Which Masters in Finance to target?

I'm an international student from Eastern Europe. Just finished bachelors and plan to apply this fall for masters in finance in US or UK. Ideally want to break into IB/consulting


 

  • Undergraduate: Bachelors in Economics (top school in country)
  • GPA: 3.2/4
  • GRE: 323 (164Q / 159V)
  • Work Experience: 1 year in equity / global market research
  • Languages: Fluent in English, C2 diploma in French
  • Additional: Winner of investment case competition, tutoring experience, programming certifications


 

Which universities should I realistically target with these stats?

8 Comments
 

go for the best in UK:

Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, LBS, Imperial. 

US I don't really know that well, maybe it's better someone else tells you about this.

For UK you have really good background and experiences and grades, surely you can get into most, if not all of these above mentioned schools.

 

definitely apply to all. Oxford might be difficult to get in, and from what I remember Cambridge is only for people with a few years of experience. But LBS, LSE, and Imperial, you can definitely get in. 

 

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