Mfin Profile Evaluation

To get into a top MBA you need a few things.

1) Great work experience (more blue chip the firm the better)
2) Good UG GPA and school
3) EC's
4) GMAT/GRE

If you go to a unknown school, have a low GPA and can't get a job at a good company, then your odds of getting into a top MBA program is pretty low. So telling someone to just work and do a top MBA isn't always the best advice.


Yes, if you have no experience then a MSF will compete with UG's. BUT, if you go to a good MSF program you can have an opportunity to get into FLDP programs at F50 firms, Investment banking jobs, Big 4 valuation or transaction services, etc. You can re-brand and layer a better school on your resume. You can relocate. Improve your GPA, etc. In this circumstance the MSF provides a perfect bridge to the top MBA.

Also, as the degree matures and becomes more well known you might not need to do an MBA at all. In the 5 years I have been doing MSF stuff (advising, website, etc) I see a minority of students going back for their MBA. Maybe simply progress in their jobs and after working for a number of time their masters takes on even more prominence. It is a graduate degree all the same.

Thanks for the responses. That is exactly my line of reasoning for why I decided to go for the MSF track. MIT is a much better brand to have on my resume than my undergrad, plus there might be no need for going back for an MBA. If I do get into MIT however, then I would probably give it a shot at top MBA schools after some years of work.
On the topic of recruiting, I'm getting some offers from boutique PE firms which aren't well known. I think that applying for an MSF at a top school would improve my recruiting chances/job offer quality. Hope it is the right call.