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Hello Sir,

I am Ankit Jain from India, a prospective student looking for MSCF program in CMU 2011 FAll. I just want to evaluate my chances for getting accepted to this program.

Following are few highlights of my profile.

* Graduated in 2008, with B.Tech and M.Tech in Electrical Engineering with specialization in communication and signal processing from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, one of the premier technical institutes in INDIA.


* CGPA: 3.6/4. Ranked 3rd in batch of 21 students .
Course work included :
* Stochastic Process, Optimization, Linear Algebra, Partial Differential Equation, Complex Analysis.
* Basic courses in Engineering Economic Analysis, Introduction to Derivative Pricing.
* Programming : Proficient in C/C++, MATLAB, SCILAB

* GMAT score: 730 (Q=50, V=38)

* Professional Certifications: Passed out two modules in National Stock Exchange's certification of Financial Markets in Derivatives and Securities Market.

* Currently employed in Schlumberger as a field engineer. Current job has made me responsible and has taught me team work.



Schools Considered :
1. HAAS
2. MSCF CMU
3. LBS
4. JUDGE
5. MIT
6. Princeton

Query:
* Should I give subject GRE math ?
* Should I get reco from workplace or from profs ?


Thanks in advance for the reply.

Regards,
Ankit Jain
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Hello Sir,

* GMAT score: 730 (Q=50, V=38)

* Currently employed in Schlumberger as a field engineer. Current job has made me responsible and has taught me team work.



Schools Considered :
1. HAAS
2. MSCF CMU
3. LBS
4. JUDGE
5. MIT
6. Princeton

Query:
* Should I give subject GRE math ?
* Should I get reco from workplace or from profs ?


Thanks in advance for the reply.

Regards,
Ankit Jain
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Your GMAT QA score is good enough and thus you dont need to bother about writing a GRE Math test. It will not improve youe chances significantly.

Since, you will be applying to a course, which has a academic inclination, it will be better to have one reco from Work and one from your school prof.

I did the same and was accepted at HAAS MFE for Spring 2010 session.

Nonetheless, for US schools, you will have to show in your essays that your work is quant in nature and exposes you to various finance related challenges etc. Since your target is CMU, you would have to show a good amount of quant work at your workplace(you already have a MTech, so that will take care of the same at academic level).

On the other hand, LBS would like to see more of Finance in your work ex and not quant. It is not a quant school and have a very competitive applicant pool.

Best of luck.
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Hello Ankit,

Thanks for your prompt reply. Congrats for getting accepted to HAAS MFE. Would you mind chatting with me sometime. Can i get ur gmail id ?
I will be very grateful to you.

Ankit
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Hello Ankit,

Thanks for your prompt reply. Congrats for getting accepted to HAAS MFE. Would you mind chatting with me sometime. Can i get ur gmail id ?
I will be very grateful to you.

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Sure.PM me.