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Masters of Finance vs. MBA, what is the difference?
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:26 PM Author: Diverse deranged temple headpube Masters in Finance is strictly tailored for finance related jobs...the MBA focuses on management? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382106) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:27 PM Author: Amber background story lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382108) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:27 PM Author: boyish pit be wary of cash cows and see how their ocr is. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382112) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:28 PM Author: vivacious hospital If you're referring to the post I made in your other thread about the M.S. in Finance from Princeton, it's basically their version of an MBA (obviously, with a focus on finance). Not sure about other schools, though.
Just curious, what are your stats? Princeton's program is incredibly difficult to gain admission to. |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:32 PM Author: Diverse deranged temple headpube -IVY UG -3.8 liberal arts -177 lsat -1 year work experience in a legal setting |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:38 PM Author: vivacious hospital Why would your LSAT matter for admission into a M.S. program? Also, I hope your experience in a legal setting dealt with corporate law if you are applying for a M.S. in Finance. What is your experience? Paralegal? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382191) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:35 PM Author: boyish pit those programs usually have math requirements and are full of fobs trying to transition to working in the us. that program has a 4% acceptance rate. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382168) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:36 PM Author: Diverse deranged temple headpube Correct. I read the resumes of students attending NYU's Masters of Finance program and a lot of them are from India (college degree in India)... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382182) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:37 PM Author: boyish pit yea, someone higher up in my org also did that program and he did ug in africa somewhere and was a chem eng grad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382188) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:29 PM Author: brass lodge you're a fucking idiot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382119) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:33 PM Author: Diverse deranged temple headpube totally reasonable question (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382154) |
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Date: December 1st, 2009 3:48 PM Author: nighttime effete stag film volcanic crater Subject: resume book http://www.princeton.edu/bcf/graduate/recruiting/links/2010resumebook.pdf
4% admission. 100% placement (princeton only). avg grad: $140k starting salary no bonus gl |
Date: November 27th, 2009 9:42 PM Author: Fighting Lilac Spot Patrolman yeah, not surprisingly the masters of finance focuses on finance. Also, some schools like virginia and vanderbilt offer it to people without work experience who want to break into finance. Other schools like princeton offer it for people who already have some quantitative or finance experience who want a boost to their careers.
the reputation of the school you get the masters of finance from is a big part of how its viewed. You should consider it as a specialized MBA. The MBA is a more general degree, and is meant to open doors into other routes such as general management or consulting as well. Also most masters of finance programs are 1 year, whereas most full-time MBA programs are 2 years.
In the USA there seems to be a preference for an MBA, but overseas, this is less the case. The MBA craze is mostly an American phenomenon.
that is not to say that masters of finance programs suck, its really all about what you want to do, and the school you do it from. Princetons program is hands down the best in the nation, and can open all the doors you could reasonably ask for opened in the world of finance.
I know a good deal about specific schools and programs from my own research, so if you have specific questions, just ask. |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:57 PM Author: Diverse deranged temple headpube The only courses that I took in UG that are relevant were Calculus I, Calculus III, and Macroeconomics. I assume I need to take some prereqs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382347) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:59 PM Author: Fighting Lilac Spot Patrolman actually it depends on the program. the minimum is usually 2 semesters of calc and then either macro or micro. Some even less. What exactly are your goals once you obtain the degree? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382361) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:01 PM Author: Diverse deranged temple headpube To be honest, I'd love to become an expert in the world of Finance and leverage the skills to make great investments. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382381) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:01 PM Author: Diverse deranged temple headpube which programs are you referring to? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382388) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:05 PM Author: Fighting Lilac Spot Patrolman how old are you? are you looking to transition careers, manage your personal investments or what? These things all matter a great deal when making your decision.
vanderbilt requires calc, virginia's masters of commerce (which has a concentration in finance), as well as Duke's new masters program are for those who majored in liberal arts, so have very little quantitative requirements.
The University of Texas- Dallas as a new masters of finance program, which has very light requirements, and has a program where you can take the classes that are required your first semester along with some of the easier core courses.
I know more, but like i said, i dont know what info to be sharing without knowing more about what it is you are trying to do. |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:08 PM Author: Diverse deranged temple headpube 24 years old.
