Hi guys, I’m current finishing my undergrad in a country in eastern Europe with a degree in Finance. I want to apply to schools Graduate Finance or economics programs but they have some math requirements. My undergrad program had a fixed curriculum so I couldn’t really choose my classes. I would like to know how I can meet these math requirements, and if they will hinder my chances of getting in because I don’t have them.
If they are prerequisites then it would hinder youe chances because they likely would consider you don’t meet their basic qualifications. Although sometimes uni’s will admit you conditionally and you have to take those classes your first year, maybe you can risk it if you are particularly strong otherwise or have more advanced math than specified. What classes are those? Grad programs in econ and finance are math oriented. Here students would often take those as stand alone classes as a post baccalaureate student if they want to look stronger for the grad application.
Never mind, I just found out that the programs I want to apply to offer classes for accepted students who don’t meet some requirements. Also I heard some schools accept MIT’s open online courses as a way to meet those requirements.
^Some programs do offer conditional acceptance. In theory, students who don’t have the math prerequisites who are excellent candidates are admitted and can take the classes in their first year. In practice, those applicants who get conditionally accepted need to be otherwise outstanding applicants, and usually have at least some of the courses and only need to finish one or two. If you have no prerequisites right now and are a pretty average (or even above-average but not excellent) applicant, it’s unlikely you’ll get admitted even conditionally.
Some schools might accept open online courses; most schools are going to want credit-bearing courses (although they can be taken online).
You can take these classes online or you can take them as a non-degree student once you finish your bachelor’s degree.