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Hi,
Well this is my first post on quantnet & here goes.
I am a final year student of bachelors of engineering in electronics & telecommunication from pune university in India. My Gmat date is on Oct 1,2010. I have 0 years of work experience & my gpa is just above 3.5 according to a gpa calculator that i used on one of the prestigious US universities site to convert my percentage scores to a 4 point gpa. I want to pursue MFE/Mfin/MS in finance course in US universities.
I was always interested in finance,programming & economics from the beginning but decided to go for engineering as its a 4 year course in India rather than a 3 year course(like those for economics,commerce & finance).
But engineering has helped me achieve some mastery in the following programming field.The languages known by me are
1) C & C++
2) Matlab
Also we have studied 3 math intensive subjects known as Engineering Mathematics I, II & III which included the following
1) Advanced Calculus
2) Differential equations
3) Matrices
4) Probability
*(these subjects also studied in year 11 & 12 of school)*
Also most of our subjects in engineering do involve some form of calculus and/or differential equations.
My final year project is on secure banking system using biometrics & secure gsm banking
In year 11 & year 12 of school I also studied Economics along with my other science subjects. That has given me a basic idea of
1) Microeconomics
2) Macroeconomics
3) Economic strategies in India for socio-economic issues
I however have not studied any finance related courses.
Now for the questions:
1) If i get a 700+ in gmat(i am pretty sure i will), should i apply to the schools or drop a year, give gre & do some related courses meanwhile & then apply.
2) Do the US universities require college transcripts or university transcripts (there is a difference, I guess fellow Indians who have applied would be able to help me out on this)
3) Do the universities require year 10 & year 12 transcripts from school?
4) Now the biggest question, I have a slight(or huge) problem with my application currently.
You see our course is a 4 year course divided in to 8 semesters, Now i have the transcripts till the end of my 3 years which means i have 6 transcripts(one for each semester)
The problem is that in my 6th transcript, i have got a backlog in one of my practical exams, this was due to the fact that i had a severe stomach ache during the practical exam & i had to quit it in between & leave as it was getting unbearable. Later on an intestinal infection was discovered.
So now i want to know whether this will cause a huge negative impact on my application? (I think i saw the director of admissions, Baruch MFE on quantnet, I request him to answer this question as Baruch is one of the schools i want to apply to & one which i am considering seriously due to the location & fee advantage)
I am going to clear this practical exam by this November but our result's out only in February(along with the 7th transcript, The 6th transcript will change so i will have a new transcript ie. 7th & an edited old one ie. 6th) & that is too late to apply for a fall 2011 admission.
Thanks guys for making an amazing forum, the best there is on the internet. I am really looking forward to my answers soon.
Well this is my first post on quantnet & here goes.
I am a final year student of bachelors of engineering in electronics & telecommunication from pune university in India. My Gmat date is on Oct 1,2010. I have 0 years of work experience & my gpa is just above 3.5 according to a gpa calculator that i used on one of the prestigious US universities site to convert my percentage scores to a 4 point gpa. I want to pursue MFE/Mfin/MS in finance course in US universities.
I was always interested in finance,programming & economics from the beginning but decided to go for engineering as its a 4 year course in India rather than a 3 year course(like those for economics,commerce & finance).
But engineering has helped me achieve some mastery in the following programming field.The languages known by me are
1) C & C++
2) Matlab
Also we have studied 3 math intensive subjects known as Engineering Mathematics I, II & III which included the following
1) Advanced Calculus
2) Differential equations
3) Matrices
4) Probability
*(these subjects also studied in year 11 & 12 of school)*
Also most of our subjects in engineering do involve some form of calculus and/or differential equations.
My final year project is on secure banking system using biometrics & secure gsm banking
In year 11 & year 12 of school I also studied Economics along with my other science subjects. That has given me a basic idea of
1) Microeconomics
2) Macroeconomics
3) Economic strategies in India for socio-economic issues
I however have not studied any finance related courses.
Now for the questions:
1) If i get a 700+ in gmat(i am pretty sure i will), should i apply to the schools or drop a year, give gre & do some related courses meanwhile & then apply.
2) Do the US universities require college transcripts or university transcripts (there is a difference, I guess fellow Indians who have applied would be able to help me out on this)
3) Do the universities require year 10 & year 12 transcripts from school?
4) Now the biggest question, I have a slight(or huge) problem with my application currently.
You see our course is a 4 year course divided in to 8 semesters, Now i have the transcripts till the end of my 3 years which means i have 6 transcripts(one for each semester)
The problem is that in my 6th transcript, i have got a backlog in one of my practical exams, this was due to the fact that i had a severe stomach ache during the practical exam & i had to quit it in between & leave as it was getting unbearable. Later on an intestinal infection was discovered.
So now i want to know whether this will cause a huge negative impact on my application? (I think i saw the director of admissions, Baruch MFE on quantnet, I request him to answer this question as Baruch is one of the schools i want to apply to & one which i am considering seriously due to the location & fee advantage)
I am going to clear this practical exam by this November but our result's out only in February(along with the 7th transcript, The 6th transcript will change so i will have a new transcript ie. 7th & an edited old one ie. 6th) & that is too late to apply for a fall 2011 admission.
Thanks guys for making an amazing forum, the best there is on the internet. I am really looking forward to my answers soon.