Advice on these MSF programs
I am on the brink of applying to a MSF program and because it is so late in the admission process, only these options are available to me. Now I know most of you went to top schools, but Im hoping some of you, maybe considered any of these schools in the past and can share your findings with me. I would imagine best choice would be a program next to a large, urban area with a big alumni base.
John Hopkins American U U of Tulsa Brandeis Bentley Northeastern U of Denver U of Texas Dallas
Rochester (unlikely because of their costs)
Which one would be the most represented in banking and finance? The whole Linkedln search for all of these yields encouraging results but maybe some one you can help me out. Maybe there are some suggestions as to the "hidden gems"of the MSF programs?
Honestly, none of them.
What are your numbers (GPA, GMAT, etc.)? Because if they're good enough, it might be more beneficial to just wait the extra year and get into a better program with a more reliable placement record. A Master's degree is not something you should just rush into.
Wait a year. If you have decent stats you can get into much better programs next year (decent is probably 650+ GMAT, 3.2+GPA). If you have good stats (680+ GMAT, 3.4+ GPA) the top 5 MSF programs will be good fits. Like SF said, don't rush into a master's program just for the degree.
I have no choice and I'm not looking for a FO job as an analyst right away. Perfect scenario would be intership during my MSF that leads to a FT offer after I graduate in the FO/MO. I can't wait a year even though I might be able to get into better programs. I realize this is setting myself up for an even more uphill battle, but I'm okay with it. Don't exactly need to go the IBD route. I'd be happy with a corporate finance position at a Fortune 100 company for starters. My GPA holds me back from applying anywhere the likes of Princeton, WashingtonU,NUY and MIT. Everyone else is not responding to my emails and U of Florida is biased towards its own UG class that they outright tell people how things are. Villanova and Tuland started, while Vanderbilt is out. BC along with UIUC are not responding to my multiple emails...
Rochester, is reviewing my stuff so I'll hear back from them tomorrow but they are like $1400 per credit for around 43 credits I think. Ridicolous.
Those are my only choices guys and while Denver ain't the most exciting place in the world I'm sure there are some boutiques that would hire someone with a MSF degree. Same thing goes for American's Kogod School of Business and its Washington, D.C. location. I'm sure it's not IMPOSSIBLE to get something coming out of Brandeis.
And if you think for one second that it's only the 3.5/750 kids out there that are joining WSO in search of advice, then you are wrong. I'm sure SOMEONE on WSO looked at these schools before doing their MSF or heard things about them. My stats are not comparable to that, but my EC's and letters of recommendations are pretty darn good so I'm ready to kick ass in grad school, get that 3.8 or 3.9 and get myself another shot at recruiting as long as SOMETHING is out there.
So I kindly ask, out of those schools and maybe you have any other suggestions, if you had personal experience with them or know what the general consensus is on the Street and in the area these schools are located near, please speak up.
Taking my GMAT this Monday, practice scores are from 640-680 and GPA is 2.75 in Economics with minors in Finance and Geography.Senior year GPA was 3.25 and my finance minor grades were all A's except one class. Our notoriously hard and textbook dependant Gen. Eds. screwed me over in the beginning when I was settling in. Also played on our Men's Soccer program with a few NCAA's appearances. School was non-target, state school. Hopeless, I know but in my case my grades were really a reflection of my enviroment and not my potential. I got accepted in every school I applied to in high school, but had a professional soccer tryout coming up and after I came back I had to settle for my alma mater.
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