MSc finance profile evaluation
Hello everyone. I have recently finished my undergrad in Bachelor's in Commerce and am looking at the following MSc finance programs for the September 2023 intake. I will be applying sometime this December.
ESSEC
Frankfurt
SKEMA
IE
Bocconi
Stockholm School of Economics
WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
EDHEC
McGill
Edinburgh
ESADE
Trinity Business School
Bayes Business School
Background and nationality - Indian, completed my 12th with a 95.6% in the AISSCE examinations.
Undergrad information - Finished my undergrad with a GPA of 8.0/10. In my university, that translates to approximately 85-90%. I am approximately in the 93rd percentile in my class.
GMAT 700 (Q44, V40)
Work experience - At the time of application, roughly 3 months in an investment banking internship, 2 months in the treasury department of a commercial bank, and 3 months in the financial research internship from Wall Street Oasis. I would also like to mention that after I apply in December, I will be working for roughly another 6 months in the same bank. So before I join my masters', I would have 14 months of experience, BUT while applying I would have roughly 8 months. Would this make a difference?
Leadership - I was responsible for leading a team that conducted a three month survey studying financial literacy amongst the BCom.(Hons.) students in the campus.
Extracurriculars - I have been responsible for helping coordinate various programs in my hostel, including plays put up during festivities. I was involved in scriptwriting for the same plays. I'm currently working on a blog where I would frequently publish my poetry. To compensate for the lack of extracurriculars on account of me having pursued my education online due to the pandemic, I am doing a few virtual internships from Forage, including a sustainable finance internship. I am also attending the HPAIR 2022 conference as a delegate.
Volunteering - Applying for the GITEX expo and the Tech expo taking place in Dubai. Hope to get into those. I am looking at various other volunteering work that I can do here in NGOs.
Other activities - Current FMVA candidate from CFI
What programs among these do I have the most chance of getting into?
Bocconi and SSE are the two that stand out the most out of the options you mentioned. ESSEC would come after that.
Do you mean that with my current profile, I have a good chance of getting into the universities you mentioned?
Yes, I think it should be enough considering you have quite a solid background and profile. Focus on your work experience as it is what can make the difference post and pre graduation. Good luck
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