MSF program

I'm holding a bachelor degree in Finance (not in US)
GPA: 3.17
GMAT: 650
no job exp, 3-months internship in Baker & Mckenzie
CFA lv1
I apply for:
Tier 1: BC, Villanova
Tier 2: Syracuse, Brandeis, Northeastern
Tier 3: Drexel, Cincinnati

Can someone give me comments? And I also want to know my chance to get into BC or Villanova.

Thanks.

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Round it to a 3.2, make sure your resume looks tight and have a nice package. You have good odds of getting admitted to both.

@Glory - I will try and reply today. Jammed up with a lot of other thigns, but I have read your PM.

 
TNARound it to a 3.2, make sure your resume looks tight and have a nice package. You have good odds of getting admitted to both.

@Glory - I will try and reply today. Jammed up with a lot of other thigns, but I have read your PM.

Great, no rush...thanks again.

 

Without more information its a little tough to give an accurate assessment of your candidacy, but judging by resumes I've seen for MSFs you look like you'll squeak by if you're able to write something compelling. The real issue you'll have and should be preparing to conquer will be OCR / networking issues out of whatever MSF you get into. Yes, you may be able to "get in" but when you're recruiting alongside your peers or UGs you'll get smoked by those that came prepared and then doing that MSF will basically be a huge money suck.

'Before you enter... be willing to pay the price'
 
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BepBep12Without more information its a little tough to give an accurate assessment of your candidacy, but judging by resumes I've seen for MSFs you look like you'll squeak by if you're able to write something compelling. The real issue you'll have and should be preparing to conquer will be OCR / networking issues out of whatever MSF you get into. Yes, you may be able to "get in" but when you're recruiting alongside your peers or UGs you'll get smoked by those that came prepared and then doing that MSF will basically be a huge money suck.

This.

From the start of my MSF (early/mid summer) up until a couple weeks ago when I got a couple offers it has been pretty much an un-fun, sleep deprived, stressful experience... Don't get me wrong - I love the school where I am, classes/profs have all been very good, and I try to pretend I'm still living the undergrad life a couple nights a month... but I decided to go 200% non-stop until I secured my desired position at a solid firm. This meant non-stop networking/company research/job searching/applying/interview prep all while acing every class so I could put a 4.0 on the resume and doing some ECs as well.

I'm sure I could have scaled it back a little, but I wasn't about to waste my one and only shot at OCR, end up without an offer, and have a nice pile of loans hanging over my head. This wasn't directed at you OP, I just wanted to agree with BepBep and reinforce his point with a personal story.

 

JHU is staring a FT, day MSF from what I hear.

If you want me to look at your profile a little closer, PM me and I will give you my email to send me your resume.

 

Hi Everyone..

Am new to WSO...

I am planning to pursue MS in Finance from US .. Have applied to a few Univ .. GRE: 319 (Q162, V157, AWA: 3) , TOEFL: 110 Univ List 1) CMU - MSCF Profram 2) Princeton Univ - MSF 3) Rutgers - MQF 4) SUNY Buffalo - MSF 5) Purdue Univ - MSF 6) CUNY Baruch - MFE 7) Boston College - MSF 8) UTAustin - MSF

Request you to evaluate my profile. Also, let me know if there are any Safe colleges I can apply to.

Thank you.

 

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