MS in Finance: Wash U Olin, U Rochester Simon, or MIT Sloan?

Hello everyone,

I am currently in a unresolved situation and desperately seeking for advice from people with better understanding about these programs than I do.

I want to work in either capital market research, or Asset Management, and have applied to Master in Finance programs at Olin, Simon, and Sloan. My GPA is 3.99/4.00 and GMAT is 740. I haven't had any full-time work experience but a 2-year part-time in various positions; my resume appears strong, according to professors and mentors and also people working in the finance industry I have talked with before.

Here is the situation:

- Olin accepted me but provided no financial aid whatsoever to anyone (given that their Corp finance and investment track only has 28 people last year and the acceptance rate is 6%, I wonder why?)
- Simon accepted me, gave me its highest amount of scholarship possible (20% of tuition), and also invited me to their scholarship weekend, so more chance to increase my scholarship amount.
- Sloan invited me to Cambridge for a 30-min interview last week.

I guess my top-choice is MIT, but I won't know the result until March 10 this year, which is AFTER the deadlines for both Olin and Simon. I need a back-up plan and am struggling to decide which program, Olin (requiring $700 deposit by Feb 25), or Simon ($1,500 deposit by Mar 3) I should accept, in case MIT doesn't come through?

Any, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you very much!

 

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