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Gabriel666,

Every year prospective applicants ask me this, and I always marvel at the question. The letter of recommendation forms for most programs have a grid for the recommender to fill in describing exactly the qualities that the program is seeking. Some grids are longer than others, but most MBA programs ask for leadership, teamwork, initiative/creativity, analytical ability/intelligence, and communication. The top MBA programs are seeking individuals whom they will be proud of both while they are in school and for the many, many years that they will be alumni – and these are the qualities that make them proud.

Luckily, most MBA applications pose several essay questions, so you don’t need to demonstrate all of these skills in just one essay!

In contrast, Master of Finance programs are less focused on the personal qualities of leadership and teamwork and much more concerned by the applicant’s quantitative ability and reasoning. Solid test scores, academic performance, and a couple of examples of your ability to apply your fundamental intellect and quantitative ability in decision making generate an excellent MSc in Finance application’s statement of purpose.

Good luck making your decision and with the applications!

Regards,
Jennifer Bloom, CPRW
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Originally Posted by gabriel666

Hi Jennifer,

..Welcome Aboard..

Good to have a expert on what is the most important part of a B school application ... the application stage itself .

Jennifer it would be great if you could start with a post on what you think are the essential qualities of a good SOP and Reco letter.

Also, I plan to apply for my masters in finance next year, would you recommend the same strategy for preparing a SOP for a course like Msc in Finance,compared to the strategy that would be applied for preparing a SOP for a MBA application.

Thanx and Regards

PS:- I have a feeling that this will soon turn out to be one of the most popular threads on PG .