madman91 wrote:
Thought I'd set up a thread for all students applying to the MSc. at Universita Bocconi. Please share your profile, what program you're applying to, what you want to do after, etc etc.
Undergrad
Bachelor in Business Administration from small liberal arts college in the USA
3.0 GPA, 700 GMAT (49Q 35V). Taking CFA in June whilst searching for boutique IB internships.
Work Experience
Wealth management internship at boutique pwm firm
Finance internship at F500
Proj. management internship at boutique interior design firm
Goal: Break into IBD of a BB in London.
Accepted to IE MiF, and ESADE MiF (awaiting reply for acceptance to ESADE's CEMS program as well).
Kind of on the fence between Bocconi's MSc. International Management vs Finance. I keep hearing how lots of the finance students are douchebags and uber uber competitive to the point where they sabotage each other for grades... not that I don't enjoy some competition though. Got a couple friends in the Int Mgmt masters, they have also gotten interviews at both sell and buysides, so I'm not sure which masters would be a better option.
Let's hear it from everyone else! Looking forward to talking to all of you.
Hey dude,
Italian student here, I applied for Esade's MiF+CEMS too, got my official interview scheduled for the end of this month!
About Bocconi's finance students, that's all true, they're known everywhere in my country to be douchebags and yes, you're not the first one to hear about sabotage.
That's why I'm not applying to that university, whose Master in Finance is anyway very well known in Europe.
Hope to hear your news soon, good luck!