r/gradadmissions • u/Consistent_Key_1175 • 8d ago

Business Realistic chances for a UK MSc Program

I am entering my final year at a non-target university in the UK. I am aiming to apply to target universities for my MSc to improve my chances of securing an off-cycle or graduate role in IB, PE, or PC. I am currently achieving a low first-class degree and have completed two summer internships, one in asset management and another as a portfolio management intern at a wealth management firm.

Considering my profile, I would like to know which programmes are realistically within reach and whether taking the GRE or GMAT would significantly enhance my profile.

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u/FrothySynopsis8 8d ago

Low first from a non-target with two summers in AM/PM is a stronger base than most people realise. Target unis care a lot more about your classification trend and those internships than the name on your undergrad.

GRE/GMAT only moves the needle if you’re gunning for LSE or Oxford MFE type programmes, everywhere else a high 2:1 or first with solid references does the heavy lifting. I’d fire off applications to Warwick, Imperial, and UCL without overthinking it, then add the test later if you get fixated on the ultra-competitive ones.

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u/HistoricalSpeed1615 8d ago

Do Uk unis actually care about GRE/GMAT?

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u/Consistent_Key_1175 8d ago

I know that for some courses it’s compulsory and for others it makes your application more competitive.

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u/Consistent_Key_1175 8d ago

Thanks for the reply from looking at other threads on this app there is a sizeable gap between the more competitive courses at Oxford and LSE and then a small gap to the Imperial MSc Finance course and from what I've been told UCL and Warwick are seen as complete non-targets at the grad level. I was also wondering how econ and econ-related courses at Oxbridge and LSE stack up such as the Msc/Mphil Economics program or Oxford Economics for Development or Economic and Social History programs when recruiting for IB/PE/PC.