How important is the work experience for applying for MFE program?

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I am currently a day trader. Since I was majored in actuarial science and right now my friend's team has an actuarial analyst position available, I am thinking about swiching to that position so that I can have a better looking resume: a “real" job and stronger quantitative backgroud.​

I enjoy trading and am doing very well. In fact, I am mentoring a few students now. But getting a master's degree will open a door to become a trader for insitution or big fund in my home country. A better resume will certainly help me gett into a better university?​

Btw, I do have passed SOA actuarial exam P, FM, M,C. Will it help demonstrate my qutitative ability?​

GPA3.47/4; GRE: 650/800;​

Any suggestions？ Thanks!!!!!!​
 
JIKUN said:
Will it help demonstrate my qutitative ability?
GRE: 650/800;
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What is 650? Is that your Q or Verbal? If it's Q, then the answer is no.
Retake GRE and get perfect score on the Q.
If you are doing well trading and enjoy it, that can translate into a more focused essay.
Get more hands on technical skills.
 
thanks for replying Andy,

Q800,V650, but AW 4.0..

thinking about taking GRE Math Subeject, will it help at all?

Also, would 3.47/4 gpa be a big disadvantage?

Not quite sure what "technical skill" you are talking about, could you please elaborate it?

Thank you!
 
3.47 is not 4.0 so of course it's relatively bad but it's water under the bridge.
No need for GRE Math.
Technical means programming, specifically C++ and extend it to some other toolkit like SQL/Python/R.
If you can't beat them with the GPA, you have to beat them other fronts.
 
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