Grad School in Europe: LSE, Oxford, Imperial, Warwick...
Hello guys!
I am going to apply to MFin or MathFin for next year. I am from Kazakhstan. Here is my profile:
1. The Best University in KZ (no one knows outside of KZ)))))
2. GPA: 3.95/4
3. Internship at Islamic Bank
4. Research with math Professor related to Computational Finance (my professor is respectable in EU region)
5. International Mathematical Competition (IMC) 2014, 3rd place
6. Internship at Math Department(TA)
I want to consider schools that do not require GRE. And this is my list:
1. LSE - Math Fin
2. Oxford - MCF
3. Warwick - MFin
4. Imperial - MFin
5. Barcelona GSE - MFin
6. EPFL - MFE
Give your opinions about my chances of getting to this programs. Waiting for responses, thanks)
My major is Mathematics. I have broad background: Calculus I, II, III, Linear Algebra, Differential, Real and Complex Analysis, PDE, Numerical methods, Linear Programming Stats, Regression, Time Series Analysis, Stochastic Processes, Micro and Macro Econ, Financial Markets Programming language courses: C, Java Also I know: R, Matlab (not good, in the way of mastering it), Stata (not good) Languages: English, Russian, Kazakh, Turkish (intermediate), Arabic(beginner) P.S. Do they look at courses that you completed during your previous degree?
I think you meet the prerequisites,but I recommend you visit the website for each program you wish to apply for. I think your biggest disadvantage is the fact that you graduated from pretty much an unknown university,but luckily doesn't really carry much wait in the admission process.
Good luck!
This is good news. I have already investigated everything about this programs. Thanks
I went through a similar process in 2011 (applying for Aug 2012). I applied to only one European schools, Imperial and got accepted into their Financial Engineering and Risk Management. Although I ended up choosing another school in the U.S. (more prestigious here), I would say your stats are looking very good for applying to those schools. Yes, they do look at what you studied in undergrad, but you obviously have all the mathematics required. I suggest applying to quant finance programs provided by business schools from my personal experience and talking to Imperial alums. First, coming from a pure math background (and with your competitive academic background), I would put more focus on finance theories and CS skills. Second, business schools in general have much better career services.
Good luck!
CS meaning computer science - not Credit Suisse..
I am trying to develop CS skills, but we do not have finance courses. I do not want to go to purely computational degree, because I plan to be in Islamic Banking sector. As far as I know, they do not have a lot computational staff. Also, I plan to come back to KZ, and there is nothing to do with computational finance. I just want some good degree, from good university to do a big step into career. Also, it is taugh with funding, so, I am applying to more programs to increase my chances of getting funding. As I am from developing country, may be they give me funding.
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