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Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   13 Feb 2010, 11:55
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Hi all,
I am Harsh Agrawal & am an Indian. Am absolutely new to this forum and have found this to be a great place.
As the topic suggests, I am looking for some info on One Year Program in Finance. The only college that I have been able to find, matching my criteria is London Business School's MiF. BTW, am looking to apply for 2012 sesion.

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I am a 22 yr old commerce graduate from an unknown place & college.(Score - 63.17%/100 ~2.74/4.33)
Have done my MBA(Finance) from a top 10 B-school in India in the year 2009(GPA - 5.69/10 ~2.46/4.33 ). Since March, I have been working with a government owned bank in the risk management specifically looking at Asset Liability Management & Market Risk. By the time I apply for the course I wud have 40 months work ex (min req is 24 mths).
I have not taken GMAT yet, but am pretty sure that I would get >700.
To compensate for my lack of experience, I have applied for FRM (GARP) and with all your wishes, hope to clear it. Also, aspire to do some levels of CFA, before application, if I am done with FRM.
The major issue with my profile is that I do not have a quant background, so almost all nice schools in US are out of my league as they are very quantitative in nature (like tepper, haas, UCLA). Have looked at Said, Judge, LBS and MIT Sloan finance masters course, but am sure that I am missing a few.
So, I solicit your advice. It would be very kind of you all to share your knowledge here. I am absolutely novice at studying abroad thing. Hope to see some replies soon.
Thanks in anticipation.
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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 17 Feb 2010, 02:50
Hi Harsh,

When you say you are interested in 'One Year Programs in Finance', I'm assuming you are referring to programs like Masters in Finance, MFE etc and ruling out the possibility of a second (finance focused) MBA. For the last option, you'd need much more experience.

Most discussions on these threads focus on the MBA program, and not much on the other courses offered by B-schools. But here's my 2 cents.

>> To compensate for my lack of experience, I have applied for FRM

An FRM certification is good to have on your resume. But I don't think too many institutions would be willing to consider additional qualifications as an alternative to real-world experience.

>> The major issue with my profile is that I do not have a quant background, so almost all nice schools in US are out of my league

If you are aiming for finance focused programs, there's little you can do to escape the quant stuf. Your first MBA would've already covered the key quantitative concepts required. So if you've done well there, you shouldn't be too concerned.

All the programs you've listed have very good finance programs. With a strong application (including the GMAT range you've mentioned), you should be ok. Just cross-verify the experience related assumptions.

Good luck.

Originally posted by MBACrystalBall on 13 Feb 2010, 12:45.
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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   16 Feb 2010, 22:20
Hi sameer,
Thanks a ton for your reply mate.
By quants, I meant high funda calculus & stuff. In my MBA, I was taught some statistics. I hope whatever I have learnt is good enough.
Actually sameer, I wanted to know of more places where 1 year Finance Programme is being conducted (unlike MFE, Masters of Quants Finance) which is more finance and less quants.
To be crude, I would say that I need names of universities which conduct such programmes and are globally resepcted.
Thanks a lot for your reply.

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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   17 Feb 2010, 03:22
Hi Harsh,

Check out LBS, Cambridge, LSE, Cass (London), HEC (Paris), Oxford, Manchester, Nanyang.

Some of these have multiple degrees - some are finance focused (more of portfolio analysis, investments, corp fin etc) while the others are quant focused. They also comes in various flavours/packaging - M-Fin, MSc (Fin), MSc (Fin & economics) etc. So be careful which ones you pick.

If you are unsure, check out the syllabus. That should help you pick the right degree.
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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   17 Feb 2010, 22:32
Hi Sameer,
Do you suppose you can give me names of a few colleges from US as well? The only programme I know of is MIT Sloan's MIF. I am sure there would be other world class educational institutes offfering such a course.
If you are aware of such courses, please be kind enough to share.

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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   17 Feb 2010, 22:54
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You are in risk management, that is an added advantage while applying for MiF/MFE. Most of the good US schools conducting MFE will need background on calculus etc. If you want to go for those courses, u ll have to give GRE Subject Mathematics (little tough, since you are a commerce graduate). Other Masters in Finance courses in US, which doesn't require mathematical background, are very general and have low ranking.

Schools which suits you:
1. LBS (requires good work experience..... ur current profile is good for that)
2. LSE/Oxford/Cass/HEC/Cambridge (less work-ex is fine)
3. NUS RMI/NTU

Some of these (mentioned above) still need mathematical background and their courses focus on mathematical topics. You can research that and remove from your target list.

Garp FRM is not a big thing, just a certification. But it will show your interest in financial markets. So, will add some value to your application package.
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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   17 Feb 2010, 23:16
Thanks Trader,
Are you currently pursuing MiF at LBS?
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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   17 Feb 2010, 23:19
no i am not
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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   20 Feb 2010, 04:22
Hi guys,
I saw a course by the name Masters in Advanced Finance offered by IE Business School. can anyone please give a review of the course? It sure sounds great.

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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   20 Feb 2010, 04:39
Hi Harsh,

It's got a substantial amount of quant focus - Fin Math Programming, Financial modelling, Quantitative finance.

Thought you wanted to stay away from that. Change of heart?
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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   20 Feb 2010, 04:53
Thanks Sameer,
I just counted the courses. There are 43 courses that are to be covered in 12 months. It sounds incredulous to me that anyone can actually learn 43 topics in 12 months. I, when i gave contents a first look, thought that one has to select x number of electives out of 43 on offer. Will try to clarify this assumption of mine from someone.
Besides, after your reply regarding quants at MBA, I have been feeling better about it. Calculus and vector can wait, but I am fairly confortable with statistics.
So, I hope to scrape through.
But then, there is a lot of time and a lot of research left.
Thank you so much for your reply.

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Harsh
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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2010, 11:22
Hey,
Just found out...not all the courses are compulsory. There are electives, though I am yet to know which are electives and which are core...

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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   23 Feb 2010, 23:14
Hi fellows,
Can someone be kind enough in telling me, or rather, giving a review of IE business school's Masters in Advanced Finance course. There are people who say that it's a very good school & course, whereas contrary views are available as well.
Kindly oblige.

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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   03 Mar 2010, 23:19
Hi Guys,
A reply on the above mentioned queries would be deeply appreciated.

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Re: Need advice on 1 yr programmes in Finance [#permalink] New post   04 Mar 2010, 00:22
Hi Harsh,

Maybe your query is too specific for this thread. Check out other threads or forums where this topic is getting discussed.
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