Profile Evaluation for MFin/MFE for 2019

[fsez]

Hello all,

I'm an Indian undergrad looking to get into an MSF/MSFE program in 2019 in either the US.

Nationality: India
Gender: Male
Age: 23

Undergrad Degree: Double Majors. Economics and Computer Science Engineering (GPA : 8.99/10) at a top ranked school in India

GRE: Quant: 169/170, Verbal 165/170 (Total 334/340)
TOEFL: 115/120

Research Experience: Summer Research Assistant at a top-4 B-school in India. (Dept. of Finance) (3 months). 1 International Journal Publication(finance), 1 National conference paper (finance)

Internship: 0.5 years work ex at a Big 4 investment banking firm (Market Liquidity and Risk Management) (Will have 1.5 years work ex at the time of applying)

Certifications: CFA level II candidate, passed level I of FRM. (Willing to sit for CFA level III if I manage to clear level II)

Proficient in: C, C++, Java, R, Python, Bloomberg Terminal, Excel(VBA), STATA.

Volunteer: Part of an NGO that taught underprivileged school kids (for ~ 1 year).
Extra Curriculars: Model United Nations (20+ conferences), Editorial Board of College magazine, National-level debater, Secretary of College Fine Arts Club, Member of the College Finance Club.

Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Mandarin, Spanish, Gujarati, French.

What are the universities that I should be considering and where would I be competitive? Do I have chances of getting into MIT MFin or Columbia MFE?

Also, since I have a year before I'm done applying for these programs, is there anything else that I can do to improve my chances at top programs?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Mandarin, Spanish, Gujarati, French.

Wow! and only 23.

 

[bigbadwolf]

Aim for a GM title in chess -- or at least an IM, though it's a bit on the low side. A Fields Medal in math won't hurt your chances. The programming side seems to be a little weak -- add Ruby, Scheme/Lisp, and Fortran. I assume you can write your own compiler from scratch. I note that you don't speak any German or Russian -- that might be a liability. On the plus side it only takes a few weeks to learn these languages. Otherwise your accomplishments and skill set are impressive.