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Hello,
I am looking for a Masters in Finance program for Fall 2020 from the best school i can possibly get into and would like to know if I can be provided some recommendations of where i should apply. By best school i can get into i imply a school for which you would expect for me to have at least a 40% chance of getting accepted into their MIF program given my qualifications. Preferably, i am looking for 5-7 schools in the US (but an additional 2 in EU would help).
Some things about me:
Born in Dominican Republic, moved to US from 10 years old to 22. Moved back to DR post-college. Thus fully Bilingual English & Spanish (albeit write better in english)
Age:24
School: Rollins College (winter park, FL) - it is a small decent private school, though not a top-tier school by any means (2000 undergrads)
Also Studied Abroad in Madrid one summer for 6 weeks doing a small internship at a trade fair, worked in the International Student Office for my full Junior year.
GPA: 2.88 - Double Majored in International Business and Economics with a minor in Political Science. Finished December 2017 after 4.5 years.
GMAT 1st attempt (Early June) - | 670 | V35-Q47 | IR7 - W5.0 |
GMAT 2nd attempt (Early August) - | 720 | V39-Q49 | IR8 - W5.5 |
Aside from my bad GPA, i also did not participate in any significant extracurriculars in college due to the small size of school + lack of good opportunities (pretty much now groups besides frat/sport of which i wasn't part). After school, i was in a Sunday Softball league for 3 seasons but it is not disbanded. I also took one certification in Business and Financial Modeling from Coursera and hope to take two more certifications before applying.
Upon graduation, in January 2017 i started working in a Dominican firm that participates in government bids in the electricity sector. I work as a project manager that handles part of the financial side of a large 10M dollar project. I have been doing this for a total of 2 years.
Also worked in the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic for 6 weeks in a small internship that i did after the 6 week internship in the accounting of a trade fair while i was in Madrid.
Additionally I am taking CFA level I in December, i am pretty sure i will pass this exam so please assume that i also have this achievement when taking evaluation of my profile.
I just want to get into the best school possible for MIF, so if i apply to several with 40% chance i hope one will accept.
Thank you for your time.
P.S. Should i also wait for my CFA results to begin applying or should i apply in December and hope i get waitlisted until results?
I am looking for a Masters in Finance program for Fall 2020 from the best school i can possibly get into and would like to know if I can be provided some recommendations of where i should apply. By best school i can get into i imply a school for which you would expect for me to have at least a 40% chance of getting accepted into their MIF program given my qualifications. Preferably, i am looking for 5-7 schools in the US (but an additional 2 in EU would help).
Some things about me:
Born in Dominican Republic, moved to US from 10 years old to 22. Moved back to DR post-college. Thus fully Bilingual English & Spanish (albeit write better in english)
Age:24
School: Rollins College (winter park, FL) - it is a small decent private school, though not a top-tier school by any means (2000 undergrads)
Also Studied Abroad in Madrid one summer for 6 weeks doing a small internship at a trade fair, worked in the International Student Office for my full Junior year.
GPA: 2.88 - Double Majored in International Business and Economics with a minor in Political Science. Finished December 2017 after 4.5 years.
GMAT 1st attempt (Early June) - | 670 | V35-Q47 | IR7 - W5.0 |
GMAT 2nd attempt (Early August) - | 720 | V39-Q49 | IR8 - W5.5 |
Aside from my bad GPA, i also did not participate in any significant extracurriculars in college due to the small size of school + lack of good opportunities (pretty much now groups besides frat/sport of which i wasn't part). After school, i was in a Sunday Softball league for 3 seasons but it is not disbanded. I also took one certification in Business and Financial Modeling from Coursera and hope to take two more certifications before applying.
Upon graduation, in January 2017 i started working in a Dominican firm that participates in government bids in the electricity sector. I work as a project manager that handles part of the financial side of a large 10M dollar project. I have been doing this for a total of 2 years.
Also worked in the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic for 6 weeks in a small internship that i did after the 6 week internship in the accounting of a trade fair while i was in Madrid.
Additionally I am taking CFA level I in December, i am pretty sure i will pass this exam so please assume that i also have this achievement when taking evaluation of my profile.
I just want to get into the best school possible for MIF, so if i apply to several with 40% chance i hope one will accept.
Thank you for your time.
P.S. Should i also wait for my CFA results to begin applying or should i apply in December and hope i get waitlisted until results?
22 Aug 2019, 20:32
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Unfortunately it's really impossible to say where you'll have at least a 40% chance of getting in. You never know who else is applying who "looks like" you in some way & each school is looking to build a diverse class -- that's one factor that's completely out of your control but totally impacts your chances of getting in. In addition, although stats are important, the essay & LORs are very important as well & it's hard to gauge your competitiveness without seeing those. That said, given your low GPA, I'd aim for schools where you have at least 30 points above the minimum GMAT score. When you exceed their average by that much they'll be more willing to overlook a low GPA. I'd go ahead & start applying before you have the CFA - you can always send an update to the adcom once you pass it.
