LSE, Imperial, MIT MFin chances

Hello, just wondering what my chances are of getting into any of the following MFin programs for Fall 2015: LSE, Imperial, MIT. I am also considering applying to UofT's MFE and Warwick MFin program.

Here are a few stats about me:
BComm (Accounting) from a relatively well known Canadian university. Class of June, 2015.
GPA 3.7 out of 4
Scholarships and Deans' Honor List every year
TA for Finance and Economics classes also Tutored accounting courses as a part time job
Intern as an accountant in a small firm
Bloomberg:83rd percentile
Finance Director for my school's student run business society.
Some volunteer experience on campus and with a major not for profit organization organizing events (Aga Khan Foundation)
No experience in the finance industry
Taking the GRE in November, 2014.

Do you think I am likely to get into any of the programs especially LSE and MIT?

3 Comments
 

Well without your gmat score it's going to be very hard to assess your chances. A bad GMAT completely ruins your chances while a great one can make your application.

For Imperial your background is probably not-quant heavy enough, cause that's more of a quantitative finance master. For LSE I'd try to get a finance/consulting internship at a prestigious firm to up your chances. I don't know much about MIT's master.

 

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