mfin

Hey Everyone, I am currently in my second year at Business school and want to take my Masters in Finance in either UK or in the US. My preferred schools: - LBS MFA - LSE MFIN - Imperial MFIN - Said MFIN - Judge I dont know any universities in the US other than Princeton and MIT that offers a MFIN. I...

15 Jan 2020

Currently looking for advice on a situation I have, I'm a 23 year old Indonesian from top Indonesian university with an unorthodox degree (regional planning & policymaking) Currently working at a top local management consulting firm as an associate consultant (~1 year exp). Planning to work for...

16 Jun 2022

Hey guys, I am looking for the best MFin programs in the US. I have a 112 Toefl and 167Q GRE (~710 GMAT) while I have already done a Master of Finance in Europe and have a Top 10% Bachelor in a German Top 5 university. For me, it is important to get a job in the US as I see doing a Master there as...

11 Dec 2019

Hi, I'm in the process of applying for the MFIN at SSE (Dream school for its quality and affordability + want to live in Sweden). Wanted an opinion on my profile, and any suggestions other programs I should apply (want to work in finance or consulting in Sweden). Finally, an advice on how to improve...

24 Nov 2021

I am currently a senior student at a univeristy (not famous) outside US and Europe majoring in Economics and minoring in Math. I am considering applying to Master of Finance programs in the U.S. and Europe and upon completion trying getting a job at an investment bank or trading ( at least an...

09 Sep 2016

Hello So I a recently graduated from McMaster University in Canada with a 1.9 GPA. First year was a write off due to the typical first year away from home and wanting to party experience. Second and third year I was doing full time PE internships while doing FT school hence my grades suffered. Then...

11 Dec 2020

Currently working at a small real estate company in an analyst role (mainly acquisitions/dispositions), would like to jump into IB (if I can) or real estate private equity. Considering Arizona State, UC Irvine, Utah, and SMU for my MSF (I applied to UT Austin but haven't heard back yet), thoughts on...

01 May 2019

Dear community, I am from Asia and have 2 offers - both IBD - 1 from a boutique IB and 1 from a Big 4 firm. My goal is to study MFin at MIT/Oxford/Cambridge in 2-3 years and go to BB IB/PE in US/UK/Asia. The boutique IB has 10 offices around the globe, including NYC & London, although most are in...

21 May 2018

Application season is coming up, so I figured I would provide some unofficial info via Q&A on the program to those interested. Anything goes from admissions (chances, essays, interviews) to curriculum to class profile to quality of instruction to industry connections to job placement to anything...

02 Jul 2012

Hi, I am looking to change sectors and get into IB (London/NY). Background: B.Com(Hons.) - 79% , CFA L3 passed, GMAT - 750 (Q50V42), 1 year at Barclays as finance analyst, 2 years at Teach For India (NGO -Education). I need help: 1) Given my background, is such a transition into IB viable? 2) Should...

14 Dec 2019

Having realized that it's going to be almost impossible for me to get into trading (in any capacity - S&T, HF, Prop) with my current resume, I've been doing lots of thinking and prepping in hopes of perhaps going back to school. I've been speaking to the head of one of the MFE programs in the...

22 Jan 2015

Need advice on which MSF program to attend. Deciding between Vanderbilt, WUSTL, and UT Austin. I don't care about geographical location in terms of the school or placement. I want to be placed at a bulge bracket IB program. My background: - Umiami BA Econ gpa 3.1 - 1 year work exp. in financial...

12 Apr 2015

As i noticed that many top US universities do not offer master degree in Finance, instead, they have plenty of PhD or MBA. Is there a ranking for Master of Finance (MSF/MFin) NOT financial engineer or quantitative finance... So far i know good schools like Princeton and some UK schools (LSE, LBS,...

02 May 2009

Hi Fellow Monkeys. I wanted to apply for the 2019 intake of the MFin programs in USA. However, my profile is a little shy in some of the maths and statistics areas in particular. Also, I would like to do a course in Python, to brush up on the programming skills (I use VBA at work, so have some...

09 Sep 2018

Please give me a profile Eval for MIT MFin: 3.8 GPA Economics from Top 20 US Undergrad (Math Courses: Statistics = A, Calc I = A, Calc II = A) 3.3 GPA at MAcc at Top 25 School Internships at Venture Capital Firm, Boutique Investment Banking Firm, Big 4 financial advisory, and BB Wealth Management...

07 Jun 2015

Is business school really the key to break into trading? This has been popping into my head a lot lately, with the job market as it is today, more and more prospective monkeys have dropped the chase and picked up the books instead to realize their BSD dreams. Here on WSO, after the usual networking...

