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I am an engineering student of National Institute of Technology in India. I aspire to pursue MS in finance. My profile is as follows:
Expecting 710+ in GMAT
CGPA - 8.4/10 (top 15 in batch)
Major - Material Science
Co curriculars - Pretty strong here. Sports, co-founder and president of institute's entrepreneurship cell, branch society president, institute magazine editor, sponsorship head of branch fest
Work experience- 1 internship in core field. Nothing related to finance whatsoever.

Do I stand any chance for admission in top 30 programs in the US?
At this juncture what can be done to /develop/improve my chances?
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I am an engineering student of National Institute of Technology in India. I aspire to pursue MS in finance. My profile is as follows:
Expecting 710+ in GMAT
CGPA - 8.4/10 (top 15 in batch)
Major - Material Science
Co curriculars - Pretty strong here. Sports, co-founder and president of institute's entrepreneurship cell, branch society president, institute magazine editor, sponsorship head of branch fest
Work experience- 1 internship in core field. Nothing related to finance whatsoever.

Do I stand any chance for admission in top 30 programs in the US?
At this juncture what can be done to /develop/improve my chances?
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Hello midoriya

As I always say, your E (expectation) toward GMAT score actually means nothing, it is a wish at this point, nothing more. :idea:

Your GPA and educational background is fine, being engineering guy is always helpful for Finance.

Extra curricular activities are good.

Yes, you do have fair chance at top 30 US programs, assuming you score in that range, still there is very big difference between 25-30 and top 5. ;)

I can recommend some of best choices :

University of California, Berkeley
Financial Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University
Computational Finance

Columbia University
Financial Engineering

Columbia University
Mathematics of Finance

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Finance

New York University
Mathematics in Finance

Princeton University
Master in Finance

Cornell University
MEng, FE concentration

University of California, Los Angeles
Financial Engineering

University of Chicago
Financial Mathematics

Baruch College, City University of New York
Financial Engineering



Good Luck on becoming a Quant :cool:
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Thanks for the input Billionaire.
I understand your caviar and it may be correct. My expectation is 710 with moderate preparation.
Among the aforementioned programs is there any which paves the way to IB?
If not, then where should I look and with what GMAT score will the admission be possible in those programs?
Thanks a lot for your time.

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Thanks for the input Billionaire.
I understand your caviar and it may be correct. My expectation is 710 with moderate preparation.
Among the aforementioned programs is there any which paves the way to IB?
If not, then where should I look and with what GMAT score will the admission be possible in those programs?
Thanks a lot for your time.

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Hi midoriya

All top programs that I mention, would pave way to IB or any other Finance related field.

For GMAT scores of accepted students, you should visit every program page individually, here is example :

MIT GMAT Range from 700-760

https://mitsloan.mit.edu/mfin/apply/class-profile

Berkeley average Quant percentile 92.3

https://mfe.haas.berkeley.edu/admissions/class-profile

Princeton average quantitative GMAT scores are 49.5 or 95%

https://bcf.princeton.edu/master-in-finance/admission/

Carnegie Mellon University, average GMAT 750 :geek: :cool:

https://www.cmu.edu/mscf/admissions/class-profile.html



Good luck :cool:
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Hey midoriya,

GPA and college rank look good, you can do more on the work ex. side.
As you will be competing with a lot of applicants with a more extensive experience in finance, try to take up an internship/job in the core finance field before the application.
In this context, you need to showcase activities that prompted you to think of a long term career in Finance as you will need to justify the shift from technology to Finance. This can be done via internships/jobs, an extra-curricular activity (Eg. Being the finance head at your university club),etc.
With the 690+ GMAT and a strong application, you do have a fair shot in the top 30 MFin schools.
EDHEC, IE, Lisbon school of business are a few options you can look at
Depending upon your country and language preferences you can expand on your target list of schools.
Check out this resource on the Top 30 MFin Schools, this page has interesting data on the program, placement statistics and average salary of the top 30 MFin schools
Here's the link : https://www.mim-essay.com/top-30-master ... -programs/