u/ConversationHonest18

Hello everyone,

As the title suggests, I’m looking for your guys’ opinion on the choice between German and Russian in terms of usefulness in Europe. For more context, I’m a trilingual Lebanese who speaks English, Arabic, and French. In addition, I’m a finance student targeting top European business schools for my masters and looking to live and work in Europe post-grad.

The reason why I am not jumping straight to German is that I’ve heard from a lot of natives and learners that the language isn’t particularly useful due to the fact that most Germans know and in fact do speak English while conducting business.

As for Russian, I find it a very cool language and I know there’s a decent sized diaspora in Western Europe, however I don’t know if I that’d allow me to reap any benefits of knowing Russian.

Lmk your guys’ thoughts and feel free to suggest any other languages you feel may be more beneficial to acquire given my background.

I’d to know what my chances are for the following programs:

LBS MFA
HEC MiF & MiM
LSE MiF
INSEAD MiF

• Age/Nationality: Lebanese, 21M
• ⁠Education: BBA with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics from the American University of Beirut (graduated May 2026)
• ⁠GPA: 3.85/4.00; Dean’s Honor List in 5 of 6 semesters
• ⁠GRE: 340 (170Q, 170V, 3.5 AWA)
• ⁠Previous work experience: 2-month EY-Parthenon Strategy & Transactions internship
• ⁠Current opportunities: EY FAAS 4-month internship, 3-months as an investment intern at a publicly listed oil & gas construction company in UAE, potential 3-5 month consulting internship at a regional boutique management consulting company in the GCC
• ⁠Relevant projects: Amazon and Birkenstock DCF valuations, automated VBA credit-rating model, Python sales and inventory analysis
• ⁠Languages: Arabic & English native, French B2
• ⁠Career goal: Corporate finance, valuation, transaction modelling or M&A/advisory, preferably in Europe or the GCC
• ⁠Target intake and round: R1 application for Fall 2027 intake

What are my chances of getting into HEC Paris' MiM or MiF programs?

* **Age/Nationality:** Lebanese, 21M
* **Education:** BBA with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics from the American University of Beirut (graduated May 2026)
* **GPA:** 3.85/4.00; Dean’s Honor List in 5 of 6 semesters
* **GRE:** 340 (170Q, 170V, 3.5 AWA)
* **Previous work experience:** EY-Parthenon Strategy & Transactions internship
* **Current opportunities:** EY FAAS 4 month internship, 3 months as an investment intern at a publicly listed oil & gas construction company in UAE, potential 3-5 month consulting internship at a regional boutique management consulting company in the GCC
* **Relevant projects:** Amazon and Birkenstock DCF valuations, automated VBA credit-rating model, Python sales and inventory analysis
* **Languages:** Arabic & English native, French B2
* **Career goal:** Corporate finance, valuation, transaction modelling or M&A/advisory, preferably in Europe or the GCC
* **Target intake and round:** R1 application for Fall 2027 intake

What are my chances of getting accepted into ESCP's Msc in Finance?

• Age/Nationality: Lebanese, 21M
• Education: BBA with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics from the American University of Beirut (graduated May 2026)
• GPA: 3.85/4.00; Dean’s Honor List in 5 of 6 semesters
• GRE: 340 (170Q, 170V, 3.5 AWA)
• Previous work experience: 2-month EY-Parthenon Strategy & Transactions internship
• Current opportunities: EY FAAS 4-month internship, 3-months as an investment intern at a publicly listed oil & gas construction company in UAE, potential 3-5 month consulting internship at a regional boutique management consulting company in the GCC
• Relevant projects: Amazon and Birkenstock DCF valuations, automated VBA credit-rating model, Python sales and inventory analysis
• Languages: Arabic & English native, French B2
• Career goal: Corporate finance, valuation, transaction modelling or M&A/advisory, preferably in Europe or the GCC
• Target intake and round: R1 application for Fall 2027 intake

What are my chances of getting into INSEAD's new MiF program?

• Age/Nationality: Lebanese, 21M
• Education: BBA with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics from the American University of Beirut (graduated May 2026)
• GPA: 3.85/4.00; Dean’s Honor List in 5 of 6 semesters
• GRE: 340 (170Q, 170V, 3.5 AWA)
• Previous work experience: 2-month EY-Parthenon Strategy & Transactions internship
• Current opportunities: EY FAAS 4-month internship, 3-months as an investment intern at a publicly listed oil & gas construction company in UAE, potential 3-5 month consulting internship at a regional boutique management consulting company in the GCC
• Relevant projects: Amazon and Birkenstock DCF valuations, automated VBA credit-rating model, Python sales and inventory analysis
• Languages: Arabic & English native, French B2
• Career goal: Corporate finance, valuation, transaction modelling or M&A/advisory, preferably in Europe or the GCC
• Target intake and round: R1 application for Fall 2027 intake

What are my chances of getting into HEC Paris' MiM or MiF programs?

• Age/Nationality: Lebanese, 21M
• Education: BBA with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics from the American University of Beirut (graduated May 2026)
• GPA: 3.85/4.00; Dean’s Honor List in 5 of 6 semesters
• GRE: 340 (170Q, 170V, 3.5 AWA)
• Previous work experience: EY-Parthenon Strategy & Transactions internship
• Current opportunities: EY FAAS 4 month internship, 3 months as an investment intern at a publicly listed oil & gas construction company in UAE, potential 3-5 month consulting internship at a regional boutique management consulting company in the GCC
• Relevant projects: Amazon and Birkenstock DCF valuations, automated VBA credit-rating model, Python sales and inventory analysis
• Languages: Arabic & English native, French B2
• Career goal: Corporate finance, valuation, transaction modelling or M&A/advisory, preferably in Europe or the GCC
• Target intake and round: R1 application for Fall 2027 intake

Just a simple appreciation post.

170V 170Q 3.5AWA (didn’t study AWA), all thanks to the ladies and gents at GregMat.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and good luck on your tests.

Plan: 4 months prep (4/5 hours per day ), 1 month plan for verbal, overwhelmed plan for quant, GRE big book, Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions, Official GRE Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions, and bought all 3 PP+ tests. Also did 30 groups of vocab mountain.

Hello everyone, hope you’re all doing well,

As the title suggests, I’d like to understand if doing an MiM with a finance specialization is considered less valuable than an MiF from HEC for finance roles in France and the rest of Europe.

Thank you for your time and response in advance.