I'm not surprised at your comment that the teaching quality is great. A lot of senior colleagues chose to study part time there because of the evening classes but also they heard of the great teaching.
I’m a SOAS LLB Law graduate! I’m now working in third party risk in an investment bank after working in the legal field for 12+ years. A few of my friends from SOAS also work in investment banking (risk and compliance). SOAS is brilliant for its diverse subjects and quality of teaching. New subscriber here…I found your videos as I was searching credit risk related information as I’m currently trying to make a move from third party risk to credit risk. Really informative videos btw so thank you!
Amazing, glad it helps and good luck on the move! soas grads are awesome, they’re always having a balanced view of world topics and this is a great skill to have in finance.
Royal Holloway is great for undergrad History as over half of all lectureres went to Oxbridge, it is the only university in the UK with a Holocaust Research Institute that lets you get hands on archive study (which is recognised internationally) and is one of only a handful of universities that teach Late Antiquity at undergraduate level. The only other that I know of is Oxford.
I agree with you about Birkbeck’s social life. However, I don't agree with the ranking. Birkbeck is clearly ahead of the city and others in terms of global reputation and rankings. Birkbeck doesn't believe in biased domestic rankings. As you rightly mentioned Birkbeck has a different approach to its entry criteria. I have come across most of Birkbeck’s post-Grad coming from the top 5 UK universities to do their degrees. Also, Birkbeck teachers are active industry-leading research experts. A very high percentage of them have PhD degrees from Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Yale, Stanford UCL, LSE, and other top international universities. So, you can not compare Birkbeck with other traditional universities. Also, Birkbeck University London second oldest university in London. It has 5-7 Nobel laureates and one British Prime and many Internationally famous figures who studied and taught lessons here. Birkbeck has many joint courses with UCL- imperial & LSE which many people don't know. Therefore, I'm sorry to say that your ranking of Birkbeck is wrong. That's the very reason, Birkbeck doesn't believe in the UK rankings.
Thanks for such a well explained opinion on the uni! I agree with what you’ve said. I want more people to know about Birkbeck for sure but There are a few areas though which makes it difficult to place it higher. For example it doesnt offer undergrad and so for most viewers it wouldn’t be applicable for them. For the same reason I haven’t put London Business School in the rankings, it is a postgrad only uni but it’s the same as Harvard for what it offers if not better. But I really appreciate your comments!
@afggg8194 you’re right it does, I think I meant it specialises in postgrad courses for professionals, by offering part time and evening options. I know because of the style of teaching it focuses on, it’s withdrawn from uk undergrad rankings .
Between LSE and Imperial, I will leave it like this. I am from the US. If you ask the median American somewhat college educated family what Imperial is, they will generally have next to no clue what it is. If you ask LSE, odds are is that they will certainly know. The only 3 schools that I have found to be generally known in the US are Oxford, Cambridge, and LSE.
Tbf that's a good point. Plenty of big economists from around the world come to LSE. The big scientists from around the world would go Oxbridge or mit and not many to imperial.
Loads of people from the uk know what Harvard Yale Stanford are etc but 99% of people wouldn’t even know what what MIT is and it probably has the smartest students in the world let alone America
Hey man, I would really appreciate your opinion on applying to bayes business school considering I have good grades. Do you think it’s a good option for someone who wants to pursue the field of Finance and entrepreneurship in the future ? Thanks
How does the university of London work? I have Birkbeck as one of my options but royal Holloway is what I want if I go into clearing. Both have “uni of London” in their name. Is it like Oxford having a load of smaller colleges?
That was the plan but in reality it’s nothing like oxford. Each uni is its own uni. You apply specifically to the uni and don’t have uni of London listed anywhere. The only shared feature I can think of is the senate house library which is accessible to all uni of London students.
