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2011-2012 SENBET FUND MEMBERS
Selection of Members
Member application and selection is conducted each spring for the
following academic year.
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see the latest recruiting presentation
Applications for the 2013-2014 Senbet Fund team are open from January 7,
2013 through February 11, 2013.
Click here to apply.
Application requirements and information on the application process are
provided below.
Educational Benefits
The Senbet Fund is a year-round, advanced finance course
for senior finance majors. The course provides them with the opportunity to
put their knowledge and skills to the test by making real investment
decisions with real money. The course not only serves as a chance to put
classroom material to practice, but also as an enhanced forum for learning.
As part of this course, students discuss in-depth financial topics such as:
- Portfolio management theory and
practice
- Security screening and selection
- Economic and industry analysis
- Corporate qualitative and financial
analysis
- Valuation analysis
- Trading strategies
Additionally, students learn from reviewing the results of the decisions
they make, determining which strategies to replicate and which strategies to
avoid in the future.
Career Benefits
The Senbet Fund provides members with skills and knowledge
highly coveted by corporate recruiters. However, it also gives these high
achieving students enhanced opportunities to network with industry
professionals, use financial tools such as Reuters, Bloomberg, and First
Call, and gain real-life market experience. Working for the Senbet Fund, in
some ways, can be as demanding as a senior finance major’s first job, and it
definitely gives him or her a competitive edge during recruiting season.
Applicant Requirements/Criteria
- Must be a declared Finance major.
- Must be a rising senior.
- Completion or concurrent enrollment in BMGT 343 Investments for this
Spring semester.
- Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA.
- Completion of the Smith School gateway courses: MATH 220/140, BMGT 220,
221, 230, ECON 200 & 201.
- BMGT 340 should be completed prior to entering the program and BMGT 443
should be completed the Fall semester of your senior year.
- Recommended courses: BMGT 310, ECON 305/306, and ECON 330.
- While completion of MATH 220 Elementary Calculus I is required, MATH 140
& 141 Calculus I and II are preferred. MATH coursework beyond MATH 220/141
is a plus.
- Preferred/Recommended Course sequence: Junior year Fall: BMGT 340, ECON
330, BMGT 310 Junior year Spring: BMGT 343, One of ECON 305 or 306 Senior
year Fall: BMGT 443 and BMGT 449 (Fellows fund course).
- Requires a two semester commitment from Summer Session II to May of next
year.
- Completion of online application.
Process
Applications for the 2013-2014 Senbet Fund team are open from January 7,
2013 through February 11, 2013.
Click here to apply.
All applications will be submitted online using UNet. The application
includes the submission of the following:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- 3-page analyst report to include the analysis of a stock with a
recommendation of whether to buy, hold or sell the stock based solely on
its current price relative to what you believe the stock is worth. This
report is to be no more than three typed pages, not including exhibits,
double spaced in Times New Roman 12 point font. The written analysis
should include an economic overview, industry overview and company
overview, including your recommendation. Each section of the report
should be written within the context of the stock you have chosen to
analyze. It is highly recommended that you select a company and industry
with which you feel comfortable. Please note that the Honor Code will be
enforced for this application.
Application Timeline
- Applications Open: January 7, 2013
- Applications Due: February 11, 2013
- Notified of Selection for Interviews: February 13-14, 2013
- Super Friday Interviews: Friday, February 15, 2013
Contact Sarah Howerton Kroncke
at 301-405-0354 or the Senbet
Fund, if you have questions about the program.
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