请教大家像我这样的背景，申请Oxford Sa?d 和 LBS的MIF 有胜算么？

olivialee

1)Currently working in finance department at Morgan stanley Singapore for about 3 years, total 4 years working experience.

2)With 3 year Bachelor degree in Business Administration from National University of Singapore, GAP   3.21/5, my university score was not that impressive

3) Studying for GMAT now, target to score around 750.

Thank you!!

pursueMBA2010

When I watch MS in my first sight, I am sure you can achieve your goal, no matter OX or MIF.
Although your GPA is below average and you have no GMAT score, your excellent working exp and different academic experience(in SG rather than mainland) will help you stand out in Chinese pool.

So, now your task includes:
1. Try to get a high GMAT score
2. Design godd essay(i think essay whose quality is above average level is enough) although the greater, the better

olivialee

Thank you for the tips!!! Actually my job portfolio in MS is merely accounts reconciliation and reporting, that is why I am worried that my working experience may not give me many bonus in application.  
Anyway, continue with my GMAT questions

zbb88

OX的MFE主要是应届生去读。楼主情况应该尝试LBS的MIF和CAM的MSF

Happy2007

LZ的背景申LBS还是有点难度的
投行的Finance，和业务离得太远，比ops离得还远

pursueMBA2010

MIF每年有1/4的人是来自corporate finance

zbb88

分享下, CAM MSF的BLOG:

Front, middle and back office
The work experience requirement is central to the MFin. But what counts as “relevant”? There are three criteria. One, did it provide the candidate with some real finance learning opportunity, even if it was in only one specific area? Two, did it provide the candidate with a broader opportunity to show achievement, efficiency and ambition? And three, will it impress future recruiters, especially in the area that the candidate eventually wants to work.

Here, “finance” loosely includes accounting, but only where the accounting or audit experience has led to direct involvement with some aspect of finance eg valuation, investment assessment or auditing of financial institutions.

An area that can be controversial is middle and back office experience. There are many important jobs in financial institutions in so-called middle office and back office areas. Some of these are operational roles that are not very different from similar roles in non-financial corporations. Others involve dealing with front office (client facing and trading) staff but only indirectly working with the actual financial products.

It is entirely understandable that some people from middle and back office roles seek to move to a front office role. But experience shows this is often difficult. Recruiters, rightly or wrongly, do not give much credit for this sort of experience when interviewing for front office jobs. We are forced to take a similar view. Somebody from middle or back office functions will need to show that they have learned enough about financial products (as opposed to accounting, operations, IT etc) to be credible. Having achieved at least level 1 of the CFA is a good indicator that a person has the interest and ambition to move to a front office role, but doesn’t guarantee anything.

We are forced to reject candidates whose experience is from the middle and back office and who cannot show clear evidence of learning about finance in a way that would put them on the same level as people with equivalent years of experience in a front office role. There are some exceptions but we need good reasons to make them. It is in nobody’s interest to invite somebody to spend a year taking a degree which, on its own, will not help the student to achieve his or her career goals owing to a lack of appropriate work experience.

olivialee

难不成现在开始读个CFA?? 哭死了~~~ 那像我这种情况，申请oxford的MBA会好一点么？

sunlijun

ding~~ 我也想问~~

tianlanhai

帮顶+同问