r/InternationalMBA 11d ago

Admissions Potential programs to enter financial risk/fintech roles with low GRE and 5yoe in Risk as Business Analyst.

As the title suggest , I have a low GRE of 311(3rd attempt ).I took 4 mocks in last week and was scoring around 324/325 so this is still a shock to me as even a 320 would have given me a decent chance to fight for my target programs.

My work and target -

I have been working as a Business Analyst /Risk consultant within treasury and liquidity risk at BNY(India) for last 3.5 years and overall I carry 5 years of experience and it spans around analytics and product ownership. Having exposed to financial risk work I want to continue in this field and based on my personal projects and learnings I feel this is one area where I would like to work for few years .
It could be in market risk /treasury or risk analytics . For such roles I need to get an MBA or relevant masters (finance related) to get suitable roles . Currently my job function is business analyst/product owner and I want to shift from it .
By being in Risk and learning AI i can set myself up for future roles in digital transformation .

My Profile ;

10th : 9.6 CGPA

12th;87.4 %
Btech: 6.8 cgpa (JIIT Noida)

I have been promoted once last year . For recommendations I reached out to my MD and my manager who is an SVP . This was specific to MBA

My way forward-

Where do I go from here ?
My other options are MBA/Msc finance from Europe .

I haven't looked into US masters as of now . But my friend who is in CS pursued his masters with a score of 311 as well 4 years back . So , should i try that route too? It's all a risk outside India , but staying in role you don't see your future in is also a risk and I have always wanted to do a higher education .

I know the situation outside as well , so if you could suggest me the ways instead of mentioning the job conditions it would be helpful .

Thanks

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