How many outside hours of study MSF

Gamechanger42:

Obviously a lot of variables in play. I'm considering getting an MSF part time (if employer will pay). Want to know what the work load will be like because that will play a factor in FT PT decision.

Ohhhh, PT. I'd assume a couple hours a night at most, say, 3 nights a week. Will depend in how much finance knowledge you bring into the program..

Gamechanger42:

Esuric:

We had 1 class where we spent 40 hours a week on that class alone.

Whoa... What was the class and what program? If you don't mind me asking.

There's a series of business valuation courses at Wash U's MSF. The third and final level requires a full valuation done every week. The valuations escalate in complexity, from mature industrial manufacturers to tech start-ups (had to value Twitter before its IPO) to private entities. Though it's the final level, it's taken fairly early in the program and the teacher grades it (really his TA's) as if you were actual valuation practitioners.

Gamechanger42:

td12:

I committed about 10 hrs/week per class

Were you FT?

No PT

TNA:

Gamechanger42:

If the MSF students aren't recruited, do they compete for undergraduate opportunities? Why would students pay for a degree and then be thrown to the wolves?

I have a lot of MSF questions that I can't find on the search bar. One question is how likely is someone to get funding from the school?

I have ordinary stats and getting into BC may be a stretch. I have a 3.3 their 2016 FT class has a 3.6 and PT has a 3.1. Can someone talk about FT vs PT job seeking during an MSF program.

MSF students apply for the same OCR as undergrads (assuming you want banking). I've seen people come in a senior analyst at some F500 firms that give credit for a masters. Apply through the school, online and through networking. Primary channels for finding employment.

You pay for the degree because you want a graduate degree, want another shot at recruiting, want to redo your GPA (for whatever reason) or want another, better alumni network. This isn't all the reasons, but covers many of them.

Also, you're going to be much more knowledgeable, in general, than your fellow UG's.

Certain MSF's do not provide scholarships (WUSTL is one). Many have grants or fellowships that you can apply to. Your likeliness will depend on your previous work experience, gmat scores and GPA scores, along with the relative competitiveness of the applicant class.

PT is largely for working professionals looking to advance within their job. FT is usually for people with little to no work experience looking for a FT program so they can recruit into a FT position starting post grad.

Thanks TNA sounds like FT vs PT each has their own pros and cons. I would assume the process works similar for ER, AM, and S&T.

In general one will still have to compete for those undergraduate jobs, but they may have never had access to them if they come from a non target background. Also the OCR and alumni network are benefits graduates have for life.