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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!