Profile Evaluation for MS Finance
[#permalink]
25 May 2024, 08:42
Dear Team,
I am reaching out to seek evaluation and advice from experts who have been counseling students for higher studies. I am interested in pursuing one of the following programs:
MS in Finance
MS in Financial Engineering
MS in Computational Finance and related fields
The countries I am considering for my studies include the USA, UK, and Singapore. Here are my details:
Education: Dual Degree (B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering + MS in Management from from JNU a top-ranked institute in India)
Master's Dissertation: "Prediction-Based Portfolio Optimization Models Using Deep Neural Networks for Various Risk Metrics"
CGPA/GPA: 7.31/9 (equivalent to 3.3/4.0; B and B- in mathematics/statistics courses)
Batch Rank: 3/49
GRE Score: 168Q, 158V
IELTS - 8.0
Work Experience: 2 years as a Data Science Engineer at a YC-backed startup. I am looking for new jobs right now (need help knowing, what roles should I aim for)
I am targeting the following institutions for admission:
USA:
Columbia University: MS in Financial Economics or MS in Financial Engineering
University of Chicago: MFin, Mathematical Finance
NYU: MFE, MQF
Georgia Tech: MQF, MS Data Science
UCLA: MFE
UC Berkeley: MFE
Cornell University: MFE
Johns Hopkins University: MFin
UK:
University of Oxford: MS in Financial Economics or MQF
University College London (UCL): MFin, MCF
Imperial College London (ICL): MFin, MS in Risk Management & Financial Engineering
King's College London (KCL): MS in Corporate Finance, MS in Computational Finance
France:
HEC Paris: MFin
INSEAD: MFin
Singapore:
National University of Singapore (NUS): MQF, MFE
Nanyang Technological University (NTU): MFE
Abbreviations:
MCF: MS in Computational Finance
MFE: MS in Financial Engineering
MFin: MS Finance
I would appreciate your insights and recommendations on my profile and the institutions I am considering.
Thank you.