Im in a master degree program for mathematics at a top 30 school. How bad is a 3.3 i plan on networking with alumni this break. I did undergrad finance and econ. Thanks for your comments.
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It is what it is. If you have a decent load of work experience behind your belt then GPA will take a back seat.
Meh, you'll be fine if you've got the rest of the package in order and network well/are not a social retard.
Is your school a target btw? (or at least have recent grads going into finance)
It's going to be tough. 3.3 from a top 30 (assuming 20-30) school means that there are tons of people with a better GPA from a better school.
Masters (non-MBA) programs are overrated. Most banks have limited their recruitment to them - the quality of candidates is a mixed bag, you get a lot of candidates who have limited English skills. You also get a lot of candidates who think you'll be using MatLab or some type of statistics software on the trading floor. Most banks do not pay a premium for a masters - you're competing with undergrads who in general meet the "fit" category better than masters students. I completed a masters, and i've seen many candidates from target schools in masters program stumble in interviews. It makes little sense to invite many of them to superdays.
In Europe - a masters is more typical, but I'm assuming you're speaking to a U.S. school.
UC Berk.....and im not bright enough to do a PHD.
Is it their MFin program or pure math?
Pure Math, i have level one CFA and going for level 2 this June and i have previous internship at mutual fund and at BAML when it was just ML. Thanks again for the comments and what the hell are you talking about eric809? how is graduate studies in math overrated? .........I took stochastic calculus by the way and its related to finance.
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