Masters in economics - profile evaluation please..

[elcapitano]

Canuckeconomist is right: the other Canadian schools are more likely to give funding than UBC. I didn't mention them because I don't know much about them i.e. which have strength in development.

WRT Sussex Msc Development Econ. I've no idea how technical it is, but for a small course they sem to get quite a few people into DfiD and onto IDS fellowships. For what it's worth, they also changed from an MA last year to an MSc this year.

Asianeconomist mentions some good options if you want to go down a more development route. I think the MPAID at Harvard would be phenomenal and it's technical too but I think it's unlikely you'd get in with your current grades.

[questioner]

Hi -- I'm looking for some advice on my profile for either the Oxford's MPhil or MFE Program for entry in 2009. I'm very unsure of my ability to get in and reallly wanted some advice from those of you who have better insight into what they're looking for.

I'm looking to apply in R1 and my objective is to then move on to the PhD. I'm not looking for any funding at the moment either.

Degree:
BS degree with double major in Actuarial Science & Finance. Minor in Mathematics. Overall GPA: 3.0/4.0 (graduated in 3 yrs) Top university.

=> Not a very strong performance at all. But I was the youngest graduate in my year. Will the fact that I took Maths and grad Stats courses fall into their consideration if I score high on the GRE?

My courses at undergrad included Calc I-III, Linear Algebra, Stochastic Processes, Investment Mathematics, Regression and Time Series Analysis as well as a slew of Finance courses (although I scored a B to B- average in all these.)

* Also did internships at a couple of top investment banks.

Will it help to pass the CFA and then apply or will I be considered too old?

Experience:
JPMorgan's Fixed Income Group for the last two years. Can provide strong recommendations.

GMAT/GRE:
Have not taken the test yet, but am expecting a 720-740 based on practice tests.

Don't know if extracurriculars matter, but I'm also an amateur journalist.

Looking forward to your opinions!

[LouisBD]

I think your mixing things up. You should probably first take a look at some recent threads a not breaking into another topic (eg. on CFA and Phd there is a very recent discussion on this board).