cambridge master of finance
Does anybody know the acceptance rate statistics at Cambridge for their Master of Finance program? They don't require GMAT, thus I can imagine alot of people apply. Do you think acceptance is easier for international students?
Anyone with specific knowledge of this program please comment.
Cambridge is much easter to get into than LSE for econ and finance masters, though that being said, it's one of England's 3 red bricks and they will expect the highest grades.
UK grads are expected to be in the top 1% of their university, with a flying first. However that translates in the American scoring system, you'll need the equivalent. International students typically find it harder to find places because your competing against the world for aroud a third of the places on the course, whilst UK grads only compete with each other for two third of the places.
I'm not saying this to discourage you, I'm just telling you this so that you don't approach the application with complacency.
To get into Cambridge, LSE or Oxford, you need a high 2:1, not a first. That corresponds to the top 10-15% of your university class. Getting in the top 1% of your class will help your chances, but it isn't the end of the world if you don't, as long as you have a solid application, extracurriculars, and internship experience.
I would say that at the good British unis (think UCL, Warwick, Imperial) at least 50% of the people will get a 2:1 or more.
Cambridge also has a Mphil in Real Estate Finance, does this program have lower admission standards. Do you think it will open doors to bulge bracket real estate teams?? Middle Market?? ....or is the Real Estate Finance program a waste of money???
I wouldn't say "much easier to get into than LSE." You're forgetting that LSE has created about a million new majors over the past few years so that it could still pretend it has low acceptance rates per major while bringing in a ton of people.
Not bashing LSE, but let's be realistic here...
A 2:1 won't be strolling on to a finance masters at cambridge - econ undergrad spits out a lot of 1:1s because of maths modules.
1% was a huge overexaduration, I'm just trying to warn against understating how hard it is to get into. Its the top students, doing the top courses, at the top institutions.
rebelcross - good point on LSE - but still - an Msc in finance is pretty much their flagship course - never going to be easy to get on
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