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Hi,

I am a Chartered Accountant (CA) from India with 20 months of full time work-ex from a Big4 (excl. 3 years of mandatory internship as a part of CA curriculum).
GMAT - 620 (Q49, V26, IR7, AWA4.5)
BCom - 91%
Age - 25

Looking for Canada schools - Masters in Corporate Finance. Kindly suggest the schools I should apply with the given profile. 
Was considering applying to Ivey-MBA, Queens-MBA, Rotman-MF, York-MF, Sauder-MF. Want to know my chances

Need suggestions about:
Brock
University of Alberta
University of Waterloo
Simon Fraser
McMaster

Not considering applying to french speaking (since I dont know french) hence not applying to Concordia & HEC.

downsouth182 · Answer

In my opinion, you need more work experience and need to boost your GMAT. MF programs are very quant heavy and Q49 is not going to cut it.

Brock (Best chance)
University of Alberta (Possible)
University of Waterloo (Very Unlikely)
Simon Fraser(Unlikely)
McMaster(Possible)
Ivey-MBA (Unlikely)
Queens-MBA (Possible)
Rotman-MF (Very Unlikely)
York-MF (Unlikely)
Sauder-MF (Unlikely)

MSFHQ · Answer

Echo above. Spend some time and get that verbal score up. A verbal that low is going to cause issues when writing in the program and on the job. You can easily boost that and get your GMAT in the 700 range. That, with the work experience and UG performance, should make you a good candidate for a number of good Canadian schools.

AbhiJ · Answer

Plan A (need to wait 2-5 years) : You need to write CFA, clear 2 levels, gain few years more experience, build your profile then apply to MBA program in US and Canada.

Plan B (no need to wait) : You can also try Master's in Accounting and once done try for a CPA route. CPA route has more jobs in Canada spread across uniformly and easier to get the first job.

Plan A is more risky, but will likely have higher returns in the long run. Plan B is less risky and has lower returns.

Shalaka94 · Answer

Hi, i am from india and looking for STEM MSF in US. Could you please evaluate my profile.
I Completed B.Tech in electronics engineering from an autonomous college.
GPA - 9.19/10
(Passed Maths1 ,maths2 ,math3 in engineering with good scores)
GRE - 316 (Q- 165 , V - 151)
TOEFL - 100
Working as a java developer from july 2016 in indian branch of US based asset management/Insurance company which is one of fortune 500 companies.But no finance experience as such.
Planning to do some courses on Coursera etc.
Aiming for fall 2018.
1.which universities should i look for.
2.Do i stand chances of any scholarships?
3.should i also look for MFE courses? If yes, which universities?
4.Are there sufficient job opportunities after MSF?

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Tulika198 · Answer

neelam27, You have good work exp, you can apply in all the schools you have listed. Rotman MF and Ivey MBA are little difficult to get with 20 months of exp. I have offer from Schulich for their MF program and I have 1.5 years of exp.

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