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2020 Spring Applications

Applications close on Friday, February 28.
Invitations for an in-person Superday will be released on Sunday, March 1
The Superday is the final process and will occur on Sunday evening, March 8.

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PDF: Resume with GPA (HS GPA for freshman) *

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General Background Questions (Proficiency not required)

Please indicate your familiarity with these topics: GDP, exchange rates, interest rates, risk-free rate, monetary policy, fiscal policy, commodities, inflation, supply shift/shock, demand shift/shock: *

I am proficient in most/all of those topics and have used them previously I am learning most/all of those topics I am unfamiliar with most/all of those topics

Why do you want to pursue a career in finance? Please be as detailed as possible. *

Please indicate your familiarity with these topics: balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, revenue recognition, FIFO/LIFO, net income, earnings per share, net worth, liabilities, assets, operating income, EBITDA, price to earnings, price to book, return on invested capital: *

I am proficient in most/all of those topics and have used them in previous coursework I am learning most/all of those topics in current coursework I am unfamiliar with most/all of those topics

Why are you interested in joining FIC over other professional business organizations? Please be as detailed as possible. *

Please list any FIC members or alumni that referred you, if applicable. *

Concepts

1. Read the following paragraph and copy and paste the sentence which contains the central idea:

2. Read the following paragraph and copy and paste the sentence which contains the central idea:

“The strength in global growth is broad-based across countries. Exhibit 3 shows that growth has recently exceeded its post-crisis average across almost all major DM and EM countries. Among advanced economies, the three-month moving average of the CAI has been particularly strong in the Euro area and Sweden (around 2pp above their post-crisis average), Japan (1.3pp) and the US (1.1pp). A number of EM economies have recently outpaced their post-crisis average, although growth is likely still below potential in a number of emerging economies.” *

“Despite the nascent productivity rebound, slack is diminishing sharply across the advanced economies. The most straightforward sign is that the aggregate unemployment rate across advanced economies has fallen almost back to pre-crisis levels, as shown in Exhibit 8. As a result, our output gap estimates in Exhibit 9 suggest that most advanced economies are now near full employment. We find that the US and UK have already slightly moved past full capacity and Japan’s output gap is closing quite rapidly. Significant slack remains in the Euro area as a whole, but spare capacity is concentrated in the south (especially Spain and Italy) as Germany has already moved slightly past full employment. Likewise, a number of the smaller, open countries have started to overheat as the global cycle has picked up. We estimate that Sweden, Canada and New Zealand are already operating beyond full capacity. Output gaps in Australia, Switzerland and Norway are still negative, but closing quite rapidly.” *

3. From your personal view: In a group setting, successful communication implies that: *

The best idea is accepted Everyone participates The worst idea is refuted

4. Ceteris paribus, when the price of a good/service falls, its quantity demanded: *

Rises Falls Not enough information

5. Ceteris paribus, when a country imports more than they export the country: *

Likely will increase corporate tax rates Are net exporters of capital Likely will see a reduction in quality of life

6. Which of the following investments is the most attractive, based upon return and volatility? *

Security A has a mean annualized return of 8% with an annualized volatility of 10% Security B has a mean annualized return of 50% with an annualized volatility of 100% Security C has a mean annualized return of 2% with an annualized volatility of 1% Not enough information to decide

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