<p>Topic: What are your specific post-degree short-term and long-term goals? Why Smith Business Schoold? Why a masters degree? Why now? </p>
<p>“Greed, for lack of a better word, is good” is a classical quote in the movie “Wall Street”. I was very impressed by a vivid description of a grim competition in financial field when I firstly watched the film. The scenarios of intensive capital battle and ingenious investment strategy aroused my curiosity about finance, and then I started to understand the finance.<br>
Generally, many financial works depend on data analysis. I therefore have learned much about statistical theory and economic models that are fundamental for complex analysis. Combining acquired knowledge with my interest in finance, I wish to be a portfolio manager in an investment bank in the short term. In light of my short-term goal, I’m desire to gain the strongest possible risk analysis skill as well as advance knowledge of portfolio market. To be honest, I lack financial background and expertise about portfolio construction. Thus, it will be harder for me to fulfill the requirements of working in investment bank. In order to effectively prepare for jobs, I am applying to Master of Finance in Science right now. While pursing the degree, I can study real issues with risk analysis and mature my capacity to handle complicated portfolio construction. Additionally, since the Master’s curriculums are specified, I would like to grab the chance to enhance professional skills, and then increase employment possibility. For instance, some courses that focus on investment and risk analysis are closer to my future career. I will have a deeper understanding of portfolio market and its operation through learning these courses.
Sometime, students decide to working in a financial field because they get a love of finance in class. In the long-term, I intend to be a financial instructor at a university. Like my professor in financial economic class who inspired students to be enthusiastic on finance, I hope to play a similar role in cultivating students’ interest by enabling students to touch the true financial world. For instance, through combining the financial principles with the real and complicated situations I used to work on, my class will be like an actual financial market in which students have to meet and overcome many troubles
Regarding the reasons I apply to Smith Business School, there are two main aspects: outstanding academic atmosphere and metropolitan location. First of all, Smith has many respected and prominent professors like Albert Kyle. I used to study Kyle’s paper about “Flash Crash” in stock market. It was so inspiring that giving me a brand new vision of potential risk involved in frequency trading. Moreover, professor’ Kyle has interest on teaching market microstructure, which is closely related to portfolio security. If I study in his class, it’s a very precious opportunity for me to enhance my understanding of market risk and acquire practical skills about identifying and managing potential risk. Additionally, Washington D.C has various investment bank and non-profit organizations, which can provide sufficient internships and employment chances for graduate students. The great location is beneficial to realize my short-term goal. </p>