Rovshan16
Hi all,
Background and nationality: Azerbaijani male, 21 yo
Undergrad Information: BS Economics (thought in English), GPA apr.4
GMAT: 710 (Q50, V35)
IELTS: 8
Work experience and leadership: year of internship as an internal auditor at a TNC, newly started a new jab at Big4
Post Master goals: Work in finance sector
Anything else: aim to learn at least basics of some programming language by the start of studies
Please give me advice as to what universities are ambitious, likely, and safe for me. What's more important than admission is financing tho. Please give your best piece of advice on financing options such as scholarships and assistantships (e.g in whatuniversites I have better chance for full financing)
Hey
Rovshan16,
Academically, your undergraduate GPA of approximately 4.0 is pretty impressive and showcases your academic prowess in the field. Furthermore, your undergraduate degree in BSc Economics being closely related to the field of finance adds further weight to your profile, since MiF is a specialized masters program and most schools prefer applicants with relevant academic background or work experience in finance.
Moving on, a GMAT score of 710 is pretty competitive and would allow you to target most top B-schools in Europe. Moreover, your impressive score of 50 in the Quants section is what would strengthen your pitch for a Masters in Finance.
As far as your work experience is concerned, an internship of a year in the field of finance will definitely act in your favor, since MiF is specialized masters and AdComs are looking for applicants with relevant experience in the field of finance. The presence of a big brand in your CV is an added feather to your hat as you will be competing against a pool of applicants hailing from similar backgrounds. Here, showcasing your journey and the learnings gathered through this experience would allow you to differentiate yourself and thereby gain an upper hand with equally competent profiles with extensive work experience hailing from equally good brands.
Since the top B schools are always on the lookout for candidates who are constantly on the path of upskilling themselves, you can take certain certifications like CFA or FRM, which are core financial certifications and would also show your passion for the field of finance.
As you have not mentioned your extracurricular activities - during or after your undergrad, I’d like to let you know that Extracurricular participation plays an important role in strengthening your application as B-schools are on the hunt for all-rounder profiles. Hence, it is essential to shed some light on the endeavors you took up in any clubs, associations, sports, fest, or events you managed or volunteered in during your undergrad. Thus, you should dig deeper into this aspect and bring out varied skills in your profile in order to showcase a holistically developed profile.
Coming to the schools that you can be targeting, here is a division as per your request -
Dream Category - UC Berkley, NYU, HEC, LBS, and LSE
Competitive Category - ESSEC, ESCP, USC Marshal, Imperial, Boston, and Warrick
Safe Category - SKEMA, Grenoble, and IE
On this note, while you have a competitive profile, to increase your chances of getting admitted to these schools you would need to ensure that you have a very strong application (consisting of - Essays, LORs, and Resume) that highlights your strengths and overshadows your weaknesses in order to differentiate your profile. You need to showcase your journey, what makes you different from your peers, and how you are a great value addition to the school.
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