US/UK Masters Chances?
Hey guys, I recently decided to get a Master's degree in Finance or a related field at one of the US or UK's top schools. My profile looks like this:
International (East Asian)
Recently graduated from a northeastern non-target college (think colby, bentley, babson, etc) with 3.83 and Summa Cum Laude. 3 past internships during sophomore and junior years at some local boutique PE and IB shops. Haven't got a GRE scores yet but assuming 330+.
The programs I’m currently looking at include Yale M2M/AM, Booth MiF, Columbia MSAFA, Vanderbilt MSF, LBS MFA, LSE MFin, and Oxford MFE, among others.
A couple of things I've taken into account are the fact that I'm east asian (probably not preferred by any universities in both countries lol), I don't have a quant or math focused background (basic stasts and math courses taken), and for UK schols specifically, I'd assume my school is barely heard of (although we do have exchange programs with some of the listed schools) I'd appreciate any input on admission chances, program recommendation, etc. Thanks in advance for any input!
For Columbia it might be wiser to apply to Master in Fin. Econ, Financial Engineering, Mathematics of Finance programs.
I don’t fulfill the prerequisite courses so I cant
You didn't take any calc/lin alg/stats courses?
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You did not really ask a question.
GPA is good, internships are good, GRE you have not taken. Apply broadly and you will get some interviews/accepts. Focus on where you want to work - do you want to be stuck in the UK for 3-5 years? Or where do you hope to work...
if he gets into a top uni he can get a HPI visa for the UK
I meant more so if he goes to school in X country, he should be committed to living there for a bit.
I apply to UK schools mostly in the hope that it will give me more exposures to HK positions comparing to my undergrad school. I don’t particularly plan to stay in the UK for long term but if that’s my only option, i could work with that.
Ok that's good, I think the UK schools accomplish that goal. If you can take the program, summer, get a full time offer for and work for ~2years then re-evaluate your options or maybe you are lucky enough to leverage right to HK, people certainly do this. Personally do not think Vandy (less known), Booth (brand new), would be good for this purpose. Yale and Columbia might have the brand name but you're still lacking any of the commonality from UK to HK (if one can dare say this still).
I wouldn't say your profile is 'unpreferred' either. In-fact for a program like LBS it's a good story, Asia-US-UK, plus the working experience. Happy to share my LBS letter in PM.
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