Which option do you think offer better career prospects? The programs that I've been looking at for the MSF are WUSTL, Vanderbilt, Texas, and Tulane. I've also been looking at other programs at Duke, Michigan, and Notre Dame. Also, do you think I have much of a chance at these types of programs or should I look at lesser known schools? I don't have a very good GPA (~3.2) or work experience and have only taken practice tests for the GRE where I'm scoring in the 80th-90th percentile in both sections. I also majored in History and have an Econ minor from a non-target school. Thanks.
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MSF or MiM
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MSF or MFE question for a fulltime offer holder
TNA, I specifically asked for you becasue i know that you are one of the most well informed regarding MSFs and MFEs. I also welcome other inputs from anyone with knowledge in the area.
Profile
3rd year student at McGill
3.0 GPA in economics
2280 on SATs
800 on Physics, Math IIC and Chem SAT IIs
GMAT:720
Experience
2 months strategy internship at Fortune 100
2 months audit season internship at PwC
4 months financial consulting internship at Accenture
2 months strategy consulting internship at Accenture
I see how all my experiences cater towards consulting and I have a full time offer from Accenture as well however, I would like to pursue graduate level education in MSF or MFE.
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Washington D.C. MSF Programs
Looking for feedback on MSF programs in the DC area. Hopkins and Maryland seem to be pretty equal, American seems to be a step above. Anyone have any thoughts about quality of programs and career placement after?
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Urgent MSF Help Required!!!
Hello WSO users
A friend introduced me to the forum and heard that this is a great place for some solid advice.
I am an international student and I go to a semi/target NYC and target Chicago area undergrad business school. I was overconfident for the recruiting season probably and so I did not manage to get any jobs yet. I had seven final round interviews and no job offers. So as a back up I decided to apply for MSF programs and took the GMAT. Scored miserably! Got a 640. I am little devastated after hundreds of thousands of $$ my parents spent on my education I have not been able to deliver.
So I was hoping if any one can chance me.
All the school are kinda in their 3rd or 4th rounds so I am not sure what chance I have with my stats. But here goes:
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign vs. Tulane MSF
which of these programs, should I get in, is better for a DOMESTIC student's job prospects in IB, ER, PE/HF (long run)? I wanna work in NYC ultimately. Both look really good: both are CFA partner institutes. I do like UIUC's location, but Tulane looks good too. Also, which has more domestic students? An issue with UIUC is that they don't tell you what percentage of students are domestic vs. international, Tulane does. Its that I do wanna network with more of my fellow MSFs. Also, which has better FO recruiting? Which school has a better rep on The Street?
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Johns Hopkins MSF vs Rochester MSF, thanks!
Hi all,
Recently I got admission to two MSF programs, Johns Hopkins MSF and Rochester MSF, and I am having a tough time making the decision because I don't know which one is better.
There is no doubt that JHU has a stronger name, however, JHU plans to enroll 450 students in its MSF program and most of them are Chinese. It is such a huge number that I am worrying students may not have enough caeer support. Besides, and the curriculum of JHU MSF is not so well either.
I sincerely hope you guys could give me some insight and help me evaluate these two program, thanks!
I am an international student and my undergraduate major is Electronical Engineering. My career goal after MSF is going into consulting.
Again, thanks so much!
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Dilemma - MSF vs IB SA internship?
Hi all,
I was recently admitted to USC's MSF program but can't decide if I should attend because I also received a IBD SA offer (think Citi/SocGen/Barclays) in NYC. Currently I attend undergrad at a target school. Should I go for the MSF program, which starts in the summer, or take the summer analyst gig? Any thoughts appreciated.
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Tulane MFin in New Orleans or Baruch MSF in NYC
Hey guys! I am currently in a conflict selecting grad school between Tulane and Baruch. I have two internships in Asset Management and would love to secure a similar job after graduation. I know both of them are not great schools but I only got offers from them.
The quality of Tulane's MFin program is good, but the location is too bad for finance. Baruch is said to have great reputation in New York, and the MFE MSA program are really good, but the MSF program is new, so I am not sure about the quality of the MSF program.
I was recently told that Baruch Zicklin business school has almost 100% placement. I am just wondering if it's true and whether will it be easy to find a job in New York after graduate from the MSF Program.
Thank you!
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USC MSF or Brandeis Masters in International Economics & Finance
Hi everyone,
I am facing a bit of a dilemma as I got accepted into the USC MSF program, and the Brandeis MAeif program, and am not sure which one to choose. I like the Brandeis program as it has an Economics component to it, as well as many more specialization opportunities vs. the USC program, and to be quite honest I am not 100% sure if I want to pursue finance as a career in the future (I am leaning more towards the Economics side). I feel like if I were to attend Brandeis' program I would have a wider net of career opportunities whereas if I were to go to USC I would have to stick to Finance and nothing else. At the same time, however, I think that Brandeis' reputation probably isn't nearly as good as USC's...
