Bad experiences after graduation, chance at master's in finance programs?
Hi,
I graduated in 2007 in engineering. I went to HYP target with about 3.5 GPA and 3.7 Departmental GPA.
I tried a year of graduate school in computer science, didn't like it and dropped out after a year (out of a two year program). I did a summer internship in tech at a bank and received a full time offer. I took two random jobs to pass the time, and got fired from both, and the offer was withdrawn because I got fired and withdrew from my master's program. So my work history is not very good. Since then, I have just travelled around and done random things. I volunteered for a conservation project in Greece (really because I just wanted to go to Europe), and will teach English to a host family in Rome staring mid January for a month or two (again because I want to go back to Europe). I have not done anything serious. In my free time I run some websites as a webmaster and get some money from that, enough to pay off bills and whatever and for some light traveling which is how I've been able to afford the travels.
I wanted a more front office job than what was involved in my tech internship, so I looked into a master's in finance program (more econmics/finance programs, I'm not interested in quant stuff with heavy math or computer science), where my goal is to find a job right after graduation.
I'm interested in master's finance programs but I want to know what my chances are since my background is not so good. Will I even have a chance since I dropped out of the graduate program?
Will they ask me to list a graduate program I didn't finish? My grades were very bad too (I got C's, etc.) so if it's something they check I don't think I'll have a chance.
Will it depend a lot on my personal statement/motivations, etc.? Or will they just look at me and assume since I didn't finish the program last time and have pretty much been a bum the past 2-3 years that I will not take this program seriously?
Will I have a chance even at a school like LSE (MSc in Finance and Economics)? I am not even interested in the other schools in this tier (cambridge, etc.) because I heard LSE is best for recruiting and my goal is to find a job right after.
And if not, what do you think are some solid schools that would be worth applying to?
Thanks!
Can you tell me how you make money on the net running websites.
I am really interested in doing this. And if this makes me enough to pay off the bills and do some light travel, id be pretty happy with that lifestyle!
Well, they aren't sites that I've just thrown together, I am self-employed as a webmaster/website designer and it takes a lot of time to maintain them, sometimes I work on them all day. your question is like asking someone to teach you how to start a company haha.
Any thoughts on my question about chances getting into finance programs? Mostly I really want to go to LSE but not sure what chances I have, thanks!
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