After completing a curriculum focused on financial engineering, I wanted to join the MSc Finance and Big Data, which seemed like a natural next step. Indeed, seeking a dual “skill set” within a business school, the courses offered in the MSc are especially geared toward professional application, enabling you to quickly contribute valuable ideas at work. For example, during a project at Société Générale Private Banking, I was able to develop a structured products analysis tool and several other tools to automate many analysis processes—methods I learned in the Data Visualization and Financial Instrument and Portfolio Choice courses. Following my work-study, I found an opportunity as a Structurer/Analyst at a Paris-based broker.