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29 Nov 2014, 23:27
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sanyam07
Agree with MSFHQ that the MBA will deter many schools from taking you. However, you are dead wrong about there being no value add -- at some programs. Those are precisely the programs which would take you.
In general, an MSFE or computational finance program would take you in. Also, some MSF programs that are focused on certain areas will stretch you far more than you can imagine. I know a few programs that are known for advanced classes that would leave you struggling to keep up and give you solid skills; however, that only helps if the courses cover the area you are interested in.
If you really just want the MSF to get a shot at internships though... I would beware. A lot of admissions committees would see that as not the right attitude -- and would wonder why you can't get a job with an MBA. I get your reasoning, but that doesn't change how a committee sees things. Food for thought...
30 Nov 2014, 05:10
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SizeTrader
I am still not able to understand why MBA Finance from India will deter universities to take me for MSF programs? Post my MBA, I got placed in the Corporate Risk Management dept of one of the major Indian IT firm and now it's been around 3 years in the role.
01 Dec 2014, 01:53
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I can only tell you what we say on the admission committees I've sat on; but, here goes: First, if you just want to repeat the same coursework you did previously, there is nothing new you will learn so there is no reason to admit you and every reason to think you won't take the coursework seriously (which creates a bad culture among other students). Second, if you want to repeat the same coursework you did previously, then there must be something intangible about you that turns employers off -- because why would you repeat courses you've already taken unless your career is not going well? Third, if you just want to pick up more finance courses, then why did you not do that when you did your MBA; and, if you are that poor at thinking ahead to what might be useful, why would you make a good student?
Whether you think those questions are fair or not, they are the questions I have heard asked hundreds of times. For you to not get tripped up by those, you would need a compelling case for either (1) some epiphany about wanting to work in finance when you previously did not want to, or (2) filling out skills the MBA missed (usually quant skills) -- which is why I suggested an MSFE or computational finance program.
