MSF profile review/recommendations
Hello All,
I graduated from the university of Georgia in May 2013 with a non-business major (international affairs). I decided to try my luck getting a job in the business world and ended up settling for a job in the escrow department at a mortgage servicing company in Charlotte. While it pays the bills, I'm pretty miserable.
I've recently considered going back to school for my MSF summer/fall 2015. I've acquired an interest in finance and economics the past couple of years and feel like I need to "rebrand" myself as I've found it difficult to find jobs without any formal business/finance education and experience. I graduated with a 3.8 gpa from the honors program. I also took a lot of upper level Econ courses including econometrics. I plan on taking the GMAT during the fall. I'm pretty confident I can get a good score. I have a good track record with standardized tests and I'll put in the studying time. I've been looking at programs at UTA, Tulane, or the mms at duke. Do I have an adequate chance at these places? What are some other programs I should check out? I'm currently looking for internships around Charlotte starting in the fall as well.
Thanks for any feedback!
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You have a 3.8 from a big, known university and some work experience. I'd say you get a 650 or better and you'll be competitive at all schools. Bonus points for being a domestic.
You'd probably have a super high chance of getting in. I'd even apply for some higher up programs like MIT as well if I were you
Thanks for the feedback. I suppose I was a little pessimistic about my chances. The gmat score is still the big question mark right now but I think I can do pretty well. I'm also not particularly interested in working in NYC. I'd rather stay in the south so I feel any of the programs I listed plus vandy and UVA would be a good fit. I also wouldn't be opposed to moving out west. I'd still have to give MIT a lot of consideration if I got in but I think my chances are still thin.
Now I have to decide if it's worth it. I think it is since I haven't much luck getting a foot in the door anywhere with just a liberal arts background. Plus the networking opportunities.
I think the only thing that might cause you trouble would be the fact that you will have been out of school for a couple years. But you're currently working in a business role & I think you'll have no problem crafting a great story as to why you're a strong candidate.
Within the South, I think your current choices are great and you should definitely apply, but I'd consider keeping an open mind about attending a school like MIT, Claremont McKenna, USC or Georgetown (after placement stats come out for the first graduating classes of those 2) too. A school like MIT would give you a plethora of options all over the US whereas southern schools tend to be a bit more regional. I guess it really depends on what type of finance role you're looking for. If you want IBD or similar versus corporate finance, you'll put yourself in a much better position coming from a school where the big NYC firms recruit heavily.
These programs love the high GPA + high test score combo, which I'm sure you'll have when applying so don't limit yourself and apply broadly.
Once you have your GMAT in hand it'll be easier to figure out where you'll likely land, but your GPA is solid and assuming this is at Wells or BAML the name should help.
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