Michigan graduate school

financialecon24
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:14:06 +0000

Hello,

I will be applying for the Master’s in Financial Engineering program this fall. What do you think my chances are?

School: University of California-Riverside (2002-2008)
BA Economics: 2.5/4.0 scale (2002-2006)
BA Math 3.7/4.0 scale (2006-2008)
4 Minor in Statistics: 3.7/4.0 scale (2006-2008)
Research with a business professor who specializes in financial engineering
Senior Thesis: Stochastic processes
Internships: First, as an entrepreneur starting and running a painting business. Second, an associate at Merril Lynch.
3 strong reccs from 2 math professors and 1 econ professor. Both know about my Econ and Math GPA and clearly state I am a strong candidate for a quantitative field.
Essay topic: Studied in India for 1 month with colleagues of the Dalai Lama. This changed my life as evidenced in my GPA’s.


WHAT DO YOU THINK??? OBVIOUSLY MY ECON GPA IS MEDIOCRE BUT MY MATH AND STATS GPA ARE WHAT REALLY MATTER, CONSIDERING WHAT GRADUATE PROGRAM I AM APPLYING FOR.

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