EpilepticLearner
Hello guys,
Could someone help me evaluate my profile for admission at the MIT Mfin program, please?
Nationality: French (Half Russian)
Age: 23
Undergrad Degree: 2nd Top BS in France ( ESSEC), top 5% student.
+ 2 years through a Bachelor degree in Computer Science at a charity university that i pursue simultaneously (University of the People)
GMAT : 740 (V45Q46)
Internship: 3 banking internship ( Corporate banking / private banking / data science)
International exchange: First two years of my BBA in Singapore, last two in Seoul Yonsei (double degree).
Certifications: CFA I&II
Volunteer: Taught to Children in Nepal, for two summers.
Others: Passion for Machine learning and Macroeconomics / Macro Strategist at my school's investment club two years in a row/ Inveterate reader and weightLifter.
Languages: English, French, Russian (Conversational), Korean (backpacking level conversational)
My aim, in short, is to work in a supranational institution and use ML and big data to enhance economic policymaking
I thank you guys !
Hello
EpilepticLearnerVery interesting nick
Being ESSEC top 5% student is plus.
Your GMAT score is great, that alone is on MIT standards or even (slightly) above.
Internship is relevant, I especially like data science part.
Having CFA passed level 1 and 2 is what makes a difference

for MS in Finance.
Again, having passion for ML in Finance is something commendable and MIT is right place for it.
Being weightlifter myself, I can tell you that signals that you are disciplined

to admission committee .
I can see you want to apply ML more in macroeconomic setting, while MS in Finance is usually focused more on microeconomics, however that can work.
Still I dont see much macro related courses in curriculum :
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/mfin/academic-e ... electives/All in all, you have really fair chance of getting admitted at MIT.
Here you can see profile of previously admitted for some comparison :
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/mfin/apply/class-profile/Good Luck !