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Date: September 2nd, 2010 11:58 PM Author: Topaz roommate Taking Qs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15952845) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 11:59 PM Author: Deranged razzle half-breed faggot firefighter Can't go wrong man! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15952858) |
Date: September 2nd, 2010 11:58 PM Author: tantric puppy partner What's your profile? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15952853) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 11:59 PM Author: Topaz roommate T30 UG with liberal arts BA, 1 year of BS work exp, T20 JD, 1 year in BIGLAW (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15952864) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 12:00 AM Author: tantric puppy partner Stats? What schools are you targeting? Post-MBA goals? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15952871) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 12:02 AM Author: Topaz roommate My grades are shit, around 3.0 for both UG and law.
Haven't taken GMAT yet, so we'll see after that.
I want to get a financial analyst type position at a gov't or nonprofit entity |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 12:05 AM Author: tantric puppy partner My profile is a lot like yours, minus the biglaw and with a 750 GMAT. Also considering going the MBA route. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15952921) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 12:06 AM Author: Topaz roommate You have a JD? Why are you considering the MBA and what schools are you considering?
I don't want to do the jobs that a lot of MBA grads seem to covet, like I-banking or upper Management at F500s.
But I've met quite a bit of people with finance related positions at nonprofit entities, which seems like the ideal job for me, and a lot of them had MBAs, which was surprising |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 12:53 AM Author: tantric puppy partner 3L. I think I'd like to do equity research or portfolio mgmt sort of stuff. Have a year of related experience, working on the CFA. I'm looking at maybe Duke and UVA as reaches, and maybe Cornell, CMU, and Oxford as targets. Considering somewhere like Emory or UNC that gives out a lot of money, although I don't really know what it takes to get big scholarship money at that level of schools. I will probably end up holding off on the MBA and try to pick up a bit more WE somehow. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953599) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 12:55 AM Author: Topaz roommate Oh ok. Seems like your career goal is more ambitious than mine, so going to a big-name MBA would be really important. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953623) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 12:59 AM Author: tantric puppy partner Yeah, my guess is I'm probably better off waiting and making sure I can get into a top 10-15 school. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953672) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 1:08 AM Author: jet-lagged school aren't you an INTP? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953770) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 1:12 AM Author: tantric puppy partner I haven't taken it in a few years, but I used to come out INT and almost a split on P/J. Why? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953810) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 1:06 AM Author: Dashing Sooty Antidepressant Drug if you're interested in non-profits you should apply here: http://www.newschool.edu/milano/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953760) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 11:59 PM Author: insane corner Don't you have a law degree already? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15952855) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 11:59 PM Author: Topaz roommate Yep (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15952859) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 12:48 AM Author: Topaz roommate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953548) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 12:56 AM Author: blue blood rage sandwich If you can't find a gig now, an MBA won't help. If anything, try for an MS in finance or a Masters in Financial Engineering, not an MBA. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953634) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 12:59 AM Author: Topaz roommate I don't have quantitative background, so either may be difficult.
I am very specific in the kind of job that I'd like, which is a financial analyst position at a government entity or university. I thought these people would have accounting backgrounds, but all the people I've met have had MBAs, so I figured that might help.
If there is a way I can get a position like that without an MBA, I am definitely all ears |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 1:03 AM Author: blue blood rage sandwich Well, I know plenty of unemployed MBA grads (most from top 30 schools) so I'm not so sure getting an MBA would automatically get you the position you're looking for. I suggest looking for something more specialized like the MS in finance. I know one guy who has one and he didn't have a quant background prior to the program (econ ugrad major). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953731) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 1:10 AM Author: tantric puppy partner There are very few worthwhile Mfin programs in the US. Princeton's is fantastic, but requires moderate quant prep. MIT has a new one that should be solid. After that, there are a few ok schools like Vandy, Illinois and BC with programs, but I highly doubt they are as well recruited as MBA programs, and they seem more geared to 22 year olds with bullshit undergrad degrees doing a year program with the goal of breaking into entry level finance. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953793) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 1:16 AM Author: blue blood rage sandwich Worthwhile in terms of what? Everyone I know with an MS finance or MFE has a decent job right now and they attended a local programs, definitely not Princeton or MIT level. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15953861) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 9:57 AM Author: histrionic patrolman church building "If you can't find a gig now, an MBA won't help."
These comments are dead on.
You are failing to realize that what you need right now is work experience relevant to whatever you want to be/wherever you want to be.
The ONLY way an MBA will act has a vehicle to get you to where you want is if you got Top 5 (or at best, Top 10 ONLY). The pedigree and name alone of these programs will enable you to be perceived as a very smart, diverse candidate.
However, if you go to a Non-Top 10 school, you will be perceived as a flake with no clear/defined career arc and focus.
Of course, this isn't a fair assessment on the part of hiring managers. But this is the name of the game. Just like in law: those who get non-law jobs are always the Top 14 people; they are perceived as worthy of getting their foot in the door for an interview because there is a presumed degree of high intellect by virtue of having Duke, Penn, Harvard, etc. Law School on the resume. Thus, there is a presumption that they can learn the job.
You NEED to get work experience in whatever sector you want to end up in...then after 2-3 years, go for an MBA. Otherwise, you will just be wasting more money. |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 4:05 PM Author: Cracking cream therapy You may want to consider an MSc program abroad at Oxbridge or LSE. A friend of mine was in a similar situation as yours (e.g. non-quant background, seeking financial analyst role) and did well at LSE's MSc. in Statistics. Admissions does not require extensive quant background and there is no GRE requirement. It's also a 1 year program. I know a few other people that did MSc./MPhil in math/applied math at Oxbridge, but they did have a bit more substantial quant background. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15957438) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 9:58 AM Author: razzmatazz drab temple best two years of your life! (though the rest of your life will be fairly grim) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15955224) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 10:05 AM Author: cerise locale alpha take the cfa while pursuing your mba (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15955268) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 10:07 AM Author: useless multi-colored stead yarmulke this is a good way to differentiate yourself in the job market. very few people have an mba (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15955275) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 10:33 AM Author: Angry racy shrine ape 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15955389) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 10:32 AM Author: Angry racy shrine ape you can't go wrong with an mba (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15955386) |
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Date: September 3rd, 2010 10:38 AM Author: useless multi-colored stead yarmulke titcr. you can never have too much education!!!!!!!!!!!! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1413114&forum_id=2#15955423) |