MFin Advice for 2026

Hello All,
I will be applying to colleges for the 2026 intake, kindly review my profile and colleges I plan to apply to and let me know if I should make any changes. I am mainly concerned with the employment prospects particularly for Indian Students. Target Role: AM (preferably HF).

My profile:
UG - Tier 3 IIM BBA - 7.8/10 (Top 10 Percentile)
Student Investment Club President
CFA L2 Cleared
GRE Q: 170
GRE V: 165
AWA: 4.0

Internships:
India based Quant Firm - 100m+ AUM - Quant Researcher
Insurance Fund Management - Top 10 Insurer in India
Ministry of Finance, India
Summer Internships - EY, BCG (Public Policy)

Extracurricular
2 Climate Finance (implications on asset pricing) research papers published - decent journals 
RA for college faculty
Quant Projects based on Volatility Trading, Stock Price Forecasting ML Based
Entrepreneurship - B2B solutions startup - helps small business outsource non core business operations.
Finance Case Study published in HBS
3+ Government Projects

Target Colleges:
Princeton BCF MFin
Oxford Said MSc Fin
Yale MAM
LSE MSc Fin
NYU MSQE
Columbia MSFE
HEC MFin
Wharton Def. MBA
Stanford Def. MBA

Also have an option to get one year work experience.

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