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MSF Decisions: Texas vs Villanova vs WUSTL- Singapore
New member here. I am trying to gauge some reactions about these programs. Background on me. I am international student and a recent graduate of a semi-target.
Being international, I am kinda nudging towards the WUSTL-Singapore program since I know how difficult it is currently for internationals students to get a job in the States. I went through hell and ended up with a job at a decent firm but they have decided against giving me a H1B because of costs. So, I kinda don't want to go through this shit again. Don't get me wrong, I love America, college had been the best years of my life. And I would prefer to get a job here in the States but I am apprehensive afters my experience.
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Help : MSF decision
Hello,
I am an international student and have applied for MSF in US. So far I have got into following universities.
Texas A&M uni - MSF - Cheapest among all and better reputation overall. Also target (or maybe semi-target) for Texas. But first year for international students so don't know about the placement. Maybe some TRIP track people can comment on this.
Purdue uni - MSF (average priced, but don't know whether target for Chicago market or not. Also many people on this forum have suggested not to attend)
Arizona - MMF (safety)
USC - Didn't here anything yet (but don't think I can get in)
I am planning to apply to Notre Dame and SMU this month (a bit of late to apply, but I'll try). I know all these aren't tear 1 universities but that is the best I can get into.
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MSF Late Round Prospects
Profile:
Analyst Intern at a Hedge Fund for 1 year
University of Washington, 3.32 cumulative GPA (low first few quarters, followed by fairly strong upward trend), 3.6 Finance GPA
Stanford University, 4.15 GPA in two courses
GMAT: 690, 44Q/40V
Strong Letters of Recommendation
Decent Essays
Late Round Applicant
Schools:
Vanderbilt, Villanova, UIUC, WUSTL, Johns Hopkins, Fordham, Penn State Great Valley
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Okay once again, Vanderbilt vs Villanova MSF?
jkb
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Villanova vs Vanderbilt MSF or is it better to wait and just apply for MBA?
Okay I've been accepted to both and they say I don't have much time for acceptance as classes are beginning in July but I'm torn between which one to choose. A little about my background: I'm an international candidate and never been to US before. My undergrad is Non-target UK Applied Accounting with a converted GPA of 3.8(first class honors) & 730 GMAT. My post MSF goal is to work in IBD or Consulting and plan on doing MBA after 2 or 3 of graduation. My questions are, considering the job placements of both schools, which one should I go with? I've never really given a thought to working in NYC. I'm more inclined towards Vandy's location, Texas or the West Coast. And another question is what are the job placements for international students like?
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Question about CMC Internship
I was looking at their web earlier and came across "summer internships". Does anyone on here know what the exactly mean by that? I'm all confused because this is what I read
"The Master’s Program in Finance students are available for internships during the summer before they start the one-year graduate program"
Does this mean the students have to show up & do the summer internship before the classes actually start in August? Is this a compulsory thing? I'll attach a screenshot also :)
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Need some MSF advice
Hello everyone,
Need some advice so I am turning to this forum. I am an international student who went to a top 10 undergraduate business school (semi-target) and recently graduated in May. After graduation I came back to my home country and worked in the family business. But I have not enjoyed this experience at all and after discussion with my parents I have decided to pursue a MSF and also try and find a job in the States. I greatly enjoyed my college and internship experiences in the States
I want to go to a school where the student population is not too greatly skewed by the international students. And where the schools at least provide a modicum of help to the international students.
My profile:
3.25 (Finance and Econ major)
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Help needed(Profile evaluation)
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MSF/MFE Profile Evaluation
Background:
Nationality: Swedish
Age: 22
GPA: 3.7 finance undergrad from non-target
GMAT: 780
6 months Internship in the PwC(Advisory Dept)
Other few academic achievements
My target programs are:
Vanderbilt MSF
Duke MMS
MIT MFin
CMC MFin
(Princeton MSF)*
(Haas/UCLA MFE)**
*The reason why I added Princeton is because trying doesn't hurt.
** Also, I don't have any C++ or programming knowledge but UCLA has some online courses for that.
Additional Info & the main concern:
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MSF to equity research?
I'm going to get an MSF later this year and I really wanna do equity research. Is this possible? The program I'm doing IS CFA partnered and I plan to get up on that.
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msf bocconi vs frankfurt school of finance and management
Hello all,
I have recieved admit from frankfurt school of finance and management and bocconi university.i am unabe to decide between these two universities.i am an international student with no work ex and henceforth it will be difficult for me to find a job,so i want to join a univ which has a very good reputation regionally among the employers.
Thank You
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