Dear all,

I am a current Master student outside EU. Though I just started the Master I kind of regret doing it back in my hometown already. Therefore, I am thinking about doing a Master abroad again. I have turned down offers from the US/UK (NYU/UCL) last year due to the tuition fee, so this year I would like to focus on schools in DE. My past interest lies more in empirical microeconomics, so I am looking at MA VWL/LMU VWL. However, this year I was exposed to some corporate finance case interviews and macroeconomic theories (master core course) and kind of liked it. Hence, I would also like to try some finance programs.

For Mannheim MMM, I don't have enough "BWL" credits, so I don't think I would have a big chance. I'm not sure if FSFM with its tuition fee is worth it, and I don't think non-German student would gain huge benefit from WHU's network. So my questions are:

1. How do you see my chance of getting admission from Goethe M&F without finance background?
2. How does the financial industry in FFM see the graduates from Goethe M&F/ MA VWL/ LMU VWL? Any huge difference?
3. How about consulting industry? Any differecne?
4. Is Goethe M&F a good choice here?
5. (Irrelevant) Also, is it common to graduate from a Master at the age of 27+- in Germany? Is age gonna be a huge barrier in the job market?

Some information about myself:
School: Worldwide Top100 BA Economics/MA Economics(conti.)
GPA: 3.7/4.3
?Abitur?: Nationwide Top 1% (Do you guys show it in your job-seeking CV?)
GRE: V154 Q170 AWA3.5
TOEFL:108
German: B2/C1
Exchange: FU Berlin 1y
Internship: Econ RA/ Daimler Intern 1m/ Big 4 Consulting 5m/ boutique PE(very, very small and not pretigious) 1m
*limited financially-related coursework/internship*
Target: Economic Consulting/Management Consulting/Finance

Danke schoen!

They are all good programs. I would personally choose the Goethe M&F.

If you have a strong interest in Micro Uni Bonn should also be in your scope.

Goethe M&F enjoys a great reputation in Germany. However, you should make sure you get accepted.

Good luck!

WiWi Gast schrieb am 27.02.2018:

Dear all,

I am a current Master student outside EU. Though I just started the Master I kind of regret doing it back in my hometown already. Therefore, I am thinking about doing a Master abroad again. I have turned down offers from the US/UK (NYU/UCL) last year due to the tuition fee, so this year I would like to focus on schools in DE. My past interest lies more in empirical microeconomics, so I am looking at MA VWL/LMU VWL. However, this year I was exposed to some corporate finance case interviews and macroeconomic theories (master core course) and kind of liked it. Hence, I would also like to try some finance programs.

For Mannheim MMM, I don't have enough "BWL" credits, so I don't think I would have a big chance. I'm not sure if FSFM with its tuition fee is worth it, and I don't think non-German student would gain huge benefit from WHU's network. So my questions are:

1. How do you see my chance of getting admission from Goethe M&F without finance background?
2. How does the financial industry in FFM see the graduates from Goethe M&F/ MA VWL/ LMU VWL? Any huge difference?
3. How about consulting industry? Any differecne?
4. Is Goethe M&F a good choice here?
5. (Irrelevant) Also, is it common to graduate from a Master at the age of 27+- in Germany? Is age gonna be a huge barrier in the job market?

Some information about myself:
School: Worldwide Top100 BA Economics/MA Economics(conti.)
GPA: 3.7/4.3
?Abitur?: Nationwide Top 1% (Do you guys show it in your job-seeking CV?)
GRE: V154 Q170 AWA3.5
TOEFL:108
German: B2/C1
Exchange: FU Berlin 1y
Internship: Econ RA/ Daimler Intern 1m/ Big 4 Consulting 5m/ boutique PE(very, very small and not pretigious) 1m
*limited financially-related coursework/internship*
Target: Economic Consulting/Management Consulting/Finance

Danke schoen!