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Hi all,

I thought about pooling of the Msc Candidates profiles together. I will start of with mine.

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-BA Hons Accounting and Finance either with 2:1 or 1:1, Strathclyde Uni
-Head of Investment Society & Head of Employer Relations for the biggest business society 
-Analyst at TheMarketMogul (finance related website) 
-IMC
-Working on Research Paper for PE related subject for the Scottish Investment Bank
-Operations Internship with MS
-Campus Ambassador roles for Bloomberg and BlackRock

I am also planning to sit the GMAT and I would be expecting at least 700.

My goal school for 2014/15 admissions are: HSG, LSE, Imperial, Oxford, Princeton, MIT for Msc in Finance

What do you think?

mattce · Answer

Hey,

I'm also curious to hear the thoughts of people that are going to be attending or applying to MSc programs.

I've been having a very tough time trying to figure out which school that I want to attend; since Oxford has an earlier Round 1 which leads to an earlier result, I'm trying to decide soon since I'm under the impression that earlier applications have a better shot?

I'm applying to MIT, Oxford, LSE, and perhaps UToronto (Since I'm from Canada).

Expected GPA 4.0, Computer Engineering
Expected GMAT 760-800
Little relevant work experience.

mkdureja · Answer

Hi,

I was confused between MBA and MFE some time back, but I have made a decision to go for MFE. I am taking my GMAT in August, and will be applying for 14/15 batch. Though my skill set is more suitable for MFE but I was confused because of age factor. I am 27.5 yrs old now.

My profile:
B.Tech., Mechanical Engg. (NIT, India) CGPA- 7.09/10.
Relevant Work Ex - 4 yrs in prop trading firm trading Crude Oil Markets.
Expected GMAT: 720+

Colleges to Apply: Not yet decided.

cathyrogers · Answer

Hello,
Even I am interested in MS Finance(USA).GMAT 630 expected.Pretty good academics and extracurriculars.What are my chances for the following universities?
1.SUNY Buffalo
2.University of Cincinnati
3.University of Connecticut
4.Fairfield university
5.UMKC
6.University of Michigan-dearborn
7.university of west virginia
8.Umass Boston
9.university of Tampa

MSFHQ · Answer

With a 630 and decent academics you can probably get into most of those schools. I'd probably focus on the programs in cities with the most potential employers.

cathyrogers · Answer

I didnt get you!

My academics are 83% in undergrad from Mumbai university.

karanteck · Answer

GPA- 7.0/7.0 (University of Mumbai)
GMAT- 690 48Q 35V (retake?)

Additional Courses
Basics of Stock Market from BSE
Introduction to Corporate Finance (wharton-coursera)

Extracurriculars and internships
Co-editor-in-chief of the College magazine
Organizer of the college achievers' day (those with highest grades are given prizes for their performance)
Starting an internship with a youth-oriented magazine. I will be on their editorial board
Fluent in French

also applying to U of Chicago Summer Business Scholars Program in Jul 2014/ Harvard Summer School

I'm looking to apply to :
MIT MSF
Duke MMS
Vanderbilt MSF
UT Austin MSF
Boston College MSF
WUSTL MSF

Looking to add a safety school....how is Northeastern or Fordham??
ps- I graduate in 2015. So will be applying next year.

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