History major to FO roles
Hi everyone,
I graduated from a top Canadian university in June with strong GPA in History and I currently work as a Data Engineer at a pretty well known AI company. I like the work I do but its too backend focused, so I'm looking to move into business for FO roles (Corporate Finance, Consulting, Wealth Management, etc). Because of that, I've been researching MiM and MSF/MMF programs in Canada and the US.
My transcript wasn't quant heavy—I got Bs in Micro/Macroecon, Stats, and Intro Python, and Cs in Calculus and Linear Algebra, but I took all of these courses in my first two years of undergrad. I sat the GMAT FE to cover that gap and scored a 675, with a 83 in the quant section. These are the schools I'm currently most interested in:
McGill's MMF
Vanderbilt's MSF
Notre Dame's MSF
McIntire's M.S. Commerce - Finance Track
Fuqua's MMS
And here are my questions to you all:
1. It seems like most students at Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, and McGill had internships/prior business experience. That, presumably, makes postgrad employment much easier for them, but where does that leave students like me?
2. Are any of the schools on my list a bad fit? And are there any schools I'm missing?
3. I'm Canadian and planned on using the TN visa to work in the US but I saw that Finance roles are being strictly rejected. Does this force me solely into consulting?
The most important thing for me right now is making sure I'm not being naive and that I don't fall for cash cows/predatory programs, so any insight is very helpful. Thank you in advance.
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