Best Master in Finance with 1 year work experience

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Hey there,

I am an Italian guy with a bachelor from a top european BS. Speak 5 languages, of which intermediate mandarin. Currently working in a VC fund in Italy but thinking of doing a MS in Finance next year, somewhere other than Europe.

Took my Gmat today, got  720 . I have some amazing ref letters and good international work experience.

I am now sending applications to top BSs but I'd like a recommendation because not many Universities do Ms in finance, they only offer MBAs with 2 year of work experience required.

Here my questions .

Would you go to the US, or China? Both amazing markets with huge salary opportunities but its hard to get visas..
Or to Canada or singapore? good economies but not as good of business schools?

I am pretty confident about getting into the top programs in Asia/China. But how likely it is for my profile in entering an ivy league?
There is an amazing master at columbia but is 720 enough?

Thanks' yall

RashedVai · Answer

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Abhi077 · Answer

Congratulations on getting a 720! I think you have a great score to stand a chance at the top business schools in the US. and i would personally prefer US schools over the chinese and the singaporean, that being said, there are lot of differences that go beyond just business schools, you have to do some extensive research about the differing cultures, life after the bscools, work cultures and norms etc. In canada, rotman ranks the top most in finance, thats a nice option to consider. McCombs and USC are also great options in the US for ms finance Goodluck

MiMEssay · Answer

Hi Jackdipicche , Congratulations on your GMAT

Well Frankly, when it comes to MFin programs, USA has been dominating the market for a long time.I am not sure where you are getting the idea that Canadian Schools are not competitive - Schools like Ivey, UBC, Queens, York have very good reputation across North America. By rule of thumb, you should always study in a country that you want to work in - So think about where see yourself working in the next 2-3 years and target countries accordingly. I have created a robust school selector tool which suggests schools for your profile based on your program, country and profile score ( Profile Score is basically an analysis of your key profile strengths and weaknesses To access your profile score and see if you stand with your target schools, you can take up a profile evaluation here: https://www.mim-essay.com/profile-evaluation?gmat-pe

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