Love to be in finance but which part of finance?

I disagree. Admissions essay writing can be a team effort. Some people even get paid money to do this. Plus, it’s not like someone is writing the application for him. It’s like mosaic theory - take little bits of immaterial information and merge it together to make something material.

^ This is why companies ask brain teasers during interviews. Test scores and degrees are fine, but creative people with imagination functioning under pressure is just as crucial. If I want a mindless number crunching robot, that’s easy to find.

That’s jumping to conclusions. I don’t figure myself to be a mindless robot, but if I was applying to school, I would definitely ask around for peoples’ opinions about admissions questions. It’s just a matter of recognizing that other people have perspectives that might be useful. As long as you ultimately write the essay yourself, I don’t see what’s wrong.

there is a diff…he is basically clueless and asking for other ppl to fill him in…why you should go to mba, what your long term goals are should be yours.

^ I agree with Frank, he should be saying: “my LT goal is X and can I get some opinions on how I should position myself for admissions?” Not: what’s my LT goal?

given my lack of luck with hot classy babes, should I go for hot classy men instead?

My long term goal is to die a happy death.

I think I need to phase the question very wrong. I should have phase it as “What job can a MS Finance leads to”. Sorry for all anger caused by this nerd.

They do have a point though. If you don’t know what job comes after the MS, then why are you doing it? The assumption here is that the MS will lead to a better career than what you currently have. This might or might not be a valid assumption, depending on the program.

Tell us why you like finance. We will assume that you like buckets of money. Are there any other reasons… because if there are, you haven’t mentioned any. If you just like buckets of money, become an investments products salesperson, and work on communications skills. If there are other reasons you like finance, then maybe there are other things that make sense.

almost every single MBA i have ever met said “if you ever want to do it, know exactly what you want to get out of it, and if you can, the specific job and company if possible. other than that, don’t waste your time. mba for education sake is a waste of money”. Now, he is going to do an MS, which is pretty much the same in many respect cause we know he isn’t going for the academic route… look at the knowledge we’re blessing this guy with. i should be exchanging this worldly insight for numbers of classy babes…

^ well said.

General Discussion has become one big, ongoing self-help seminar. We need a new sub-forum for advice topics. People wanting to provide constructive advice could do so, and those that get perturbed by the same questions coming up over and over again wouldn’t have to see them.

Awesome reply!

Great template!, I am using this for my statement of purpose for admissions.

I’ve spent most of the last 10 years of my career in public equities investing, but earlier in my life I also worked in private equity and investment banking. Here are a few articles that I authored on equity research / asset management / hedge funds, in case you are considering careers in these fields.

Equity Research Recruiting: https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/equity-research-recruiting/
Equity Research Careers: https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/equity-research-careers/
Stock Pitch Guide: How to Pitch a Stock in Buy-Side Interviews: https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/stock-pitch-guide/
Multi-Manager vs. Single-Manager Hedge Funds: https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/multi-manager-vs-single-manager-funds/