Turned down MSF offers last year to go a different path, is it possible to come back?

You don't seem to have a brain. Should you also call Harvard stupid because they don't place as big of a percentage in IB? They don't place as many in IB because they simply have more choices.

Same applies for Michigan, which is a top Midwest undergrad feeder in any industry, you misinformed idiot

I have zero doubts that Nova has many students that could've done equally well, but to say Nova is a better school than Michigan in job placement is only your own masturbation.

Also, you can feel inferior because you went to nontargets. It's good research anyways back when I wasn't in yet. I see that plenty of nontargets can get into top programs for a change, so don't kill their hope, fool.

I think Vanderbilt or WUSTL give you a higher probability of breaking into IB than Duke, Michigan or Nova. If D/M/N gave you scholarship money and you were fine with a close to banking, but not banking role, then I would say revisit those three schools.

Look at it like this. You have a job within a bank. Ideally, you'd want to be in underwriting or something like that where you would be getting credit skills. Surely, you can try and lateral within the bank or go to a smaller bank in that underwriting role. That will give you skills that you could utilize to get into banking directly.

Or, you could keep working for the bank and do a couple things to bolster your resume.

1) Really in-depth charity work. Like throw all your effort into it and have a really striking story to tell.

2) Get involved with ACG, TMA, get on their junior board. ACG has a university you can attend that would look nice on your resume. It would help with getting into banking directly or to beef up your MBA application.

3) Look for a cert program. Not sure where you work, but NYU has a bunch of good certs and you get a GPA. This would give you a new brand to put on your resume and build skills.

4) CFA

5) PT masters at a university with a good brand. This will allow you to continue to work.

Once you start working and have a job with some ability to progress, the MSF becomes a very expensive opportunity. I worked for about 3 years when I did mine, but I was looking to a) relocate, b) my bank was impacted because of the housing crisis and my trajectory was changed and c) I've always wanted an MSF and just loved the subject and material.

But in general, I advise people that an MSF is good if you have 2 years or under in experience. Once you start building your resume it is easier to do an MBA from a T1-15 school. Any good program and you can come in at a MM or BB bank as an associate.

Anyone who thinks Vanderbilt & WUSTL has better chances of IB, is out of the mind. @TNA"

For fact checks, why don't you check DUKE and MICHIGAN's undergraduate/MBA job reports? Any MSFs are also in-between of the two, so check some percentages please?

It is even more ridiculous to compare DUKE, MICHIGAN with NOVA. Like I said before, I'm sure NOVA has a ton of successful alumni, but the school's ability to place students is a joke comparing to the others. Reminds me of the techjobsyankee joke about Thunderbird (which is now free-for-lunch Arizona State) versus H/S.

IB is an internship heavy business. It's also very heavy with relationships. Too many undergrads have CFA L1 knocked out before bachelors', so it's a plus but won't get you over. TNA said some stuff about making your experiences more transferrable that I finally won't discredit entirely, and those tips would work well whether you apply back to MBA or MSF/MMS.

Most two year top 15 programs cost 120k plus. You may be looking at the wrong standards if their tuition before discount is near 60k total. Not all MBAs are equal.