29 Nov 2010

So I'm considering doing my MFin or Msc Finance abroad after I finish my undergrad in 2016 (Canada, semi-target school). My current GPA is pretty crap (2.9), the first 2 years of university were really hard for me, but now I've got my shit together and think I can finish with around a 3.10. As of...

21 Mar 2015

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04 Aug 2014

I know this topic is not related to admissions so my apologies in advance if it's not in the right forum. I am currently in a relationship with a great girl; we've been dating for about 2 years, and even though marriage is not something that's on my mind yet, i could definitely see myself marrying...

18 Feb 2013

I go to a non-target school (junior) and am considering going into a masters of finance program right after graduation. I had S & T interviews at 4 BBs and didn't get a SA offer and really want to be in Sales & Trading. I will also have the CFA level 1 & II out of the way before I enter the masters...

29 Mar 2009

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I tried to exhaust the search feature before posting this. I'm currently thinking about applying for a MSF at a top university (think Princeton, MIT, LSE, etc.) and was curious to see if I currently have a reasonable chance at being accepted to these...

14 Apr 2014

US schools seem too expensive for me, and I think I would stay in canada despite the BB being in USA. I am at a non target and I want to break into banking and think by going to a grad program it will give me access to recruiters to help me break in. Know of any good programs? So far this is what I...

25 Jan 2013

Princeton just put up internship and full-time placements for its MFin class this year, and they are insane. http://www.princeton.edu/bcf/graduate/placement/ Getco, Citadel, Soros, and practically all the rest are BB, mostly Goldman. Thoughts?

25 Feb 2011

Hey, Is a Mfin from MIT then a top MBA from H/S/W/C/C worth it? Let say you will be 27 when applying to an MBA, 2 Masters (one mfin), 2 years ib/consulting experiences (one pre MFIN one post MFIN)? I GUESS you will be promoted to associated when you already have an mfin... but let say you got bored...

07 Mar 2011

Hello all. I was told to post here as you would be helpful in guiding me through this. A little bit about me: I am a 5th year undergrad senior graduating in December of this year. I am graduating with three majors in Business Economics, Finance, and Accounting at a large public university (Think SEC...

13 Nov 2011

If you go to a finance school like Booth can you essentially incorporate an MFin and MA Econ into your MBA? Most MA Econ = macro, micro, econometrics, random electives (which could prob overlap with the finance ones) Most MFin = (these seem to vary more, but I'm listing some common ones)...

20 Oct 2011

Hi guys, I'm new to the website, but I've been following for a few months now. I'm about one week away from submitting a slew of Finance applications (just need to finish up the statements of purpose), and I'm just curious what people thought of my chances for acceptance. The cost of applications is...

10 Jan 2011

Hi, I am about to graduate from my university. Recently got MIT MFIN and fixed income strategy intern at an IB. I do not know whether I should go to MFIN first or try to get full time offer after the intern, and then go for MBA? I do not mind spending time doing both, but they are just too...

01 Mar 2011

I was trading derivatives at a BB and was made redundant recently . Since job mkt seems shut down at the moment, I decided to go back to school. I have the following options: 1. MFE at UC Berkleley 2. MFin math at Stanford 3. NYU Math finance My goal is to go back to trading or structuring on the...

22 Feb 2009

Assume I'm a student at an outer borough CUNY (City University of New York) with no on-campus recruiting. I have the opportunity to graduate from this CUNY by August of next year – winter and summer sessions included. Next-to-best-case scenario is graduating with a BA in Economics & Math and, if...

31 Mar 2010

So I am still waiting on several colleges that all come out next week, but as of right now I am settled on UVA. Cost is no issue, but I was wondering if it was worth getting an MFin through the 5 year undergrad program at McIntire. Due to AP classes and such in high school I have 40 credits that I...

24 Mar 2015

Hello WSO, I am an undergraduate computer science student from a non-US, non-target university who somehow managed to land a trading internship at a $20B+ quant hedge fund based in Chicago for this upcoming summer. I am thinking about doing a master's degree in the United States at a top school to...

28 Feb 2015

Hi guys, I am a senior in college and interested in IB or PE after graduation. I have applied to some top master of finance programs in the UK and US, including Oxford MFE, Princeton MSF, MIT Mfin, Columbia MFE. I already got admitted to Oxford's Master of Finance Economics program. How would you...

21 Nov 2012

Hi, I have an extremely poor undergrad GPA (2.19) in engineering but have tried to make up for it by completing PRM and 2 levels of CFA (3rd possibly depending on the result in aug). With a work ex of 2 years in corporate finance as a business analyst, I am looking to do MFin from a top university...

