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Hi,
Could you help me assess my chances for Baruch's MFE program? Here is my profile.
Academic Background
- Bachelors and Masters in Engineering from one of old IITs. Graduated with 8.41/10 GPA. Most of the math courses grades are A's except for one or two.
(Did not take Prob Stats in college but had taken Econometric Analysis. Have also taken few coursera courses to fill that gap.)
- Certified FRM
- Did many (5+) of case and valuation competitions in college; Bagged gold medal in 2 and silver in most others.
Work Experience
- Worked for one year in credit risk analytics at a Fortune 500 credit card company.
- Currently working at a trade financing startup, managing loan book sized 50 Mn+. Have worked on setting up the first iteration of probabilistic risk controls of the US business.
- Recently promoted to Manager in risk analytics.
- Will complete 2.5 years by the time of application
Test Scores
- GMAT 720 (Q50, V37)
- TOEFL 113/120
Now I want to move away from credit risk modelling/analytics roles in lending markets, and towards quant research roles in Hedge Funds and Asset Management companies.
After looking at the profiles of people who got into Baruch's MFE, I have the impression that almost all already had some quant research or quant risk experience. Does that seem a deal breaker, given the rest of the profile. What are your thoughts?
Could you help me assess my chances for Baruch's MFE program? Here is my profile.
Academic Background
- Bachelors and Masters in Engineering from one of old IITs. Graduated with 8.41/10 GPA. Most of the math courses grades are A's except for one or two.
(Did not take Prob Stats in college but had taken Econometric Analysis. Have also taken few coursera courses to fill that gap.)
- Certified FRM
- Did many (5+) of case and valuation competitions in college; Bagged gold medal in 2 and silver in most others.
Work Experience
- Worked for one year in credit risk analytics at a Fortune 500 credit card company.
- Currently working at a trade financing startup, managing loan book sized 50 Mn+. Have worked on setting up the first iteration of probabilistic risk controls of the US business.
- Recently promoted to Manager in risk analytics.
- Will complete 2.5 years by the time of application
Test Scores
- GMAT 720 (Q50, V37)
- TOEFL 113/120
Now I want to move away from credit risk modelling/analytics roles in lending markets, and towards quant research roles in Hedge Funds and Asset Management companies.
After looking at the profiles of people who got into Baruch's MFE, I have the impression that almost all already had some quant research or quant risk experience. Does that seem a deal breaker, given the rest of the profile. What are your thoughts?
