Wanting to get a Masters in Finance but very bad undergrad grades in unrelated major, doable?
I've told my story of wanting to get into finance quite a few times on this board and the one theme of my story is that I graduated college with a 2.1 GPA as a biology major. Took the time to really think about what I wanted out of life and after really doing some evaluations on myself, realized that I wanted to go into finance and that is where my desires would be.
So I told my story and the common theme has been to get a Masters in Finance from a decent university and ace it.
I am at a point now where if I cannot get into a Masters in Finance program, I am strongly considering going into another field.
My question is, is it possible for me to even gain admission into a reputable masters in finance program or is that undergrad GPA a death sentence?
The honest answer is yes it will be extremely difficult to get into a masters in finance, near impossible. And getting into finance is even less likely even if you get into a good MSF program. I don't mean to get you down but that is just how it is. Its not impossible but you need to do something very fast that is going to make you stand out as a candidate, what that is, I'm not too sure.
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Most Master in Finance programs looked at how you performed in your quantitative-intensive courses. So if your GPA is low due to history, I would not be too hard on yourself and if you get high GMAT/GRE scores with solid letters of recommendation. You may have a shot.
Otherwise, you can always take Community College classes in Finance, Math, Econ and Ace them, that will bring your GPA up and will show Admissions how bad you want it.
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Any word on which MF programs I should be aiming for?
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