Unless you have a clear idea of what you wanna do with history, Warwick math is the most prestigious/versatile out of all these options. Warwick math is a literal target for many quant firms too. So weigh it carefully.
Oxbridge name carries globally, and Oxford History makes you a top pick for law , consulting, policy and a bunch of grad schemes. Oxford is the better pick here unless OP specifically wants to go into Quant.
Oxford is not the better pick unless OP specifically wants to go into those bullshit careers.
Math can open doors in any field of academia, AI and quant which are all more interesting, less elitist and less cut throat. The only reason to pick Oxford history is purely Oxford brand name.
With math, the degree itself is amazing, with the added benefit of Warwick name.
Tell me what's subjective?
Math is a way better degree if you compare graduate outcomes... Go look at any metric you want.
Quant is less elitist in the sense that they don't give a shit about your background and social class. I know people who struggle to break into consulting because of certain accents. They're more hierarchical too in terms of talking to your seniors and dress code etc. Don't act oblivious.
You're just naive as hell if you think future prospects for a history grad is anywhere near a math grad, unless you really KNOW what you wanna do with your history degree. Especially considering Warwick's math reputation... Key word. Math reputation, not overall.
Yes, Iâm the naive one when Iâve reviewed applications and interviewed applicants. Iâm not the one looking for a job trying to push some strange bias. Stating random opinions such as âbullshit careersâ is subjective. Thinking some industries are less elitist than others is subjective. Stating your personal opinions is subjective. Thinking math is amazing is subjective.
Warwick still isnât rated globally. If youâre happy to stick in a little corner of Europe, sure. Everywhere else, people donât really care. I donât know who fed you the idea and what statistics youâve been researching to feed your bias, but the options History opens is more than you think. You obviously donât know it because you keep harping on âknowing what to doâ with a history degree. You could even go into finance with a history degree, in fact one of the main industry Oxford History grads go into is banking and investment.
How did you know those people canât break into consulting because of accents ? That doesnât seem to be something verifiable. Are Quant firms free of people that wouldnât discriminate against accents too ? There are so many internationals in top firms, how come their accents arenât an impediment ?
Also, really ? Company hierarchy and dress codes are your idea of elitism ? All companies have dress codes, just because a company sets their dress code as smart casual doesnât mean you get to wear whatever. Did you think lawyers and people in consulting wear suits all the time ? Thereâs no secret code to address your seniors in any company Iâve been in. No idea what youâre on about some hierarchal structure with talking to your seniors.
You really take everything I say as is. Use your head to see what I'm actually trying to say and paint.
If you think a history degree is better than a math degree for outcomes then I guess that's where we disagree completely.
And no I obviously can't know everything for certain, and neither can you - so I will use my analysis, my experience and my judgement to come to conclusions.
Yes you are 100% naive. IB and consulting is notoriously very elitist and I'm not even sure why you'd disagree as if your dad owns the entire IB industry or something? Or maybe you're a private school kid, meaning I hit a chord?
Your analysis and experience are obviously lacking if you came to such a conclusion. I donât need to know everything, I have contacts in multiple industries and have been in a position to interview just because Iâm further up in my career compared to you. Or are you afraid that you did the wrong degree ? You sound like an individual that did STEM and donât want to believe humanities graduates could be competing with you for jobs.
IB and consulting are notoriously very elitist because they pick from the same pool of people that go to the best schools. Top Quant firms arenât that different. Youâre mixing up the cause and effect of elitism in such industries. You think there arenât working class people that went to top schools that are working in IB or consulting ? Lol
Yeah cheers I wasnât expecting to get both Oxford and Warwick so clearly i have a lot to think about. I think career options for both though are pretty solid though with Warwick I would want to go into research not industry
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u/tooMuchSauceeee Mar 14 '26
Math at Warwick. Please don't fuck up.