[Harsha.d]

Hi Guys,

I'm looking for a post work ex Msc Finance in Europe. My Brief profile:

MBA(68%. Univ 6th Rank) from a Tier 2 Indian Uni. 3.5 yrs (by Sep 09; 6 months in London) in an offshored investment banking process. GMAT : 680. IELTS :7.5.

I'm applying to the following courses:

1) RSM - MFM
2) Oxford - MFE
3) LBS - MIF (I dont think I'll make the cut though)
4) SDA Bocconi - MCF
5) LSE - Msc Finance.
6) Warwick - Msc Finance.
7) ICMA.

Pls let me know if there are other good courses I've missed.


Regards,
Harsh.

[ankitgarg20]

Originally Posted by Harsha.d

Hi Guys,

I'm looking for a post work ex Msc Finance in Europe. My Brief profile:

MBA(68%. Univ 6th Rank) from a Tier 2 Indian Uni. 3.5 yrs (by Sep 09; 6 months in London) in an offshored investment banking process. GMAT : 680. IELTS :7.0.

I'm applying to the following courses:

1) RSM - MFM
2) Oxford - MFE
3) LBS - MIF (I dont think I'll make the cut though)
4) SDA Bocconi - MCF
5) LSE - Msc Finance.
6) Warwick - Msc Finance.
7) ICMA.

Pls let me know if there are other good courses I've missed.


Regards,
Harsh.

HEC-Paris has a MiF course.
IE Business School, Spain also has one.

Since you are looking for a course in Europe, you can consider them. IE is a top 10 B School accroding to FT rankings and HEC rates pretty much close to Oxford in MBA rankings.

Also, in UK you can look for courses at JUdge Business School, Imperial, Cass Business School.

Regards

[anujkhemka]

hi guys,

i am looking for ms in fin too at LSE.

my profile -
gmat - 670/4.5 (q - 94 percentile)
workex- 21 months in IT/ 10 months as derivatives trader
academics - 78%
extracurriculur- good

any idea wat are my chances? is gmat score less or i shoud give another try?

thanks,
anuj

[DerivativesGuy]

Hey fellow puys

I got an admit from Oxford's Said Business School for the MSc in Financial Economics (MFE) -2009-10. I would be glad to help anyone with regards to the application for the same.

I am awaiting LBS MiF results and would most probably take that if I get it. Lets see what lies in store.

@anuj: i guess your work-ex is your USP and you should highlight that in your applications. If you have moved from IT to finance without a postgrad degree, it talks a lot of your passion and motivation.
Although, I feel that work-ex will be appreciated at places like LBS/Oxford or even IE/HEC etc..ie primarily business schools. LSE gives lot of importance to academic performance... (one indication is that your recos need to be academic compulsorily).. so along with LSE, look at the other schools as well

[anujkhemka]

hi derivativesguy,
congratulations for your admit in oxford.

can you shed some light on this course. dat wat are the job prospects after course in financial economics and wat is your background. have you done engg or b.com.?

wat is your profile?
nd specifically what did you mention in your apps - y financial economics?

thanks,
anuj

[DerivativesGuy]

Hi anuj

Thanks for your wishes. My background(mentioned it somewhere).. i am a comp engg from the mumbai univ, passed out in 2006, got placed at Lehman Bros in Mumbai in IT... had lot of interest.. so took the FRM exam and passed it last yr... got to move to a core finance role within Lehman( now Nomura). got a gmat score of 720.

From my research, financial economics is gr8 bcoz it allows you to structure your course either as a financial engineering prog/ or a corporate finance kinda program. The first 2 sems.. are a little more quantitative than usual Ms in finance courses.. with asset pricing and econometrics etc.. but in the final sem, you can completely look to specialize in corp fin/ private equity/ m&a etc or you may go deeper in cap mkts.. trading etc
Prospects.. well ,no clue on how placements were last yr, but traditionally, ppl from the course get placed in traditional IB roles, asset management, VCs and even consultancy jobs.

Next yr, we dont know how things will pan out. I am looking to enquire more abt the placement scenario this yr. will let know if I find any concrete info.

[anujkhemka]

thanks buddy.... thats lot of info.

if you have researched can you shed some light on ms in finance and ms in financial economics...? how these two courses are different? nd to go into trading and investment which one is preferable..??

[DerivativesGuy]

there r 3 types of courses in this area:
1. fin engineering/fin maths : heavily quantitative ( 70% math and 30% finance probably ).. these are geared towards a career in quants/risk management/trading/structuring etc
2. finance: these are very CFA type courses... more on general aspects of finance: corporate finance, asset pricing, M&A, valuations etc.. more suited for IB roles/PE/VC/ asset management
3. financial economics: only oxford has this..from my knowledge.. this mixes the finance one with a dose of economics.. again suitable across corp fin or trading roles.
Most US univs would offer 1. Most UK/Europe ones would offer 2 and 3. It depends on what you want to do. If it is trading for sure..then financial engg/fin math would be ur best option.

Check out this forum.. GMAT Club Forum & Discussion Board • View forum - MS Finance

[anujkhemka]

hi buddy,

i have few more queries.
for me ms in finance is the best course. but m stuck between the options where to apply.

m planning to app mainly in uk as us demands gre score which i havent given.

on the net i was able to find few univ in Uk such as-

1. cranfield
2. manchester
3. lancaster
4. oxford
5. lse
6. warwick

i knw lse is extremely good. but can u shed light on others.
how good ms in fin from these univ nd where do these univ stand?? i mean in terms of experience in studying there as well as financial terms.

thanks,
anuj khemka

[DerivativesGuy]

well.. i have not really "researched" on univs in uk.. but without doubt, lse, oxford, lbs and cambridge are probably the top univs/schools in the uk.. not looking at any order.

LSE is very academic. Oxford, Cambridge and LBS will be more professional. Cambridge's course is very new though, so is LSE's MSc in Finance(full time).

warwick is good as well, from what i have heard. But dont have more details on those courses.