Hello team TML, I am an IT Management professional contemplating an MS from UK this September that can then be followed by a possibly relevant career. I am focusing London since it is the tech hub of the UK. I have shortlisted the below four universities/courses with budget being the major consideration here. Can you please comment on these choices in terms of university repute in tech market? 1. MS Management of Business Information Technology (Greenwich University) 2. MS Digital Business (Westminster University) 3. MS International Business Management with Project Management (London Metropolitan University) 4. MS Business Project Management (London South Bank University) Will highly appreciate a prompt response as I need to make a decision and apply asap considering Sep intake is fast closing out. Cheers!
Thanks for the info. I would say Greenwich then London south bank. The difference of the other two isn't much so won't make a difference. The degree of Greenwich also looks good tbh , better than others, so definitely Greenwich as top choice.
@@CertifiedTalks thanks for the reply, this will surely help me narrow down on my choices. How's the tech sector looking like in London? I have been told fintech is the area to target.
Yeh that'd be amazing for those industries. That's where SOAS is world renowned for! If the ranking was based just off one speciality then SOAS would rank a lot higher because of how good it is in that area. Good luck with your choices!
Hi! Thank you so much for your video! Can you tell me a little bit more about the Journalism courses at the City, University of London? I ask in terms of teaching and job opportunities as well as exposure. I am hoping to apply. Please help me out :)
So journalism at City like I mentioned is amazing. One of the best places in the uk to offer it. For jobs, employers will know this and so will look favourably on getting your journalism degree from there
I'd go with my soas but the teaching style and uni make up is very different so I'd look into that if you're comfortable with it. It's in a much better location as well for a student though likely more expensive
What do you think of SOAS when it comes to MSc Economic Policy or MSc International Business. I have also received an kffer from University of Manchester, a bit confused between both. What would be your suggestion?
I got an offer for SOAS in Global Public Policy. I’m very excited but do you think employment opportunities after graduation in a place like UN is possible? Thanks for the video!
Congrats on the offer! Getting into the UN is difficult whatever the uni and jobs requirements and interviews are very tough to get though. But the degree and uni will help you a lot for sure, you might have to do other work experience first as well to stand out. Go check out the latest video where I explain soas a bit more!
What do you think of BSc Computer Science at City? Is there any recommendations for international students who just average grades for Computer Science?
Hey man, I was thinking about studying finance eco and management at queen mary, what are your thoughts on that? I don't really know if it is worth it...
@@CertifiedTalks I am a matured students. Several universities provide a lot of information. I am sorry if I'm offending you but I really needed information regarding this course. That's why. Sorry for the trouble caused.
No offense caused. I just wanted to know if you were mature student as it's help in the reply. I think if you're a mature student birkbedk will be a good option for you. A lot of the courses and uni overall is tailored for that. The reputation is great and the industry knows most people who go there are either mature students or working part time as well
Im confused bw city and Soas for law apparently Soas is ranked 6th for law and city is below that but I like city’s campus and I dont like Soas’ but idk whether I should make my choice just depending on the campus. Can you help me out?
It depends on the degree and tuition fees. If you do not have a dream degree at LSE, KCL and UCL and enough money then you have no opportunity to go to top London universities.
I would say Social life cant be a huge criteria, unless someone’s going for a Uni campus residential acco. for a long duration (say for a 3 year) course. So, employability and average salary of graduates has to be a higher criteria while ranking Universities on any scale or location(s). Any reason why LBS is missing from the list ? cause its just focussed on one stream ?
Thanks for your comments! There's a lot of reasons why people attend university and make their choices. Some want a good education but also want great sport facilities, and some do want a great social life within uni and the city. LBS isn't on these rankings as it doesn't do undergrad degrees
hello sir i am planning post graduation master in mangement , so i am salected 3 universities 1 Royal holloway, 2, oxford brooks then salected operation management / supply chain and marketing which one is nice and also get nice job please help me out sir,,,,
Hi there hope you are well, So this year i will be studying computer science with intergrated year at royal holloway, my number one question is this university good for the course which i picked and number 2 as i am doing foundation year, if for some reason i don't like the uni can i apply for else where, whilst studying trying out different work expericene for the other university?
RH is a very good uni and often goes under the radar a lot of the time. I wouldnt say its amazing at computer science as im sure you know there would be other unis ranked higher eg Imperial, UCL for your course - but overall its a good uni to study there. And from my knowledge foundation years can be used to enter other universities as well if you choose to do so.
