Baruch College
I am particularly interested in re-directing my career into the investment field and I am considering of attending the MS program in Finance at Baruch College.
I am a former serviceman with an MBA. My assumption is that attaining a second masters with a finance focus can elevate my candidacy for FO positions.
For all those who are in the field already, does attending Baruch provide the slim chance of getting interviewed by top firms such as: GS, ML, and others.
Do let me know your thoughts...Thanks
and not Stanford, Columbia, Wharton, or Princeton?
http://www.princeton.edu/~bcf/mrecruit_resumes.htm
[quote=bluefinancer]and not Stanford, Columbia, Wharton, or Princeton?
http://www.princeton.edu/~bcf/mrecruit_resumes.htm[/quote]
i wonder how many of those kids can actually do well on an interview...
Dude, those kids seem really fucking lame and fobby.
and unbelievably smart. some of their resumes are incredible
In terms of IBD:
Analyst programs target a wider range of schools, so you'd have a chance from Baruch as an ANALYST, provided you are top of your class...
If you look at where associates in IB come from, there is a VERY narrow range of schools the top banks recruit from. If you'd be coming in on the ASSOCIATE level, I'd say your chances are slim to none...
By narrow range, I mean Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, Columbia, Stern, Dartmouth, Chicago, Kellogg, Yale, and a few other elite programs - end of story.
^^^maybe for top BB's....but i can see someone from Baruch coming into a smaller lesser known boutique as an associate....anyone agree with me?
I go to Baruch ug, and I will say this. The top 5% of undergrad kids may be smart (given a stellar GPA isn't hard at Baruch)... but there is NO excuse for not being able to get into a better graduate school. I have yet to meet anyone impressive in any Baruch grad program EXCEPT some of the mathematic/financial engineering stuff. Masters in finance... I dont know, I've never met anyone in it... but if the MBA candidates are any indication....
PS. Some of them had great CVs, others....
MSF: Baruch (in state tuition) vs. Other Tier 2 Schools (Originally Posted: 10/31/2014)
I'll be graduating in June and my current job prospects don't look too good, so I guess that takes me down the MSF route. I'm also taking the level 1 of the CFA in December and hope that I can pass level 2 by the time I get an MSF.
My stats: - 3.6 GPA Finance major from Baruch - 160 Verbal; 159 Quant on GRE (think that's an 80th percentile score)
I figure tier 1 schools are out of my range because of my GRE scores. I've already prepped pretty hard and I think this is close to the best they're going to get. I've aced most of my quantitative courses in undergrad, so I'm hoping that helps them overlook my shitty quant score.
Pro's of going to Baruch: - ~$13,000 in tuition vs. $60,000+ at private schools - Baruch is a CFA partner school, which means a lot of curriculum overlaps
Cons: - Went there for undergrad and want to expand my alumni network - There's probably higher ranked tier 2 schools I can get into? - I fucking hate Baruch and want a traditional college experience
As far as where I'm trying to live when I graduate, I'm not really sure. I grew up in NY, so my friends and family are all here. However, one part of me wouldn't mind moving to Texas and becoming an energy finance guy. (I say this without ever actually spending time in Texas). I'm just sick of living in a place where you can make $100,000 per year and feel poor.
I'm all for the Texas idea man. Make the jump.
Austin is awesome for a year and you can find solid finance gigs in real estate energy Asset Management and ibd in Dallas or houston
Dallas is cool brah. Easy to stand out as awesome.
My only suggestion is go to a different and more prestigous school than you did for your bachelors. Otherwise it's just like going to your undergrad for another year or two (most of the time some rare exceptions).
I'd like to go to a better school but think my GRE scores will prevent me from getting into any true tier 1 MSF program. Plus, I don't want to do anything extremely quant heavy anyway.
I'm thinking I have a shot at SMU, Tulane, and Texas A&M if I'm extremely lucky, which should all position me well for energy finance. I'm just skeptical about spending $60,000+ on a degree if I can get it from Baruch for $13,000 and they're all tier 2 schools anyway (except A&M). Also, not saying I want to do energy finance exclusively, just that I wouldn't mind living in a lower COL living city. Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago would fit the bill too.
