Helping a Low-End Applicant Apply for a Masters in Finance

Right now I'm helping a low-end applicant, and I need some advice. I could really use some help and consulting with the expertise ya'll have.

This person wants to get a Masters in Finance. I think she couldn't find a job after graduation, but she's interested in working in finance.

She graduated from the University of Miami with a 3.0 GPA in Finance and Economics. Her GMAT is very low; she hasn't taken the GRE (I think). She's a Chinese national whose parents run an electronics company and probably have a net worth in the tens of millions of dollars (which is why I'm helping her). She prefers texting in Chinese to texting in English, which I guess says something about her English ability. She wants to go to a school in a big city.

So...what type of Masters in Finance program can she get into? Where should she apply to?

I personally think that her decision to apply for a Masters in Finance is not a very good idea for her future. I don't think that she has a hope of getting a job in finance even with a masters. But that's not my decision to make. I'm just supposed to help her get accepted into a program.

P.S. I'm new to this forum, so I hope that I'm not breaking any rules by posting this. :)

 
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Off topic suggestion: If the person you are helping is worth tens of millions and all she wants to do is live in the States I would recommend something called a EB-5 Visa. It is a investment Visa which gives Permanent Residency status to any one who makes an investment of 500K to regional centers or at least 1 million in the U.S. Also a PRV would help her get over the H1B issues.

I don't know if I added value but that would be my recommendation. Also, GPA of 3.0 from Miami is not terrible and "low" GMAT is subjective.

 
Hadoren:

Right now I'm helping a low-end applicant, and I need some advice. I could really use some help and consulting with the expertise ya'll have.

This person wants to get a Masters in Finance. I think she couldn't find a job after graduation, but she's interested in working in finance.

She graduated from the University of Miami with a 3.0 GPA in Finance and Economics. Her GMAT is very low; she hasn't taken the GRE (I think). She's a Chinese national whose parents run an electronics company and probably have a net worth in the tens of millions of dollars (which is why I'm helping her). She prefers texting in Chinese to texting in English, which I guess says something about her English ability. She wants to go to a school in a big city.

So...what type of Masters in Finance program can she get into? Where should she apply to?

I personally think that her decision to apply for a Masters in Finance is not a very good idea for her future. I don't think that she has a hope of getting a job in finance even with a masters. But that's not my decision to make. I'm just supposed to help her get accepted into a program.

P.S. I'm new to this forum, so I hope that I'm not breaking any rules by posting this. :)

3.0 GPA from Miami is fine. What is her GMAT? Low for an MSF is different than for MBA programs.

Assuming she has a 600 or better I would suggest the following schools:

U Houston/U St. Thomas/Tulane - Houston Campus (Houston)

UI Chicago/Loyola Chicago/DePaul - Chicago

Santa Clara/Pepperdine/U San Fran - Various Cali programs

Pace - NYC

I think this is a good start. How bad is her spoken English? I ask because many other programs require interviews and not being able to speak English is going to hurt her application.

 

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