

If career advancement is my only consideration ,which program would be better for me to launch a full-time job in BB F/O locally after graduation?
I really want to break into the Sales and Trading, but it seems that either program does not fit. Considering my background,IBD seems to fit better. But isn't it also true that they prefer undergrads in IBD?

Many thanks for any advises from you! It is really hard decision to make!
Thank you!

Aldridge

Vote for Cambridge.
If I were you, the decision is quite simple to make. At Cambridge you are the best student firms can find, but at Columbia you are just one of many options firms can choose. If you could enter a BB in UK, you can jump to anywhere you like after several years' working.

ILoveOffers

Cam的就业服务那真是醉了
还是Columbia吧

jjradick

Cambridge好，sipa这个学位读出来找不到工作，很鸡肋

louis91

支持剑桥 这个项目出来至少hk bb的ibd有很大机会

alicechanalice

louis91 发表于 2015-3-16 14:33
支持剑桥 这个项目出来至少hk bb的ibd有很大机会

谢谢 我应该会去cambridge了 查了下SIPA CAREER SERVICE也好像挺不给力的

alicechanalice

jjradick 发表于 2015-3-16 07:53
Cambridge好，sipa这个学位读出来找不到工作，很鸡肋

谢谢~~~~我今天也纠结了一会儿 应该会去剑桥。。

Candice的花果茶

楼主雅思成绩和Gmat是多少可以分享一下嘛？