NYU Stern在校学生答疑 - 新增国际学生节活动照片!!

asurazhang

thanks, Sternie. it really helps.

lukapurple

ZixiaXi,

You may want to apply for students loan, which does not require cosigner for international students and is very easy and quick.  Like some of my classmates mentioned earlier, there are various on campus working opportunities as well.
Again, financial aid is important, but do not worry too much.  We had same concern as you before, but once we got here we sorted it out.  You can make it too.  Focus on future cash flow, and the cost is no biggie...

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lihaoshall

Thanks, coffemug and tennis_lover

I plan to appy the MBA program of 2008 and NYU will be my first priority. I'm graduate of PKU with major of finance, and now a fixed income trader at a top IB.  I would like to ask how I can differentiate myself from thousands of applicants worldwide with similar backgrounds, mainly by essays, GMAT or else? And how to balance my weakness since I will only have 2.5-year work experience by then.

In addition, we would really appreciate if you could share your feelings and understandings about NYU from a perspective of insider, because usually we could only know the school from outside. 

Thank you very much la !!

davidli8888

Submitted my application in the last round. Best wishes for me and the like who share the dream with NYU.

joewoo198256

To koalatt

Hi, I am the China Telecom Guy. Thank you very much for your interesting reply. Frankly speaking, I am always not confident enough in the application. The other applicants come from Top tier IBs or big 4 but i am just in a state-owned enterprise, doing sales and supports. Fortunately i saw your critique yesterday, from an insider perspective, i feels better now. I will do good preparations and hope I will ace the interview.

I love NYU, I love Stern, I love NYC.

Thank you very much.    

lukapurple

以下是引用lihaoshall在2007-3-21 22:17:00的发言：

Thanks, coffemug and tennis_lover

I plan to appy the MBA program of 2008 and NYU will be my first priority. I'm graduate of PKU with major of finance, and now a fixed income trader at a top IB.  I would like to ask how I can differentiate myself from thousands of applicants worldwide with similar backgrounds, mainly by essays, GMAT or else? And how to balance my weakness since I will only have 2.5-year work experience by then.

In addition, we would really appreciate if you could share your feelings and understandings about NYU from a perspective of insider, because usually we could only know the school from outside. 

Thank you very much la !!

Lihaoshall,

We do have a classmate from China who used to be a trader as well, and he will come here to share his experiences with you shortly.

I like your question about insider vs outsider view of Stern.  Stern is known as a finance school and wall street camp, so it's likely people might think Stern's culture is competitive.  The truth is the opposite, and we are very proud of the collaborative culture at Stern particularly compared with other finance heavy schools!  From day 1, 2nd year MBAs are keen to reach out to help you by sharing their experiences at school.  Among 1st year students, we form groups in job hunting to share information and practice interviews.  The collaborative culture is critical in our job hunting and it has proven extremely useful!

HANTL

I used to manage a US fixed income portfolio in H.K. Stern is a great place to chase wall street dream, though you should never expect the experience itself would add edge to your career search in your first semester. The working experience in China has little, if not none, advantage or credibility to the eyes of the arrogant Wall Street traders and recruiters. (I mean you can't expect your experience too much in your job searching in the future.) The reality is, no b-school can guarantee a good job, while Stern is no doubt a great gate to Wall Street. The problem is whether you can get across this gate.

HANTL

以下是引用lihaoshall在2007-3-21 22:17:00的发言：

Thanks, coffemug and tennis_lover

I plan to appy the MBA program of 2008 and NYU will be my first priority. I'm graduate of PKU with major of finance, and now a fixed income trader at a top IB.  I would like to ask how I can differentiate myself from thousands of applicants worldwide with similar backgrounds, mainly by essays, GMAT or else? And how to balance my weakness since I will only have 2.5-year work experience by then.

In addition, we would really appreciate if you could share your feelings and understandings about NYU from a perspective of insider, because usually we could only know the school from outside. 

Thank you very much la !!

I used to manage a US fixed income portfolio in H.K. Stern is a great place to chase wall street dream, though you should never expect the experience itself would add edge to your career search in your first semester. The working experience in China has little, if not none, advantage or credibility to the eyes of the arrogant Wall Street traders and recruiters. (I mean you can't expect your experience too much in your job searching in the future.) The reality is, no b-school can guarantee a good job, while Stern is no doubt a great gate to Wall Street. The problem is whether you can get across this gate.

HANTL

以下是引用lihaoshall在2007-3-21 22:17:00的发言：

Thanks, coffemug and tennis_lover

I plan to appy the MBA program of 2008 and NYU will be my first priority. I'm graduate of PKU with major of finance, and now a fixed income trader at a top IB.  I would like to ask how I can differentiate myself from thousands of applicants worldwide with similar backgrounds, mainly by essays, GMAT or else? And how to balance my weakness since I will only have 2.5-year work experience by then.

In addition, we would really appreciate if you could share your feelings and understandings about NYU from a perspective of insider, because usually we could only know the school from outside. 

Thank you very much la !!

to continue- The bottom line is, in my view, you wouldn't want to differentiate yourself substantially just by your experience. In contrast, I think the best way is to let the reader know your in-depth understanding of the development of China's financial market which was accrued from you working experience, and your career goal in line with this view, and any connection you can built between your application to Stern with this career goal...

lukapurple

顺便介绍下，Hantl同学已经顺利步入wall street trader行列了哦！