Part qualified actuary - Profile Evaluation

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I'm an MSc student from India considering MathFin courses in the UK.

Undergrad

B.Sc​

Statistics Major​

Well known college affiliated with University of Mumbai​

GPA - 3.95/4​

Relevant Math courses​

4 calculus courses (avg score 91%)​

4 algebra courses (avg score 91%)​

Finite Mathematics (81%)​

Differential Equations (82%)​

Relevant Stats Courses​

Probability Theory (95%)​

Stochastic processes (97%)​

Programming Skills​

Only took a couple of programming classes covering Python, SQL and Java OOP.​

Comfortable with R and excel.​

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Grad

M.Sc​

Statistics​

Different well known college affiliated University of Mumbai​

GPA - 9.1/10 (2 semesters into a 4 semester course)​

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Actuarial Exams (From the Indian Institute). Passed 9 exams out of 14 required for fellowship. Each subject below is a separate paper.

Financial Mathematics​

Finance and Financial Reporting​

Financial Engineering and Loss Reserving​

Probability and Mathematical Statistics​

Business Economics​

Risk Modelling and Survival Analysis​

General Insurance, Life and Health Contingencies​

Communications Practice​

Modelling Practice​

Passed CFA L1 and L2 with scores above 90 percentile. I expect to clear either CFA level 3 or FRM level 1 and 2 before starting the course.

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Work Experience

~3 months work experience at a mid-market PE fund.​

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LOR

I'm expecting 1 LOR from the vice principal at my undergrad college and 1 from the GP at the PE fund.​

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I am worried that my lack of relevant work experience and programming chops will weigh my application down. I'm having a hard time picking colleges to apply to.

I'd appreciate any feedback about my profile and choice of programs.

Target Schools:

LSE Financial Maths​

UCL Financial Mathematics​

University of Waterloo MQF, Canada​

Reach Schools:

Imperial Math and Fin​

Oxford MSc MCF​

Cambridge MASt Applied Mathematics​

I'm sticking to UK and Canada owing to financial constraints and am open to colleges in the EU.

I haven't taken the GRE yet but I'm scoring ~168Q, 163V on mock tests and can take the test if required.

I'd appreciate any feedback about my profile and choice of programs.