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11 Nov 2020, 20:40
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Demographics (nationality, gender):
- Asian, female, 26 yeras old
Education (undergraduate institution, GPA, major - high school/entrance exams not needed):
- Schulich School of Business, York University. GPA: 7.18/9.00 (mid-B)
- Degree: BBA, specialization in Accounting.
- Designation: CPA
GMAT or GRE (include section breakdown):
- Haven't taken GMAT yet, though my marks and designations qualify for GMAT waiver for these schools.
Work experience (highlight amount of work experience, industries, roles, promotions, special accomplishments, international exposure):
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals (Pharmaceutical company):
Role: Senior Financial Analyst; worked here for 3 years.
Work experience: Develop budgets; analyze variances, trends and ratios to identify key P&L drivers; evaluate business processes and provide recommendations for improvement; prepare managerial reports; present sales information in internal meetings; train new employee; assumed manager's responsibilities when he was on parental leave.
Promotion: Promoted from Financial Analyst to Senior Financial Analyst.
- Atlas Global Healthcare (construction company):
Role: Financial Analyst; worked there for 8 months.
Work experience: Develop budgets for capital projects; valuation for long-term construction projects; prepare information packages for investors
Post-MBA goals:
- Leadership position in the Finance department of a large-size organization.
Target schools:
- Rotman MFin
- Queen's MFin or MBA
- Schulich MBA
- Imperial Online MBA
Any specific questions you would like answered by our team:
1. Is my GPA okay to get accepted by Rotman and Imperial?
2. I'm planning to apply for the online MBA program at Imperial. How do HRs view online degree, especially those in Asian countries as I might work there after graduating.
3. In your opinion is MBA or MFin more suitable for my career? I feel MBA would allow me to learn more about business operations and strategies, which would be helpful as I move up in my career ladder. However, MFin would also be helpful when I'm being asked to do tasks such as evaluating working capital, developing capital budgets and calculating their values and returns on investments.
- Asian, female, 26 yeras old
Education (undergraduate institution, GPA, major - high school/entrance exams not needed):
- Schulich School of Business, York University. GPA: 7.18/9.00 (mid-B)
- Degree: BBA, specialization in Accounting.
- Designation: CPA
GMAT or GRE (include section breakdown):
- Haven't taken GMAT yet, though my marks and designations qualify for GMAT waiver for these schools.
Work experience (highlight amount of work experience, industries, roles, promotions, special accomplishments, international exposure):
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals (Pharmaceutical company):
Role: Senior Financial Analyst; worked here for 3 years.
Work experience: Develop budgets; analyze variances, trends and ratios to identify key P&L drivers; evaluate business processes and provide recommendations for improvement; prepare managerial reports; present sales information in internal meetings; train new employee; assumed manager's responsibilities when he was on parental leave.
Promotion: Promoted from Financial Analyst to Senior Financial Analyst.
- Atlas Global Healthcare (construction company):
Role: Financial Analyst; worked there for 8 months.
Work experience: Develop budgets for capital projects; valuation for long-term construction projects; prepare information packages for investors
Post-MBA goals:
- Leadership position in the Finance department of a large-size organization.
Target schools:
- Rotman MFin
- Queen's MFin or MBA
- Schulich MBA
- Imperial Online MBA
Any specific questions you would like answered by our team:
1. Is my GPA okay to get accepted by Rotman and Imperial?
2. I'm planning to apply for the online MBA program at Imperial. How do HRs view online degree, especially those in Asian countries as I might work there after graduating.
3. In your opinion is MBA or MFin more suitable for my career? I feel MBA would allow me to learn more about business operations and strategies, which would be helpful as I move up in my career ladder. However, MFin would also be helpful when I'm being asked to do tasks such as evaluating working capital, developing capital budgets and calculating their values and returns on investments.
11 Nov 2020, 22:52
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Hi cocoappleli,
Thanks for posting your profile. To address your questions -
1. The average GPA at Rotman is around 3.4. This is for their MBA program. I'm not positive about their MFin program. Have you tried reaching out to the Admissions office? They should be able to give you their published stats for their incoming class. That will enable you to compare your stats and get a sense for how competitive your scores are.
2. My impression is that the online MBA credential is equivalent to a non-online MBA degree to employers. If there are companies you are interested in working for, it may make sense to reach out to them to inquire, just in case.
3. Given that your goal is to become a leader in the Finance department, it seems to me a MFin degree would be more specialized. An MBA degree can give you options if you think you might want to move out of Finance later. But if you feel certain that you want to specialize in Finance, my vote is to go for the MFin degree.
Hope this is helpful to you!
Sincerely,
Debbie
Thanks for posting your profile. To address your questions -
1. The average GPA at Rotman is around 3.4. This is for their MBA program. I'm not positive about their MFin program. Have you tried reaching out to the Admissions office? They should be able to give you their published stats for their incoming class. That will enable you to compare your stats and get a sense for how competitive your scores are.
2. My impression is that the online MBA credential is equivalent to a non-online MBA degree to employers. If there are companies you are interested in working for, it may make sense to reach out to them to inquire, just in case.
3. Given that your goal is to become a leader in the Finance department, it seems to me a MFin degree would be more specialized. An MBA degree can give you options if you think you might want to move out of Finance later. But if you feel certain that you want to specialize in Finance, my vote is to go for the MFin degree.
Hope this is helpful to you!
Sincerely,
Debbie
12 Nov 2020, 09:14
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Thanks for the feedback!
I'll definitely reach out regarding the stats.
As for which program.... I'm currently doing FP&A (doing forecasts and financial analysis). I feel MFin would help with the Financial aspect, while MBA would help with the strategic management aspect, since at the end of the day all the analysis are done to support business decision making. My current dilemma is, I don't know whether Finance would be more useful or whether learning about management would be more useful.
I'll definitely reach out regarding the stats.
As for which program.... I'm currently doing FP&A (doing forecasts and financial analysis). I feel MFin would help with the Financial aspect, while MBA would help with the strategic management aspect, since at the end of the day all the analysis are done to support business decision making. My current dilemma is, I don't know whether Finance would be more useful or whether learning about management would be more useful.
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