已工作学渣一枚求经济学硕士定位

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ucdjg 发表于 2014-11-28 17:03
所以说吗，各有各的观点，就看楼主的偏好了。不过，我觉得，不管最开始的目的是什么，求学最终都是为了就 ...

说的也是~上学毕竟在人生中是很短的一段时间~不过我觉得现在的孩子们都很有思想和理想的~~哈哈！随大流的不多了

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ucdjg 发表于 2014-11-28 16:57
刚看完楼主之前的留言，我也来凑个热闹，纯属个人意见，不喜勿喷。
如果出国读Econ Master的话，不走学术我 ...

谢谢谢谢，很诚恳的建议！投行的业务分很多种，可是楼主现在做的业务自己不是很喜欢。考虑到时间是有限的，所以想尽快找一个渠道换一个业务部门（Research）这样，因为我确实需要一个master，所以读书就是我觉得最好的选择。在业界一旦新换一个业务就得从Entry level做起，可我是个姑娘，以后还是得结婚生娃，业界对已婚未育妇女能折腾的也就这么几年时间。MBA太贵了不考虑。。。感觉大家都在推荐我去念MSF哇 ~~

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Joanna彦小明 发表于 2014-11-28 17:11
谢谢谢谢，很诚恳的建议！投行的业务分很多种，可是楼主现在做的业务自己不是很喜欢。考虑到时间是有限的 ...

既然楼主已经有了一个全面的规划，那我就支持楼主吧。不过选校方面，可以在纽约，洛杉矶，芝加哥这三个主要城市范围内进行选择。纽约这边可以选哥伦比亚，nyu，康奈尔；芝加哥这边，芝大，伊利诺伊理工，洛杉矶这边的话就是ucla了。

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Duke,NYU,Gtown,Umich的Econ吧，另外哥大那个不建议，看课程属于PHD preparation的，LSE那边也可以考虑，但是貌似是GPA控

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Joanna彦小明 发表于 2014-11-28 17:11
谢谢谢谢，很诚恳的建议！投行的业务分很多种，可是楼主现在做的业务自己不是很喜欢。考虑到时间是有限的 ...

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1. can you just simply try to switch to the division you like? it seems not that common that a master level knowledge is needed in IB, even research, unless you are on the macro/quant side, which need a really solid master/PhD. It sounds to me that you need the reputation of the school more that the content inside, at which working experience maybe a more useful tool for switching, even not in the "right" division

2. except MIT, no top / 1st tier business school provide MSF in US. especially for someont like OP with some CFA already (and a fina bachelor), having a MSF in US is completely waste of time and money. MBA is the most common way of further study in business in US at the end. i will agree a US MSF is not a solution for OP.

3. econ is nothing much better indeed if one dont plan to go academic. True that some famous school in US (Columbia, NYU, Duke, Michigan) offer a MA in econ (and thus better than MSF for US), but dont expect the content inside will be practical, just the analytial traiing, and most importantly the reputation of the school.
academically, it is a much better to supplment finance by XYZ + CFA than MSF + CFA, but XYZ = econ theory definitly rank behind quantitaitve skill, and also behind law, account...
having a MBA / post-experience Master in Finance didn't help in this sense, but rather more on exposure and networking side as one will learn much more with experienced professionals rather than fresh graduate as classmate.

4. I will suggest OP to consider one or two year later some one-year post expereicne master in finance (also waste of time in content but you will have the name of the school, and network) like LBS, Cambridge, or consider a one year MBA so that the cost is lower. (e.g. oxford, .....)
(p.s. i guess leaving 2016 with 2 year w.e. is a good timing, unless for MBA, which may need 1 more year somehow in general; and main cost for study is not only tuition, but also the opp cost: lost w.e. and income)

5. if OP stick to stick to the plan of studying right now (with one year of working experience), in addition to US, i think some UK program will be of your choice too, like Oxford MFE, LSE MSc Fina / Fina & econ, but they do count more on GPA

6. career choice is quite rather a life-long decision.....not sure if you plan to stay in home after marriage/having children, but if yes, think twice before studying: master education is a investment on human capital, and the return can only be realized if one really really work to earn. if no, staying in a "wrong" division for one or two year more is nothing.

7. I guess HKU MFin is not really a choice for you also......first half is CFA, second half is financial engineering.....given you have finance bachelor + CFA + working experiecne in financial industry, you dont need the first, and you dont want the second part......except the name again of course.

8. dont think the location is important for your case, but only the industry reputation back china is. location is super important, especially for non-target univeristy, when one want to find a job at where on study. As long as you state that you plan to back after study, and dont have funding for 2 year program like MBA (and thus no time slot for summer intern), the location is something really doesn't matter too much, except about living experience and condition. (and given if you only try to apply really top one (say top 15 in US), the location is, but not the major/only concern, e.g. cornell, michigan....)

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ucdjg 发表于 2014-11-28 17:15
既然楼主已经有了一个全面的规划，那我就支持楼主吧。不过选校方面，可以在纽约，洛杉矶，芝加哥这三个主 ...

a bit question:
1. did UCLA offer a master in econ?
2. I will doubt IIT, Gtown (below), and in a strict sense also UCLA serves the purpose of getting a reputable school name for job hunting purpose back in far east or not......
3. given that OP plan to back, i guess location is not that important, especially OP claims that two year progam are too expensive, and thus chances for intern are slim even with good location.

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补充：如果楼主现在是在投行的中后台支持部门，想转去前台做research就需要一个全新的综合背景了，包括实习、相关知识、一个名校的光环等等。所以我觉得楼楼如果决定了读econMA，就要在有限的两年之内多学习这方面的知识，多找一些相关的实习，努力让自己进入这个行业。这样才能在回国真正作为一名应届生申请工作的时候有竞争力！所以，加油咯！

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想去纽约还可以考虑波士顿的学校
经济的话，有Tufts （著名的phd跳板）
MSF的话，有MIT，（这个牌子够好吧），还有我们Boston College，MSF有普通的还有一个Q-track。LZ可以研究下

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哎。。。。。。