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singh

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 1:49 am
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hi,

First the background .... I have just given my GMAT and got a score of
700 . I have done my Btech in IT and have done my MBA in india ( all
from decent colleges ). I have been working for the past year with a
large indian software consultancy firm.
I want to do an MS in finance .

Now for the questions ...

How do i figure out the ranking of colleges for MS finance course
?.The employee perception and the placement are the two criteria i am
looking for .

How do i figure out my chances of getting through to a college ?
(weightage they give to different parts of my application )

How do i figure out the chances of getting a scholarship ?

Which course makes more sense MBA fin or MS fin .. if i want a job in
investment banking ?

How much will it cost me ?

regards
singh

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Jim MacKenzie

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:53 pm
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I can't comment on your chances, but a 700 GMAT score is a very solid score.
If your TOEFL score is high and you have a good grade point average in
school, I would think that your chances of getting into a good school are
pretty solid.

Jim

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 9:30 pm
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Hi,

Given that the score is decent,what would make more sense ,doing an MS
in finance or doing an MBA in finance ,for job opportunities in
banking ?

"Jim MacKenzie" <jim.DeleteThis@dusykbarlow.sk.ca> wrote in message news:<3f00c0de$1@news3.accesscomm.ca>...
> I can't comment on your chances, but a 700 GMAT score is a very solid score.
> If your TOEFL score is high and you have a good grade point average in
> school, I would think that your chances of getting into a good school are
> pretty solid.
>
> Jim
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 3:27 pm
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"singh" <singhshashank1978 DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Given that the score is decent,what would make more sense ,doing an MS
> in finance or doing an MBA in finance ,for job opportunities in
> banking ?

My instinct is the MBA - but why not ask a couple of potential employers
what they prefer?

The MBA is a little more flexible, which can be a good thing - it can open
the door to managerial positions. If you do well at your MBA in finance you
can consider doing the Ph.D. too; there is a lot of money in finance faculty
and research positions these days.

Jim
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 9:49 pm
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Actually i got in touch with a professr and he adviced me to do a Phd
..I then asked him whether as a first step i should do an MS or an MBA
and he said doing an MS is better and an MBA will not prepare you for
a Phd .. he also said that first year in MBA is common through out the
world and gave me a list of courses and they were very similar to what
i had already done in my first year MBA here(Marketing,Fin acc,Mang
acc ,eco etc)

The other thing that i have to consider is the job prospect after
finishing the degree . I mean a Phd can take a long time and teaching
is something i dont know anything about whereas banking and related
field are something i have seen (many of my friends are in that field
and my client is an AMC ).

Getting in touch with a potential employer is a good idea and i will
send some them email and wait for a response.

The other question is that of college . MS in finance is not something
that is ranked (as far as i now) and i need some more inputs .what
are the ranking of the various colleges at least group perception
wise.Is there a site where the finance courses are discussed ? I have
heard a lot about MS computational finance from CMU .. are there any
more colleges that offer similar courses ? What about other finance
courses .


"Jim MacKenzie" <jim.RemoveThis@dusykbarlow.sk.ca> wrote in message news:<3f032572.RemoveThis@news3.accesscomm.ca>...
> "singh" <singhshashank1978.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:c628e8d2.0307011730.6f8b44fc@posting.google.com...
> > Given that the score is decent,what would make more sense ,doing an MS
> > in finance or doing an MBA in finance ,for job opportunities in
> > banking ?
>
> My instinct is the MBA - but why not ask a couple of potential employers
> what they prefer?
>
> The MBA is a little more flexible, which can be a good thing - it can open
> the door to managerial positions. If you do well at your MBA in finance you
> can consider doing the Ph.D. too; there is a lot of money in finance faculty
> and research positions these days.
>
> Jim
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