My Chances of Ivy League MSc. Finance?

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<p>If I had a:
First class honours BA in American Business from an Irish Business School.
First class honour BSc. in International Business from Northeastern University (concentration in Finance)
A good GMAT score
Almost a years work experience in Financial institutions (Mid Market/Boutique IBs), 1 in London, the other in the US (Boston/New York City)</p>

<p>Would I have a good chance? What sort of GPA would I need for the two degrees?
Is there something else I need (I heard charity work is needed in the US)?</p>

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<p>3.7+ 750+ GMAT if you are talking about the Princeton M Fin program. Chances are, you got no shot.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply.
Do you mean no shot of getting those scores or no shot of getting in even if I get those scores? (and believe me, I can get them)</p>

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<p>Well if you have accomplished something that supports your statement, then you probably can. If not, you should be more realistic.</p>

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<p>I graduated with a 3.85/3.9 GPA from high school. I have also been pretty succesful in previous aptitude tests.</p>

<p>Whats the significance of charity if I match these other criterion?</p>

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<p>Almost none, it’s mainly stat based for MSF programs. Even if you were applying to an MBA, work experience/GMAT/GPA would be weighed more heavily. Charity would be more beneficial for MBA admissions.</p>

<p>I’m not trying to break your balls, but if you were so good at standardizard testing and you were so good academically then you should be at a top UG school without having to do an MSF to land the jobs you want.</p>

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<p>I live in Ireland and there wasnt much chance of me having the funds to get into a Top Tier US school. I am not sure of the results tariff in place between the US and Ire, but I know of the tariff between the UK and Ire.
For admission to Oxford, Cambridge or LSE, the Irish need grades of: AAAABB, my grades were: AAAAAA (you do 7 subjects, they count the top 6)
Needless to say, Im kicking myself that I didnt apply to these UK institutions…
I am, however enrolled in the most exclusive Business programme in Ireland (I know that Economics at the UK schools would have been better), and I will not have to pay for my NEU degree (I believe US students pay over $120,000 for this) </p>

<p>In my opinion, I am making the best of my situation in terms of getting a Financial job in the US. Hopefully it works out!</p>

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<p>I would look at WUSTL, Vanderbilt, Claremont McKenna, Villanova, Ohio State, BC, etc. All are good MSF program and regionally well known. Princeton and MIT are the top tier MSF programs, but it is extremely hard to get into them. Class sizes are extremely small and they are very competitive. Hedge your bets. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.MSFHQ.com%5B/url%5D”>www.MSFHQ.com</a></p>

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<p>Is MS Finance the same as MFE?</p>

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<p>Forget about “If.” It is the same way to say, “Would I have a good chance at MSc. Finance, [if] I was the smartest person on this planet?”</p>

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<p>MSc Finance and MFE are practically the same. grads of either program land the same jobs at the same companies/banks.</p>

<p>For one of the very best MFE program, consider applying to Berkeley-Haas. [Master</a> of Financial Engineering Program - Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley](<a href=“http://mfe.haas.berkeley.edu/]Master”>http://mfe.haas.berkeley.edu/)</p>

<p>Berkeley is not a Ivy but the MFE there is better than the Ivies.</p>

<p>As to your chances, it’s hard to say unless you have your data and stats established.</p>

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<p>^^^</p>

<p>I am sorry, but you could not be any more wrong. An MFE and an MSF are two completely different degrees. </p>

<p>An MSF is a graduate level degree in finance. It is a general degree in the sense that it encompasses all of finance. You will learn theory, fixed income, markets, portfolio analysis, fundamental valuation, etc. There will be some higher level math, but mainly a little advanced calc, some stats, probability, etc. Career path is mainly banking or F500 finance. The program incorporates a lot of the CFA’s BOK so you see asset management, equity research, S&T, etc. </p>

<p>MFE is also known as an MSCF (at CMU) or a masters in finance math. The level of math you need to know is nearly PhD level. Very quant focused. Programming is also central to many of these programs. Placements tend to be in trading or quant roles. Stuff that is highly technical. Banking is going to be the most boring thing in the world if you are a quant type person. </p>

<p>Berkley, UCLA, Baruch, CMU, Columbia, NYU, etc. Some schools have the MFE housed out of their math departments and some have them out of their finance departments. I have heard both sides, but I think the finance department is preferred. </p>

<p>If you want to find out more about the MSF degree check out my site. I have my MSF from Villanova and I am strictly focused on the degree. </p>

<p>[Masters</a> in Finance HQ](<a href=“http://WWW.MSFHQ.COM%5DMasters”>http://WWW.MSFHQ.COM)</p>

<p>If you are interested in the MFE degree check out Andy’s site. He focused only on the MFE and he has his degree from Baruch.</p>

<p>[Quant</a> Network - Education Resource from the Financial Capital](<a href=“http://WWW.QUANTNET.COM%5DQuant”>http://WWW.QUANTNET.COM)</p>

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<p>^ So, MFE and MSc Finance grads don’t aim for and land on the same jobs at the same companies?</p>

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<p>^ They don’t, MFE grads land more quantitative finance positions.</p>

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<p>lol its Anthony from WSO! What up brah?!</p>

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<p>Frankly I’d stay in the EU. It’s hard to get visas, even out of Harvard, so spud have to marry an American for a guarantee od staying. Many also believe the EU and other places will hold the more exciting business opportunities in the next decades.</p>

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<p>Anthony, you don’t get enough college kids on WSO?</p>

<p>Take math classes! Make sure you can meet (and exceed) the math requirements for the programs you are looking at.</p>

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<p>Naa guys, I can never get enough higher education. </p>

<p>I agree with the stay in the EU statement. Visa’s are hard to come by and unless you get into Princeton or MIT you will have to fight to get sponsorship. So many great MSc programs in the UK and Europe also.</p>