Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Imperial MSc in Mathematics and Finance

  • 01-03-2015 6:03pm
    #1
    Wesc.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 715 ✭✭✭


    Hi everyone!

    I'm currently a penultimate year BSc Mathematical Science student at NUI Galway. I am seeking to gain entry into the MSc Maths & Finance programme at Imperial in 2016.

    I was wondering if anyone could shed light on my chances of being accepted? Or offer me advice on what to do in the meantime to maximise my chances?

    I am very much aware of my university's relatively not-so-elite reputation. However, I have completed a semester abroad in the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. Also, my Cumulative Average Grade so far is 92%, so it's much more than a 1:1, and I'm nearly top of my class. My Leaving Certificate grades are flawless with 7 straight A1s, but I know these might no longer be relevant.

    Furthermore, I will most likely be doing an internship in EY's financial services risk division this summer - especially working in their Quantitative Advisory Practice. But I know this isn't an especially glamorous internship.

    I have not completed the GMAT, as it is not required of Imperial. However, I will be applying to similar courses in other Top UK universities (LSE, UCL, Edinburgh, Oxbridge) so I may end up doing it to strengthen my applications, if you guys would recommend it?

    Thanks everyone for reading, all advice/recommendations are extremely welcomed!


Comments

  • #2
    Falthyron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭Falthyron


    Wesc. wrote: »
    Hi everyone!

    I'm currently a penultimate year BSc Mathematical Science student at NUI Galway. I am seeking to gain entry into the MSc Maths & Finance programme at Imperial in 2016.

    I was wondering if anyone could shed light on my chances of being accepted? Or offer me advice on what to do in the meantime to maximise my chances?

    I am very much aware of my university's relatively not-so-elite reputation. However, I have completed a semester abroad in the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. Also, my Cumulative Average Grade so far is 92%, so it's much more than a 1:1, and I'm nearly top of my class. My Leaving Certificate grades are flawless with 7 straight A1s, but I know these might no longer be relevant.

    Furthermore, I will most likely be doing an internship in EY's financial services risk division this summer - especially working in their Quantitative Advisory Practice. But I know this isn't an especially glamorous internship.

    I have not completed the GMAT, as it is not required of Imperial. However, I will be applying to similar courses in other Top UK universities (LSE, UCL, Edinburgh, Oxbridge) so I may end up doing it to strengthen my applications, if you guys would recommend it?

    Thanks everyone for reading, all advice/recommendations are extremely welcomed!

    Get yourself some very good references - all the better if the referees worked at Imperial at some point - and you won't have any problems with those grades. Also, ask a member of your department, whom you get on pretty well, to give a second opinion of your application/personal statement.

    The courses at the top universities in the U.K. are highly competitive, but you have a very well rounded background with those grades. You would be considered a very strong candidate.

    Good luck!


Advertisement