24 Jul 2013

I have interviews with them this coming week. They're both great programs although LBS caters to older experienced professionals while NYU leans younger (similar to MIT in that regard while LBS is more like berkeley with respect to age). Wondering if anyone has input on the quality of job placements...

11 Feb 2013

Hello everyone. I'm an international student and I've applied to the following master's programs: 1) Schulich MBAN - 12 months 2) University of British Columbia MBAN - 12 months (new program, internship not guaranteed) 3) Ivey MSc in Data Analytics - 16 months 4) Queen's Master of Management...

14 Mar 2017

Hi, I am looking for classification of colleges (besides MIT & Princeton) that offer MFin courses. Is it true that any other college except the two (i.e. MIT & P'ton) comes a very distant third? Would really appreciate if a ranking can be provided. About me : 23years old, male, from India, MBA...

09 Feb 2011

Hello everyone. I got admitted to Tulane's MFIN program, and am also considering WUSTL MSF program. Can any one comment on the quality and prestige of WUSTL vs. Tulane programs? I am not too worried about OCR IB placement or consulting etc... I subscribe to "you have to go and get it yourself,...

07 Jan 2012

So MIT got about 900 apps this year, up from about 175 last year... damn with a 21% acceptance rate those people in the first group are lucky so is this program going to become as quantitative and competitive as Princeton? They claim on their website that they want it to be generalized finance but i...

19 May 2010

Hey I know many ppl here are very knowledgeable and was wondering what should I do. Currently have a 3.8 GPA, and I am from Canada (Toronto). I was wondering what should I do CFA, MBA, MFIN, MFE... I think I would like to do investment banking so I was thinking of aiming to do my MFin, at Queens...

27 Jan 2013

I'm trying to figure out if I'd be competitive for a top UK Masters in Finance (thinking LSE/Oxford) I'm graduating in May from a top-10 US university with a 3.7 majoring in International Business. Got a 710 on the GMAT (44/42 Q/V). Have some decent internships, but only finance-related, and a lot...

20 Feb 2010

If anyone is interested in the Cambridge MFin (which is the course designed for people with 2 years or more of finance experience) and will be in New York the week of December 6th, the director of admissions will be in town giving a talk about the program. This is a good way to find out more and ask...

01 Nov 2010

i'm trying to decide between cornell's masters financial engineering program vs lse's masters in finance program pros/cons for cornell: more quantitative, 3 semester program so i can do an internship, 2 good semesters in ithaca and 1 in nyc where i can have networking opportunities as well as enjoy...

13 Apr 2011

I am one semester into a two-year masters in econ right now in continental Europe. However, I am considering just quitting and doing a one-year MFin in the UK, where I would like to work after graduation. When I started the econ master I was unsure of what I wanted to do afterwards but now am pretty...

03 Jan 2013

Need Profile Evaluation. Degree : Engineering GPA : 62% VTU, Belgaum India Post Graduate : PG in Securities Markets at NISM SEBI India. SEBI is SEC equivalent in India GPA : 70% Work Ex 32 months : Infosys Technologies as Software Engineer Credit Rating Agency 5 months Cleared CFA Level 1 and FRM...

09 Nov 2012

Hi I am from South Africa, and will be graduating this year with a bachelors in investment management and economics. I want to study postgrad in the U.S., hopefully an MBA. However, I know there is a strong emphasis on having work experience before doin an MBA, especially for a top-tier course....

15 Feb 2010

Hi All, I am 25 years old, I live in Toronto, I have a JD (graduated one year ago), have a B. Sc. (Hons.) in physics, and somewhat of a programming background. I am currently looking to add a bit more to my resume. I have a keen interest in finance and was looking to the CFA. However, after looking...

16 Nov 2014

I'm a senior econ major at non-hyp ivy. I want to work in HK but I was dinged fot FT interviews. I'm considering applying to the MFin program at UHK (aka HKU). I like the curriculum (traditional finance with financial engineering) and I'm thinking it wouldn't be too hard to get a finance job after...

19 Oct 2010

Hey all -- just created a group for the MBA Entering Class of 2011 (yes, so it should actually be 2013 i realize this :P) so that people who are applying early on now can go ahead and talk to one another and amongst themselves regarding their applications and where they think they may want to go. I...

23 Sep 2010

I'm putting together b-school apps for round 3. Should I apply to all remaining M7 schools + INSEAD / LBS (MiF) in round 3? Wouldn't that be the same as applying to H/W/S in round 2 probability wise?

11 Jan 2012