PS: My extra curriculars are non-existent. Not sure if that's as much of an application killer for MSF as MBA. Maybe I can join a church finance committee or something.
Hi- one question- I thought the Baruch MSF program was called an 'Executive' MSF? Doesn't that imply one has to have several years of work ex to be eligible to apply? Also, would you have any idea what's like the minimum GRE they accept with a decent GPA (around the same as yours, 3.6)?
Sorry for the delayed response. I didn't see this until now. The traditional MSF program at Baruch is less than a year old. The executive MS has been around for a lot longer. The traditional MSF program has admissions stats on their website. If I remember correctly the GMAT was higher before they weighed it down with GRE conversion. They're not the only business school that takes a lower percentile GRE than GMAT but they are the only one I know of that lumps GRE scores in with the GMAT avg.
http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/programs/graduate/ms/ms-programs/degrees…
Yeah, the traditional program is relatively new. I am sure it will be fine though.Baruch knows what they are doing and they have a variety of other specialized masters.
Hi there! Thanks for getting back to me the last time. I got an admit in Baruch as well as several others for the MSF program. Because I don't want to drown in debt, the colleges I'm considering are SUNY Buffalo, Uni of Cincinnati and Baruch. Baruch obviously has the upper hand in that it's right next to Wall Street, but I've read in several reviews that SUNY is considered to be better than CUNY. Like me, do you think the location will play a BIG role compared to ranking, reputation etc, when it comes down to breaking into IB? Should I consider Baruch over the rest? Also I keep hearing how cut-throat it is there and not as easy to network, in spite of being in NYC. Any thoughts?
Sorry for the ignorance, but what do you mean by "I fucking hate Baruch and want a traditional college experience"? What is non-traditional about Baruch?
MSU vs Baruch vs Others (Originally Posted: 03/07/2014)
I have applied several schools for MS in Accounting / MAcc.
So far,
I've been accepted to Michigan State University and Baruch and have interviewed with Indiana University and Boston College.
If I want to go to Baruch, I have to decide as quick as possible.
Where would be the best place for me to go and learn consulting matters; and of course, which school would have best OCR?
I am a IU grad so I probably biased but I would have to say IU. Kelley is the best business school out of all the schools you mentioned. And the big four firms recruit ranging from 30 to about 50 kids from IU each year. Also, Bloomington is amazing.
any reasons behind why IU would be best bet? do they have strong presence in any other states beside of mid-west? I've known Kelley is one of the prominent b-school.
hmm at this moment, IU hasn't given me the acceptance call yet.. :/
MAcc will set you up for Accounting not consulting. Pick the one which will make networking the easiest.
Oh not necessarily consulting, i wanna start with tax/audit of course. And get a CPA. However, in long run, i wanna deal with conversion works between american and foreign company along with consulting. Thats what i meant haha
what was your stats in getting accepted into Baruch? i'm in nassau cc and i have 1 more semester till i graduate and can transfer to my 4 year school.
so, i applied for Masters program not transferring to another undergraduate; however, my stat was..
3.81/4.00 GPA 690 Q50V33 i believe lots of church related activity: singing/ppt/youthgroup/translator 3 years of school breakdance crew(foundation memebr, half-time shows+relayforlife+showcases for good causes) 2 years working experience in translating industry for Dow 1 internship for tax firm 1 current job at BAML
hopefully this helped..
Baruch college (Originally Posted: 11/10/2012)
Hi, I was wondering if this internship at JP Morgan is related to ibd?
also if i do the JPM internship and apply to sa for ibd will it help? or should i stick to boutiques and smaller banks in nyc for internships? and does going to a target school like stern's or columbia's informational events for ibd help? would it be looked down upon by the recruiters? any advice is helpful do i have a chance if i get 3.8+ gpa by next year, my sat is 1550/1600 for ibd m&a, any tips? does doing fall internships help? even if only 15-20 hours a week?
2013-Baruch-Finance-Extended-Internship-Program
(cant post the link but u can google it)
would appreciate some advice
It isn't an investment banking related internship. That said, you are a freshman, so if you can get into the program, start networking 2/3rds of the way into your internship and start expressing interest in investment banking.
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