Profile Evaluation

[rushihashira]

Hi all,



Looking for some feedback on my profile regarding MFE programs fall 2022:

• GRE: Q 167 V 155 AWA 4.5; IELTS 8 band
• Undergrad – Top NIT in India, Electronics and communication, GPA: 8.03/10
• I have 8 and above grades in all the mathematics, probability and programming subjects
• Final year thesis on deep learning, 1 moderate LOR from project guide
• Data analysis Intern in telecom company
• Basic Deep learning certification from coursera
• 2.5 years work ex in Top US based bank as Python developer in Capital Markets:
• Worked on RLEN and RLAP report submission to the Federal government
• Won 2 innovation awards in the organization for the above project
• 2 really strong LORs from Tech manager and Business Manager both from US
• No research experiences
• 1 portfolio management project using machine learning for hackathon in the organization
• 2nd place in the organization hackathon for project in NLP

Also, I want to know if below achievements are worth mentioning in the resume or sop:

• Texas Instruments Design challenge quarter finalist from India
• First in city for High school board exam
• Received state government scholarship for higher education to be in top 1% in the board exams
• Robotics lab experience in college for 2 years (MATLAB and Deep learning, not sure if this is relevant)

I have financial experience in the regulatory services, but no qualification. Not in a position to study for CFA right now. I have the below shortlisted unis:

Safe:

• University of Texas, Dallas - MS in financial technology and analytics
• Rochester Institute of technology - MS in Finance
• University of North Carolina, Charlotte – Masters in Mathematical Finance
• Stevens Institute of technology – Masters in Financial engineering and Masters in Financial analytics

Moderate:

• UCLA – Masters in Financial Engineering
• Stony Brook University – Masters in Quantitative Finance
• Rutgers – Masters in Quantitative Finance
• Georgia Tech – Masters in Quantitative Finance

Ambitious:

• NYU Tandon – Masters in Financial Engineering
• University of California Berkeley - Masters in Financial Engineering
• CMU – Masters in computational Finance

Please offer any tips or advice to increase my chances in getting a good university.
Really appreciate your help guys!