Last Semester Need Advice.
I am in a predicament, I am torn between a few different options for my last semester and could really use some input from those wiser than I. Currently, I go to a state non-target school majoring in economics and still have no finance background or summer internship. I have one more semester where I hoped to study abroad to fulfill my language requirement and have a bit of fun.
My problem is that If I come out this summer with no Internship and go abroad I will not have access to recruiting and will have a more difficult time networking. Also, the program runs to late January. This becomes a problem because I wanted to take my GMAT and get an MSF the following summer in which case applications are due in march and a month is probably not enough time to study.
So my options are: (1) Stay at my current school for the fall semester and add a minor in business, have access to recruiting and graduate in December which should leave enough time for studying for the GMAT.
(2) Come home after taking summer courses, study for the CFA level 1, network for a winter/spring internship and study like mad to ace the GMAT. Then if I don't have a full-time offer, enroll for the MSF.
(3) Study abroad and have a blast but miss out on recruiting & strong networking (meetings). Plus risk cramming for the GMAT, getting a low score and be left without a full-time offer and have to wait a full year to apply for the MSF program.
All have obvious pros and cons and I would appreciate everyone's input. Thanks.
Most respected Mfins, MFEs, MSFs require 2 years experience at least. Also why CFA ?
It looks like you've already made up your mind RE: study abroad. Though I suggest you go ahead and take the time to get some international experience, especially if it will bring your language(s) up to a native level. I spoke to my interviewers and those proficiencies were the one thing that consistently stood out. Also, your school probably provides access to career services to alumni their first year out.
I hate to bust your bubble, but you won't ace the GMAT and a 670 is a decent enough score for all but the most prestigious post-undergrad programs. And when you open that envelope and don't see "800," you will wish you had taken full advantage of school before plunging into the working world.
I appreciate your post but have not made up my mind and actually think all three are decent ideas, with getting a minor in business being least helpful I think. I did not literally mean 800 for gmat but actually around the 675-700 mark you mentioned. I also figure if I cannot study abroad I will have about 2 weeks of summer vacation to go abroad.
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