Hello, was hoping to get some guidence here and perhaps narrow down which(if any) programs I may have a realistic shot at gaining admission.
Graduated in 2009 from UC Santa Cruz with a major in Business Management Economics and a Minor in Mathematics. Overall GPA of 3.37 and Econ/Math GPA closer to 3.5. Have not taken any classes since. I sat in on a JC Differential Equations class to brush up on the material. I have limited programming experience from classes taken in undergrad.
One month before my scheduled graduation, I endured a terrible car accident, which delayed my graduation till 09 and nixed an internship offer. Due to this situation and the economic downturn at my time of graduation, I have had no success breaking into the financial industry, instead working customer service odd-jobs the past few years. The past 12 months I have worked as a licensed banker in consumer banking.
My test scores would be my strength as I recently scored 165Q and 160V and 5.0AWA. My unofficial GMAT is 740, 47Q 44V. Both tests were taken in the past 6 weeks.
My letters of rec would be nothing special as I graduated so long ago and current employer recs would come from my Branch managers.
Do I have any shot at getting into a worthy MFE program? I have begun exploring MSF and MBA-Fin programs as an alternative, however math/analysis is my true strength and passion and I would like the chance to highlight it and be challenged in my career, which currently, I am not.
I have been planning to apply to the programs in the #16-#25 range on the MFE rankings listed here in addition to some others. I would prefer to narrow the list if there is a consensus that my application is lacking too many vital characteristics of a successfull app. Any insight, guidence or recommendations would be greatly appreciated, I am finding myself overwhelmed by the sheer number of options, especially once I began to consider MSF and MBA programs.
Graduated in 2009 from UC Santa Cruz with a major in Business Management Economics and a Minor in Mathematics. Overall GPA of 3.37 and Econ/Math GPA closer to 3.5. Have not taken any classes since. I sat in on a JC Differential Equations class to brush up on the material. I have limited programming experience from classes taken in undergrad.
One month before my scheduled graduation, I endured a terrible car accident, which delayed my graduation till 09 and nixed an internship offer. Due to this situation and the economic downturn at my time of graduation, I have had no success breaking into the financial industry, instead working customer service odd-jobs the past few years. The past 12 months I have worked as a licensed banker in consumer banking.
My test scores would be my strength as I recently scored 165Q and 160V and 5.0AWA. My unofficial GMAT is 740, 47Q 44V. Both tests were taken in the past 6 weeks.
My letters of rec would be nothing special as I graduated so long ago and current employer recs would come from my Branch managers.
Do I have any shot at getting into a worthy MFE program? I have begun exploring MSF and MBA-Fin programs as an alternative, however math/analysis is my true strength and passion and I would like the chance to highlight it and be challenged in my career, which currently, I am not.
I have been planning to apply to the programs in the #16-#25 range on the MFE rankings listed here in addition to some others. I would prefer to narrow the list if there is a consensus that my application is lacking too many vital characteristics of a successfull app. Any insight, guidence or recommendations would be greatly appreciated, I am finding myself overwhelmed by the sheer number of options, especially once I began to consider MSF and MBA programs.
