Hey everyone...I recently got accepted into SDSU and SJSU as well as the John Molson School of Business in Canada... I am currently at a cc with GPA of 3.67 which should be a 3.75 after this semester. I am majoring in finance and I am trying to become an equity/futures/currency trader. Top 7% of class, Phi Theta Kappa, Finance+Investment Society
I got rejected from Cal Poly SLO and im upset as I would of been really happy to go to a boring, but beautiful town near the beach and study there. I am also waiting to hear from Tulane University-top choice.
To be honest I am not really satisfied with the schools that I got into mainly because of the reputations of these out of state and Wall St. Also there were many other schools I wanted to apply to such as UIUC, Virginia Tech, USC, University of Michigan Ross, UBC....but these schools did not allow spring transfers for 2011.....
So here is my situation....I got into schools that I am not super excited into going into....as well as wondering what my chances are for the other schools if I apply for fall 2011....
I live in San Diego currently....but want to get out of the nest and experience the world in a different perspective....but also the best college that has the best opportunity. The different perspective would definitely be the John Molson School of Business in Canada....but then again I don't know how a degree from Canada is looked at.....
If I get accepted into Tulane(Freeman School of Business)...Im going there without a doubt.....but I am unsure.... the 3 choices i have are JMSB, SDSU, or SJSU currently....which one is the best in finance and opportunities? Or should I wait and take a semester off and try for the other schools?
Also sorry for all these questions....but even when I ask my friends, parent, or counselors....they dont have too much input. It is such a hard decision....as one school pretty much sets you in one path of life...
you will have next to zero opportunities at sdsu or sjsu. I would hold out apply to michigain, ucb, etc after you get your gpa above a 3.75. Also look at UCLA, USC and claremont mckenna if your interested in instate tuition.
Note: I am from CA and know plenty of people at SDSU and you have next to zero shot. One of my good friends just started his MSF because he could not get into banking out of state.
USC and CmC are private - same tuition instate/outstate SJSU is not good for finance in general which is why I transferred out Def. wait for Fall. 3.75 will set you in another caliber of schools
Hahaha wow fail...you named only one school that has actual instate tuition which is UCLA. Please stop talking until you do the necessary research to back your points up
hey thought I should let you know that JMSB is pretty damn bad... Your only shot of getting into banking or perhaps equity research is if you get into the Kenneth Woods Portfolio Management program, which is pretty good... they manage real $ from a real portfolio and they seem to be pretty well connected
good luck
but dont get your hopes up too much... if you do go into kenneth woods program you will likely end up working in montreal or toronto
If you're looking at finance in Canada, the top two schools are Richard Ivey (University of Western Ontario) and Queen's School of Business (Queen's University). McGill, Schulich (York), Rotman (Toronto) and Waterloo are also pretty good. IMHO these schools are better than Concordia.
Wow one of the best reponses I got at any forum....All the others are clueless. Thank you,. Now that I get your responses, I will probably cross out SJSU and SDSU- good to hear of similar people not finding opp in these.
Concordia JMSB I know its rep is not as good as the Queens, Toronto, etc in Canada but the main reason I applied was the Kenneth Woods Portfolio Management Program and trading lab.....
What do you guys think about going to Concordia JMSB for a semester and then transfer to a better school after that?
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