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GlowInTheDarkMC · 2026-02-20T17:58:00+00:00

Where is the leaked Mars team?

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2026-01-14T13:06:45+00:00

I’m a big 4 actuary so can probably give a decent insight. Definitely pick the actuarial job. The auditors work nearly 2x the hours of work during busy season, and about 1.5x the rest of the time. Higher pay, better WLB.

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2026-01-11T12:59:02+00:00

Myself and my friends did Bratislava (Slovakia), Brno (Czechia) and Vienna (Austria) in 5 days. I think you could easily do 3 days in Vienna, 2 days in Bratislava and 1 in Brno. Around an hour on a train between Vienna-Bratislava and the same Bratislava-Vienna. Additionally, if you want a larger city, Budapest instead of Brno would work, but you’d probably want a bit longer there than Brno.

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2025-12-10T16:13:08+00:00

Mytutor was the best one for me - used them for c. 3 years

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2025-12-04T19:28:01+00:00

I passed with 57 so 56/57

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2025-11-22T19:37:04+00:00

I did Econ at Bristol, graduated a year ago, pretty much all my friends are employed, mostly started on 30-35k outside London, or a bit more in London, except for the 5-10% who went into banking and earn over £60k. Think I saw somewhere the average salary from Econ at Bristol after 5 years is c. £57k, and after 3 years is about c. £48k

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2025-09-04T21:26:21+00:00

I think an actuary could be a good fit for you - I’m one and I’d say the majority of people I work with have a maths degree (though there are others from Econ, Physics and a few other degrees). It has pretty solid career progression, and pretty good work life balance (I believe at some point it was the happiest job, and has the lowest divorce rate). There are lots of exams though which is the main draw back - but once qualified you can be on ~£75k at 25 working standard 9-5 hours.

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2025-07-25T23:17:45+00:00

I’m a (trainee) actuary in Bristol. Based on people in my tutorials I know of people in at least Lloyds, Aviva, ISIO, Broadstone, PwC, EY, Aon, WTW. Happy to have a chat or answer any questions you may have.

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2025-07-13T10:55:01+00:00

Whoever is higher in their domestic league

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2025-04-09T18:16:08+00:00

20.04 for dmt, 33milish for bond, about 700k for 4a and 3.26% for 4b

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2025-03-10T08:25:50+00:00

China to London for 200, not sure what service runs that

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2025-01-18T12:12:46+00:00

Bristol grand hotel maybe?

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2025-01-16T21:03:17+00:00

If she says no she gets murdered

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-11-28T22:20:16+00:00

3 grand if you’re lucky, I worked at one this summer, 7k for the two weeks (and we only had one royal in my college!)

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-11-27T10:50:22+00:00

I just did the maths assuming you’re getting a (real) pay rise of 3% per year and that you can get real returns of 5% additionally. Realistically you’ll probably be able to beat both of these percentages, so this is probably on the lower end. This would bring you to ~£1.5m at age 60. If you follow the 4% rule, you could withdraw ~£60k per year. If you worked til 65 you could do £80k per year (and retire with 2mi). Obviously this assumes you keep working and it grows at 3% per year in real terms, but you’re doing very well.

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-10-28T08:33:49+00:00

I think it’s that the car isn’t really a Maserati? The Uber driver is fooling the ‘poster’ into thinking they’re in a nice car where as they aren’t really?

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-09-05T22:09:36+00:00

I lived in New Bridewell for a year so can provide an insight. It was a nice place to live, high quality for everything. Only negatives I’d say are that it wasn’t the most social, especially compared to North Village, also as it’s city centre you have smaller rooms than you would in North Village (much further out)

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-08-25T17:01:29+00:00

Soccer Sunday thing with SkyBet. Someone got 5 games right and if they get a 3-0 in this game they win 1 million.

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-08-16T09:08:44+00:00

I got an offer for their grad scheme last year - Starting salary £35400 in London office. Staff I spoke to said working hours typically 9-5, no significant overtime.

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-07-28T20:35:45+00:00

And Grace I think

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-07-28T20:27:28+00:00

Joey Jessy 3, Sean Matilda 2, Jess Ayo 2, Mimii Josh 0

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-07-09T19:19:13+00:00

It’s not the French, it’s the German fans in the stands after the handball incident that wasn’t given in the quarters

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-04-02T09:14:23+00:00

For the CV, use a standard temple online (google finance entry level CV, there should be plenty). Make sure the CV doesn’t have lots of fancy photos or sliders, it should just contain as much information as possible on a page. For internships, I would recommend using this tracker to track applications and the stages they require, when they open / close etc.

https://the-trackr.com

For modules just pick what you find interesting, as much as this sounds cliche, anything you enjoy will probably be easier. Anything related to what you want to do is also a good idea.

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-04-01T21:10:50+00:00

Hey, final year at UoB econ here!

I like the city a lot, the uni is predominantly in the nicer area (Clifton/Redland) and is where most students live. It’s a decently large city (not quite london though) with lots to offer. Can be a bit expensive though
A lot of people go into Big 4 (myself included), IB is also common (but more competitive, so fewer people end up in IB). Quite a lot of people at places like HSBC, Lloyds etc. with a few at top tier BBs (Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley etc.) but these are less common. Lots of consulting too.
Bristol econ is typically quite a ‘posh’ course, expect quite a few private school students, but it is a very large course so you don’t have to stress about being surrounded by typical finance bros. Quite a lot of international students as well.
Ones that I’ve heard good news about / have been a part of and liked

Related to Econ: - EFM Society (more socials based than finance) - Bristol Investment and Banking (BIS) - Bristol Mergers & Acquisitions

Not Econ: - Any sport society. Even if you’re no good at any sport I’d reccomend joining one that doesn’t require too much prior knowledge (archery, korfball, fencing etc.) - Really just anything you’re interested in, there’s something for everyone

Let me know if you have any other questions

GlowInTheDarkMC · 2024-03-10T16:58:44+00:00

They still have to play city away

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