I have worked as a paralegal for 1.5 years and am still applying to law school but there is a STRONG possibility that I will not attend. In addition, I am looking to create and manage investments...and aspire to make LOADS of money in a field that will equip me with useful skills on the job (employers and clients) and off the job (manage key investments)... |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:19 PM Author: Fighting Lilac Spot Patrolman i wouldnt limit myself to princeton if i were you. There are lots of good programs you would be a fit for. You are ineligible for virginia, and i think duke, but there are several other good programs. I would look into MITs program, and possibly consider overseas options. You have stats which give you a pretty good shot at the London School of Economics.
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/graduateProspectus2010/taughtProgrammes/MScFinance_(fulltime).aspx
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/graduateProspectus2010/taughtProgrammes/MScFinanceAndPrivateEquity.aspx
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/graduateProspectus2010/taughtProgrammes/MScEconomics.aspx
The london business school also has a masters of finance degree. Oxford and Cambridge also have solid options that you may want to check out.
Sorry so many are accross the pond, but as I said in my previous post, its a more popular degree over there. But it is very transferrable, and you can go pretty much anywhere in the world with the degree once you obtain it.
It seems your numbers are good, which make you competative for good programs.
I dont know how analytical you are, but Haas (Berkeley) as well as Tepper (Carnegie Mellon) offer Masters of Financial Engineering, which is a feeder degree for jobs as quants at investment institutions like hedge funds.
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:23 PM Author: trip bearded son of senegal Isn't LSE kind of a joke? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382548) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:25 PM Author: Fighting Lilac Spot Patrolman No dude, LSE is legit as hell. I know several people who got IB or S&T jobs from their undergraduate program. Its legit worldwide. They accept like 7% of the applicants to the above programs, and you have to have at least a 3.5 to even apply to their graduate econ/finance programs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382571) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:44 PM Author: White Blathering Liquid Oxygen Indian Lodge my current classmate went there for a masters. cant be that good (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382766) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 11:05 PM Author: Fighting Lilac Spot Patrolman Some of their masters programs suck. They just have a fucking ton of them, so some of them are shitty/easy to get into/useless. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382948) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:23 PM Author: Fighting Lilac Spot Patrolman also, boston college and Johns Hopkins are decent options here in the states. JHU is more quantitative though, similar to princeton's program in that regard. What was your UG major? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382556) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:43 PM Author: Excitant windowlicker pistol finance is hard. MBA is easy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382247) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:44 PM Author: White Blathering Liquid Oxygen Indian Lodge pretty credited (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382255) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 9:47 PM Author: poppy glittery parlour work on the cfa instead (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382283) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:25 PM Author: Kink-friendly Turdskin Native How much does the CFA actually help? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382579) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 10:43 PM Author: judgmental nursing home boistinker it's very useful in asset management/equity research and some fundemental funds. not important in trading/banking/PE (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382762) |
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Date: November 27th, 2009 11:10 PM Author: Kink-friendly Turdskin Native IIRC, CAIA is more useful for a lot of that sort of thing, right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13382980) |
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Date: November 28th, 2009 12:35 AM Author: judgmental nursing home boistinker Not really. CAIA is a really new thing that isn't as nearly as established as the CFA. It's pretty young and also really easy to pass as they need more members. The material is different--there is a lt more focus on hedge fund strategies and the such wheras the CFA is more traditional in it's focus--DCF, accounting etc. CFA gets more respect and a lot more people have it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13383742) |
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Date: November 28th, 2009 12:10 PM Author: Up-to-no-good ladyboy newt I think of the Princeton Masters of Finance as being for quants, and the MBA as being for bankers/consultants/corporate types. I don't know if that's true for all Masters of Finance programs though honestly I'd never heard of the other ones. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13385805) |
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Date: November 29th, 2009 6:05 PM Author: naked fortuitous meteor Well, one is hard and opens less doors than the other. Do you need any other help with this? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1149401&forum_id=2#13397610) |
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Date: November 29th, 2009 6:22 PM Author: Fighting Lilac Spot Patrolman this is misleading.
Depends on the program, and the country. |