Found a few threads on this topic but they were a little dated. Only prior experience is working for a few months as a credit analyst at a regional bank ($50B assets). How much does this program move the needle vs waiting a year and applying to Vandy, Texas, UVA etc? Would prefer to work at a MM/BSB in the southeast so NYC placement is not an issue.
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Feel fairly knowledgeable about the MSF route and haven’t heard of this program. Unless conversations with alumni tend to show that the program has a strong pipeline into a company or career area you are interested in, I would wait to apply for less regional programs. Not a great sign for the grad level degrees from Wake that they shut down their full-time MBA a few years ago.
The people I knew that did that program ended up in the same corporate banking program as me, which was for being credit analysts at a regional bank. Honestly, you could probably lateral if you're trying to stay in the south given how hot the market is right now.
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