@@CertifiedTalks I did BTEC, so I did not apply for those Uni, so with the foundation year do you think I should try to apply and like do some extra activities or am I better of just studying here Because for BTEC i got MMP
The foundation year will help you in your applications for another uni if you want. The universities see it as an added qualification for normal entry level requirements. I wouldn't say doing extra activities would massively boost your application. Only really useful for some degrees.
I've recently got an offer from QMUL and this seems a good option as I have limited options considering I'm applying for January intake. What are the job opportunities after doing msc management from QMUL and what salary can i expect after it?
@@CertifiedTalks thanks for responding. Actually, I have had a gap since i graduated in 2018 due to some medical conditions and covid19 i couldn't have work experience but I continue learning python and mathematics to prepare for data science and did an internship. It would be great if you could guide me. Will birkbeck be a good choice in terms of academic and employment opportunities.
Hi! i am going to study in QMUL for masters in Finance and investments. Is it good? i am from another country and dont really know a reputation of QMUL for employers
Recent LSE international student graduate here. Does me being an international student hold the same prestige as if i were to study locally at the UK. Would companies generally ask that?
It's good but I would advise have a lot of projects outside of your course you've worked on. Not a lot of top companies visit Middlesex but in tech it's your ability more than uni reputation. If you can show you're capable by using your knowledge to solve problems that's great for CVs
Hi which university is the best for msc aeroespace engineering brunel university or imperial college london? And what is the main difference? Thank you!
@@CertifiedTalkswhy would you even consider brunel 😅. that would have been my last choice had I somehow completely failed A levels years ago. I stayed at brunel for ncs and it the campus was so small and there's not much social life in Uxbridge sorry😅
I'm really confused between brunel and west London for undergraduate business management course and i still want to get one offer letter from birkbeck. Which one do you say is the best. Kindly help me out
Yes it's more established than uwl. Like I said in the video it's in the corner of greater London so quite far away from central for going out /socializing
Hmmm I would pick QM. I don’t think here’s too much difference in uni teaching but from what I’ve seen in the job market there are more QM grads in top finance jobs {presuming that’s where you want to work}. Very different teaching focuses though with soas a more eastern based knowledge approach which you might want
I also think less people apply to Oxbridge than lse. A lot of people see Oxbridge as beyond them and don't end up applying, especially students from non private institutions.
It'll be very tricky I'm not going to lie. The University doesn't have a lot of alumni working in big tech and in fact changed their name from Thames valley university because people had big things to say about TVU....but in the long run I think it is possible. You need good side projects you're working to show your skills and work in places where you can develop yourself more after uni before applying straight into big tech
@@CertifiedTalks i also heard that uwl has a high employment rate . Like the graduate from this uni gets jobs right after 2,3 months , is its truue ?? N can you list some advantages of studying bachelor in uwl for international students
It’s ok, it also offers medicine. But honestly, not many people have great things to say about it. Both in terms of its location and facilities. Are you thinking of going there?
location wise this was the most unsafe place I went for first year and it's quite bleak I nature with a really small library. wouldn't recommend it for social life and is very intense.
@@CertifiedTalks Partly that and it seems like this was a transition job for them . Think about it, we were doing a Masters related to financial mathematics that the good students would go onto quant trading and similar jobs earning anywhere from 100k to 400k plus. The lectures were not making 6 figures and those that were not genuinely interested in academia were the ones that were trying to springboard from their lecture job to a real world high paying one.
@@CertifiedTalks the LSE name did not add much value as already had a high 1st in mathematics and finance from York (still semi target university) with internships in investment banking and asset management. Already had some initial offers before the Masters but decided to take the Masters for knowledge and the challenge getting a higher degree. However, sure would have had same offers with companies if I stayed at York or went to Edinburgh (second choice for masters etc). Since the commodity trading firm already took 2 masters grads from Edinburgh. Some masters programmes at LSE seem to be more a business as a factory belt for paying students. 74% were international on my course
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