The LBS Master’s in Finance (full-time program) essay questions, taken together, convey the adcom’s interest in two interrelated points: (1) how you envision and plan your future career; (2) your knowledge of and interest in the LBS Master’s in Finance program. Showing fit is particularly important because this is a rare MiF program that targets…
Michigan Ross Prepares Students for Cutting-Edge Fintech Careers
Through a partnership with Chicago-based PEAK6, the University of Michigan Ross School of Business has announced a new program whose main goal will be to produce a strong pipeline of students knowledgeable about technology and finance. The Fintech Initiative is the newest example of Michigan Ross changing its academic curriculum to keep up with the…
MIT Sloan Master in Finance: How to Get In! [Episode 231]
This week we are pleased to welcome Heidi Pickett, Director of the MIT Sloan Master of Finance Program. Heidi worked in financial services for 20 years before becoming Director of this program in 2011. She fills us in on what the program is looking for in an applicant, how to figure out if the program…
Former Investment Bankers, Current Admissions Experts [Episode 227]
About a year ago I received an email from someone interested in working for Accepted. She had admissions office experience, an MBA from a top business school, and investment banking experience on Wall Street and in Hong Kong. About a week later, I received another email from another potential consultant who attended a different top…
4 Tips for Applying to B-School With Finance Experience
It’s your job to demonstrate to the adcom that you stand out from the applicant pool and are exactly the person they want in their next MBA class. In this series, you’ll learn how to dig deep to unearth your unique character traits, experiences, skills, and talents and bring them to the forefront of your…
From Wall St to Wharton, While Starting Wall Street Oasis [Episode 204]
Today’s guest is Patrick Curtis, CEO & Co-founder of Wall Street Oasis. Patrick graduated from Williams College in 2002 and worked as an Investment Banking Analyst for Rothschild & Co for two years. He then joined Tailwind Capital as a Private Equity Associate in 2005 around the same time that he founded Wall Street Oasis,…
J.P. Morgan Tells Investment Bankers to Relax
According to a Wall Street Journal article, J.P. Morgan is making new efforts to improve the work-life balance and make junior staff members, as well as more senior ones, feel more appreciated. Pencils Down As of last Thursday, the bank will officially be encouraging its employers (“everyone from analysts to managing directors”) to take weekends…
B-Schools That Rank for Landing Jobs in Investment Banking
When looking to fill investment banking positions, top firms tend to direct their searches towards cream of the crop universities. Here are the top b-schools you should be looking at to give yourself the best chance of getting hired after graduation, according to the latest eFinancialCareers findings. * For a complete list of the top…
How To Become A Corporate Executive
If you were to ask a senior executive at American Express for his best career advice, what would he answer? Listen to our interview with Tom Schick, recently retired Executive VP of Communications at American Express, for the keys to corporate success and invaluable advice for young financial services professionals. 2:00 – From untenured NYU…
Vault’s 2015 Banking Rankings
The following banks were rated based on the issues that matter to bankers: prestige, hours, compensation, work-life balance, firm culture, overall satisfaction, business outlook, and other “quality of life” categories. For each of these parameters, other than prestige, the banking professionals rated their own place of work. They rated other intuitions and not their own…
Which Business School Will Get Me to Wall Street?
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Masters in Finance: What You Need to Know
The Masters in Finance degree is one of the most up and coming specialized masters programs in the business world. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Anthony DeAngelis, owner and founder of Masters in Finance HQ, for the low-down on his company, the MSF degree, and the world of finance. 00:03:35 – The…
The Facts About Financial Services
Finance is the most popular career destination for business school graduates according to GMAC’s recent Prospective Applicant Survey. In fact 37% of all MBA wannabes also “wannabe” in financial service when they graduate. If you are one of those 37% or if you are planning a different route to the concrete canyons of Wall Street…
Which Schools are Good for PE/VC and VC-Backed Entrepreneurship
Admit it: You love the ring of ‘venture capital’ and ‘private equity.’ Enter Pitchbook, the ultimate resource for those looking for a future in PE/VC (and those looking for VCs to fund their futures). Listen to the full recording of our conversation with Andy White, Senior Research Associate for Pitchbook for some great stats, info,…
Business, Law and Beyond: An Interview with John Engelman
Want to start a business? Partner in a law firm? Go into private equity? Run a media and entertainment company? How about all of the above? Learn from someone who has done it all. And doesn’t normally give interviews. Listen to the full recording of our interview with John Engelman, for tips, advice and insights…
Which B-Schools are Best for Finance Students?
You’ll find the answer to that question in our newest special report, MBA In Sight: Focus on Finance. If you’re aiming for a future in finance, then you’ll want to attend the schools that will support your finance goal. MBA In Sight: Focus on Finance will introduce you to top programs that put a heavy…
Gender Pay Gap Widens Among B-School Graduates
New Bloomberg Businessweek research shows that women make $0.05 less than men do for every dollar in their first post-MBA jobs. A decade ago, the BW article states, this gender wage gap was virtually non-existent. Below are some of the recent findings: In the general workforce, women earn only 82% of male earnings. 2012 women…
Top B-School App Volume Plummets
A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article explains that as Wall Street faces turmoil, applications go down at top b-schools with close finance industry ties, specifically Columbia Business School and NYU Stern. Half of Columbia’s 2012 graduates entered financial services, with 18 MBAs heading to Goldman Sachs alone. This year, Columbia experienced a 19% decrease in full-time…
Current Student Interview – Richard from NYU Stern
Here’s a talk with Richard Liao, who is about to start his second year at NYU Stern. Thank you Richard for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us! This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. We hope…
GMAC Survey Reveals New Trends
The Graduate Management Admissions Council’s annual Application Trends Survey reveals up-and-down admissions trends in specialized master’s programs in finance and management, as well as MBA programs. While the economy remains shaky and applications are down at full-time MBA programs, graduate business schools continue to receive strong applications from highly qualified applicants. Schools also report an…
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