Cambridge prospective Mphil Finance applicants 2011/2012

I also got ''recommended for an offer subject to BGS approval'' last Monday, so I guess I know my conditions next week.
Curious what they believe to be equivalent to first class in the Dutch grading system.

Same with the Austrian system :-D
I read in last year's thread that a German guy got 1.3 as a condition. I really hope it will be the same for Austria :-)

Have you already taken TOEFL/IELTS?

Just like you, I am hopping to study for Cambridge PhD. Cambridge MPhil + PhD structure is very close to that of most Australian universities. But the Cambridge PhD program is in general considered superior to most (or all) Australian PhD programs. While it is also true that US PhDs are of very high quality, their coursework requirements are very heavy. I hope I also have a chance to be one of your MPhil and PhD classmates but I think I won't hear any decision from Cambridge until mid April.

Hi,

I've just finished applying for MPhil in Finance. Could somebody please tell me if they think I have a chance of getting in?

Education:
BSc (Statistics) with minors in economics and econometrics. Have done a lot of units in pure maths/calculus/linear alg too. Australian university. Average: 81%, graduated with distinction.

BSc (Honours) expected first class honours, finish June 2011. Current Average: 86%. My thesis is on risk modelling with apps in finance.

Work:
I work as a research assistant in the field of financial econometrics (since 2009) and my position is funded by an Australian Research Council discovery project grant.

I tutored for 1 year at uni in econometrics and quantitative techniques in finance.

I'm worried becuase I got my application in late! Please help!

I think you have a very good chance looking at your cv. Some have already been accepted but i think that there are still some places left, since they accept applications until March. Your second Bsc in what subject was it?

Hi, thanks so much for your reply! Yes, I am worried that my application is too late and some have already received cond. offers! I have read that they only offer about 50 places, is that correct? I wonder how many people applied this year, and of that, how many have been offered a place.

Actually, it is all part of one BSc. The Australian system is different to the UK/US systems. We can do a 3 year BSc without doing honours. I chose to do a 4th year, which means I'll have a BSc with honours. I am currently doing that 1 year honours program. It's all in statistics, with compulsory units in calculus/linear alg.

I wish I could answer your questions, but unfortunately I can not, because I have the same questions as you.. Moreover, I wait for an answer too but nothing yet However, reading threads from previous years, I came to the conclusion that all offers will be send until the end of March..Did you applied to other univ. too?

Hehe, that's okay. I guess it's just the anxiety kicking in so I keep asking Qs. May I ask you what your cv/profile is like - what did you study/grades? Did you take the GMAT/GRE?

Yes, I've applied/applying for:
LSE MSc Fin Maths
Imperial College MSc Math & Fin
City Uni (Cass) MSc Quant Fin
HKUST (hong kong uni of sci and tech): MSc Fin Math & Stats and PhD in Maths.

Also thinking of applying for:
Oxford MSc Math & Comp Fin
Warwick MSc Fin Math
UCL Math Modelling
City Uni (Cass) MSc Fin Math.

I also don't know which to apply for between the 2 Cass courses - any ideas?

Which have you applied for?

PS good luck with your aps!

Thank you Sylvia! I wish the best luck to you too!! I applied to the Warwick Msc Finance and I got a conditional. Nowhere else because warwick was my second choice..

I have a BA in international economics with 8,6/10 and a 8 month internship in a bank, but I think that in Cambridge they only care about grades and academic stuff..I did not do a gmat/gre.

Moreover, I would suggest if you want to apply to a program in Oxford, then apply as soon as possible, because there is a great competition there too..

Have you recieved any answer from your applications?

Thank you Sylvia! I wish the best luck to you too!! I applied to the Warwick Msc Finance and I got a conditional. Nowhere else because warwick was my second choice..

I have a BA in international economics with 8,6/10 and a 8 month internship in a bank, but I think that in Cambridge they only care about grades and academic stuff..I did not do a gmat/gre.

Moreover, I would suggest if you want to apply to a program in Oxford, then apply as soon as possible, because there is a great competition there too..

Have you recieved any answer from your applications?

Hi, thanks so much for your reply! Yes, I am worried that my application is too late and some have already received cond. offers! I have read that they only offer about 50 places, is that correct? I wonder how many people applied this year, and of that, how many have been offered a place.

Actually, it is all part of one BSc. The Australian system is different to the UK/US systems. We can do a 3 year BSc without doing honours. I chose to do a 4th year, which means I'll have a BSc with honours. I am currently doing that 1 year honours program. It's all in statistics, with compulsory units in calculus/linear alg.

Thanks! Congrats on getting cond. at Warwick. I've read that it's very good there.

Actually, I haven't submitted a lot of those aps becuase one of my referees was unavailable til just now! (hence the late applications). The only ones which are submitted are HKUST and Cambridge... no news yet.

Yeah, I am unsure about Oxford, it's very near the closing date and I have not attempted the admissions assignment yet!

Do you expect to get into Cam? Is it your 1st choice?

hey.. dont worry abt your application being late... from what I have heard, there's only been a few offers given, and many who submitted their application in Oct, etc are still waiting for a reply.. this prob shows that you wudnt be at a big disadvantage.. besides your profile luks really strong.. and yes last year there were admitted around 50 students into their program, tho I have no idea abt the number of people who applied.. the general sayn is that their is an acceptance rate of around 8%..

hey.. dont worry abt your application being late... from what I have heard, there's only been a few offers given, and many who submitted their application in Oct, etc are still waiting for a reply.. this prob shows that you wudnt be at a big disadvantage.. besides your profile luks really strong.. and yes last year there were admitted around 50 students into their program, tho I have no idea abt the number of people who applied.. the general sayn is that their is an acceptance rate of around 8%..

Why didn't you apply to LSE or Cass??

Both in great location

If I expect to get into Cam??? I believe in God! You know.. Praying every day, do not eat meat etc.. hahahahahaha..

It s my first choice since the fees are more than half less than Warwick. However, warwick is a cfa partner so I think that their program will deserve the money, but i m not sure if i want to work in the industry to use the cfa..

What s your first choice? what do u want to do after the master? any particular plans? In addition I believe that all the universities you think about applying are the best. So I think you chose wisely

In addition, I am very curious if anyone has an offer and applied after the 10th of December (that s when they received my papers). If anyone has an offer guys please tell me.

Praying everyday? I'm praying every second! Sigh!

Yeah, I saw that Warwick is a CFA partner. I think that's appealing too.

My first choice is Cambridge! Second to that, maybe Imperial College, I like their program. I think I want to do a PhD, but I am not sure for now. I want to work in the quant field. How about yourself?

Btw, where did you go to uni? uk or elsewhere?

Is it really 8%????? It s better than the warwick's and LSE 's rate of acceptance and that s a little weird . But I hope you are correct!!!