轉專業(yè)申請看重的是什么?

先看一下Brandeis University Maief看重的申請要素

Who should apply

We look for ability and commitment to undertakechallenging graduate study. You should have:

* a successful academic record in an Americanbachelor's or equivalent foreign degree program

* significant work experience, ideally in finance oranother analytical field

* analytical skills as demonstrated with GMAT or GRE scores and a good academic record

* motivation for graduate study

Prior studies should include a course in introductoryeconomics (micro and macro). Statistics is recommended.

再看一下Rochester Simon商學院 MSF的要求

Personal Qualities and Leadership Potential

The Simon School values well-developed communicationskills for all M.S. candidates. We desire to enroll self-motivated individualswho believe that M.S. study will significantly enhance both their technical andpersonal skill sets. Additionally, we seek evidence of team experiences andleadership skills, shown through extra-curricular activities and on-the-jobprojects.

The Committee may also use a personal interview,combined with the resume and essays to assess these qualitative aspects of yourapplication. This interview is an important two-way communication between theSchool and the student. Treat the interview as you would a job interview -dress professionally, arrive a little ahead of schedule, and be prepared todiscuss your background, while also asking a few key questions to learn aboutthe program. Interviews are offered by invitation of the Admissions Committee.

Work Experience and Goals

The Simon School considers internships, part-time,and/or post-baccalaureate experience, when making admission decisions. Thequality and quantity of working experience, combined with career goals, areevaluated equally. We do not have a minimum number of years ofpost-baccalaureate work experience required for admission consideration.

Academics

The Admissions Committee seeks candidates committedto academic excellence. We review both standardized exam scores (GRE or GMAT)and consider both the overall results, as well as the quantitative and verbaldistribution of the exam. Additionally, we evaluate all undergraduate and graduatecoursework that has been completed prior to applying. Specific review ofbusiness, accounting and mathematics grades, as well as your overall trendthrough the bachelor degree is considered, in addition to your cumulative GPA.Applicant concerns on any dimension of the academic profile may be brieflyaddressed in the optional essay.

大家可以發(fā)現(xiàn)GPA，GMAT/GRE， working experience，personal statement是著重被考察的指標。

其中GPA，GMAT作為標準化分數是相當重要的。即使你本科和金融不相關，你的高GPA是你學術能力和大學態(tài)度的證明。也是錄取時著重考慮的因素。

working experience如果和商科能夠扯上關系很好。如果不能，則需要你把你的工作經驗包裝成你轉行到商科的優(yōu)勢資源，這得結合你的personal statement來。

后是personal statement了，商科的essay是很重要的，它是用來衡量你學習的動機，用來凸顯你非量化的優(yōu)勢和能力，用來展現(xiàn)你對未來規(guī)劃思考的成熟度，用來說服錄取委員會這個學習的機會將對你的成功起到多大幫助的。

作為非金融專業(yè)的申請者，尤其需要在這方面進行思考，對自己進行包裝。突出自己的比較優(yōu)勢:

你也許沒有學過商科，但是你有著扎實的數理基礎和工科訓練出來的problem solving skills。也許你不懂金融的那些東西，但是你在某個行業(yè)積累了經驗和認知，金融的知識可以幫助你在這個行業(yè)的職業(yè)規(guī)劃起到一臂之力,etc

具體關于essay的東西就不贅述了，總之作為一個轉專業(yè)的申請者，結合你之前的優(yōu)勢表現(xiàn)出你的motivation,表現(xiàn)出這個學位對你的助推作用是很重要的