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Please give me a profile Eval for MIT MFin:

3.8 GPA Economics from Top 20 US Undergrad (Math Courses: Statistics = A, Calc I = A, Calc II = A)
3.3 GPA in MAcc at Top 20 School

Internships at Boutique Investment Banking Firm, Big 4 financial advisory, Venture Capital Firm, and BB Wealth Management all in NYC.

GRE: 161 V/160 Q - willing to retake as I did not study enough the first time I took it.

By the time I enter program - may have one year at top firm in equity research or something similar.
Goal - to get into an elite M&A IB Analyst program.

As crazy as this sounds, I also potentially may consider a JD/MBA at top school in the future for more general management/strategy.

Thoughts?

I think you have a very good shot at getting into MIT. I also don't think you need the MIT MSF to get an M&A analyst position at a BB/EB firm. You went to a top 20 UG school, have plenty of relevant internships, should be able to land interviews with a little networking.

You should take a look at Vanderbilt's MSF/JD program. They place well into BB/EB firms in M&A. You can do the JD now and save a year. Might be a decent back up option, IMO.
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Could someone please help me out?

-Int. Student
-3.5 GPA from IEP Sciences Po Paris (Major: Economics & Law, Minors: Entrepreneurship, Management of Banking & Financial Institutions)
-4 months internship at a start up consulting firm
-Currently starting up an investment firm in Kenya (Started in September)
-700 GMAT (Q48, V38), Going to redo: hoping for +730

I don't have as much experience, which worries me quite a lot. I've done a couple of MOOCs but I'm not very sure if they take that into account.

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I give you less than 50% chance. GPA is fine, not great. GMAT is good, but bad split. Work experience is weak. You'd get into other MSF's, but MIT gets inundated with top applicants.

I do think your Kenyan experience is unique. If you can get a more even split and say bump your GMAT, I think you'd stand a much better chance.