(AUS) B. Commerce vs Commerce + Law
Question is basically the title. For people in australian unis looking to get into IB, can you do so with the B. Comm only? Or do you sort of have to do Comm and Law together to get in?
Trending Content
| +245 | Looking to raise a Billion Dollar Fund - College Junior | 36 | 1h | |
| +189 | It doesn’t need to be this way | 29 | 7h | |
| +100 | Biggest gripe in IB: people with no balls | 30 | 2s | |
| +83 | RBC M&A vs PJT RSSG | 14 | 1d | |
| +64 | Vanderbilt ($$$) / Northwestern ($$$) vs UF ($) | 34 | 2s | |
| +64 | Did I mess up by correcting my VP Publicly? | 20 | 11h | |
| +57 | Career Bankers, Was It Worth It? | 34 | 23m | |
| +54 | I FINALLY DID IT, I GOT A FT OFFER! | 11 | 16m | |
| +50 | Feeling really lost in IB | 15 | 2h | |
| +42 | 4 Mistakes I Made As An Investment Banking Intern That I I Wish I Could Go Back And Fix | 7 | 5h |
Career Resources
Law will give you more time (5y degree) which is helpful. Your are a year older come summer analyst applications, and have more time to get internships.
Most bankers in Aus (of this generation) have done Comm Law. Most hated it and never use it.
Law is hard to get marks and nobody really cares that you have done it. It’s better to have a higher mark doing straight Comm IMO.
I think you have to look at things this way, Go8 graduates about 30k Comm students every year. UTS, QUT, Griffith, UTas etc probably do another 15k. To employers a UNSW BComm is only marginally more desirable than a BComm from QUT. So by going Comm alone you're putting the burden on yourself to differentiate, through grades, internships etc.
By doing Comm Law you already differentiate yourself from the 45k Comm students down to a group of maybe 2/3k Comm Law students. Your degree will also be more attractive by its own right as you have more time doing relevant courses if you are deliberate in doing so (i.e. dont take a land rights course over securities law). You also open up more employment opportunities on the law side of things if you decide that's a path you want to follow.
The one caution is its 2yrs more of your time and money and if you do enter finance you will likely never use 80% of the law side of your course.
The question should really be are you confident in your ability to secure internships and achieve top WAM/GPA. If yes, Comm is good enough and will get you where you need to be as fast as is possible. If no, I'd probably lean heavily towards Comm Law
Reprehenderit reiciendis molestiae earum ab. Ut cum mollitia numquam voluptatem. Saepe dolor quasi culpa mollitia quasi. Nobis autem non vel ab. Eius quae aut repellat iure. Hic et distinctio voluptate architecto unde eum ab.
Amet ut animi nemo non veritatis. Soluta et voluptatem dolores dolores. Harum minima provident molestias quos ut tempore. Magnam aliquid vitae placeat sit facilis quia magnam odit. Quisquam ut ex ut.
Est et quidem iusto ex aut est facere. Esse ut maxime commodi ut sit voluptatem. Cum veniam ut ut aut similique commodi eveniet. Animi eum in suscipit itaque aliquam aut similique.
Nisi repellat non sunt nobis. Libero natus ut sed id a. Et dolore hic omnis animi ipsum vel. At dignissimos nisi autem voluptas. Cumque et aperiam quibusdam eum dolor.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...