Any advice on these schools?
Hey guys, just wanted to get your opinion on these MSF programs and how you would rate them.
I know they are not cream of the crop, but given my low GPA, they are my best bets probably.
Tulsa
UT Dallas
University of Baltimore
University of Tampa
University of Colorado at Denver
I've read this entire forum before posting to see if anything was said, but only UT Dallas and Tulsa were discussed and not a lot was said.
The most important aspect is job/internship placement so I would imagine location would be huge. I'm realistic and realize these schools are at best semi-targets but I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about them or maybe you go there and would like to share your experience.
Thanks.
The most important aspect is where you want to be in 5 years. At the vast majority of schools, and especially schools of this caliber, you aren't going to escape the region unless you want to do all of the work yourself, and it's probably not in your best interest to stray as then you lose the minimal network that the region might enjoy.
As for the schools themselves, I would think about the economic climate of the area.
UT-Dallas Pro: (supposedly) a top 50 MBA program per USNews, so maybe they have some decent faculty for an MSF. Texas is very strong economically and the DFW metroplex has a large number of asset managers. Con: It's in the northern suburbs of Dallas...you'll be competing for jobs with those from real UT, SMU, (i.e more prestigious, better network in region) I personally don't think great things when I hear UT- (anything but Austin).
Tulsa I have never been to Tulsa but they sent me so much shit in the mail (after i took the GMAT...including a fortune cookie) that I actually read a bit on the internet. Despite my impressions of Oklahoma, Tulsa actually appears to be fairly affluent (it is a private school after all). It is home to billionaire George Kaiser and his firm BOK Financial, as well as several oil cos. If you go here assume you will never leave.
The rest: I would rather be dead than live in Florida (but you've got RayJay in Tampa), everything I know about Baltimore I learned on The Wire (but I imagine Johns Hopkins has some decent placement/competition), Colorado (nice place to live, but might run into the negative "subsidiary" issue a la' UT-D.)
If I was moving from another planet, taking into account geography, economic climate, et al. I'd probably go Colorado.
You need to get a high score on GMAT and aim higher bc those schools really don't seem worth attending. You're better off working for a few years, then trying to get into a good MBA program, but I guess you will still have the same issue. So your best bet is to get a good GMAT score, maybe take a few math courses to show your quant aptitude, and apply to better MSF programs.
when you say low GPA, what range are we talking??
Thanks for the responses guys,
I was an athlete in college, majored in Economics, minored in Finance and Geography and my GPA suffered from that committment (road games, fitness workouts, practices and so on). I ended up with a 2.75 (3.00 in major) and my senior year was a 3.24. Most of the damage was from earlier years. My GMAT practice scores are from 680-710.
Thanks for that short analysis Carthwright btw. I spent the last week researching US b-schools but what about Europe. I do have a Polish and Canadian citizenship, and since Poland is a member of the EU Im sure it won't cost me as much as anything on the North American continet. What's worth attending there (Assuming they place people with companies that have US/Canadian branches)
Any kind of advice/help is appreciated, thanks
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Yea I want to get into IB and thanks for the summary of Colorado's B-schools. Seems like I can scratch UCD off my list as even the reviews on studentreviews.com of the campus itself aren't that great. I get that beggards cant be choosers, but I think I have SOME choices here. Anyways, thanks for the help.
as mentioned before, i'm sure raymond james recruits at tampa, so you'd have a good chance there if you get good grades and network with alumni
RealDeal, if you're out of state, it would be worth it to pay the extra for DU. The only national name in Colorado is CU (Boulder) and DU is probably the only one besides CU that can set you up in business otherwise. Good luck!
Transfer! Go there, study your ass off, transfer to a McIntire, Wharton, Haas (UVa, Penn, Berkeley) type program in two years time.
Good luck-
EDIT: Misread
I stand corrected. Sorry-
Don't go to UTampa hoping for RayJ. They can pick from many other schools nearby (e.g. USF, UF, Rollins, other better FL schools) before going there.
When you mean transfer, you mean after the first semester? Most of the MSF programs are 12-14 month long right? Would the likes of the schools you mentioned to transfer to, frown upon something like that or has anyone here ever done that and can shed some light on the process?
He misread your post and thought you meant undergrad, RD, I don't think transferring in a 1 year program will either look good or be possible.
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