HEC vs IE vs ESADE vs Bocconi

Hello everyone,

I am an electrical engineering graduate from the highest ranking Turkish institution with 3.00/400 (Honors degree). Right now I am working as a business analyst at Deloitte Strategy & Operations and would like to pursue an MSc Finance degree at a target school. By the start of the program, I will have a year of professional experience as a management consultant. My first choice is HEC followed by IE and ESADE.

My GMAT score is 710 (Q: 51, V: 34) and I have 1 investment banking internship at the largest local firm as well as an internship at the largest defense industry company of Turkey. I wonder, what are my chances for HEC?

Note: last year I was accepted to Bocconi MSc Finance with a %50 scholarship, however, couldn't attend due to its 2-year structure since I will have a full scholarship for a 1-year program from Turkish local authorities.

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