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Judging from how long people have been waiting, I would say it may be a very long time before you hear a definite answer. My suggestion is to start your backup plan.

Try to get into one of the top programs in UK and use the program to open opportunities there.

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Hi @S.W. If possible, can you share your profile and timelines on the Tracker? Also share on the Tracker whether you get any scholarships.

There is a really good book on him which I strongly recommend The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution The NYTimes did a nice piece on his life and how he came about revolutionizing the quant trading as we know it today...

Really sad to hear this. May he rest in peace. He is really a legend and his generosity benefits people in many ways.

March is out. We will release our first-ever UK ranking in May. Much work is to be done but the hardest part (collecting data) has been done.

For those still waiting, what is the end goal here? Do you have a backup plan if there is no positive result coming soon?

There are too many unknowns to be helpful. Chicago MFin is enrolling its first cohort, so expect many adjustments, mistakes, and challenges in the first few years while they iron out the process. Generally, an MFin program run by a business program is not technical enough compared to its...

Hey @OldFinaceMan Thanks for sharing your experience and opinion on the program's strengths/weaknesses. Compared to traditional students joining these programs, you have a pretty unique profile. It was very interesting to read it. I like the last paragraph, where you stress the importance of...

A quick show of hands on how many people are still waiting for Columbia MFE to give them a decision? A quick check on the Tracker shows roughly 30 pending cases, but the actual number would be much higher. This is a significant issue for those affected, given that other applicants already have...

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-quant-funds-expand-abroad-rules-tighten-home-2024-04-22/ Chinese quant hedge funds have been venturing into overseas markets for years, but their expansion has accelerated as the sector has become increasingly crowded at home and regulators tighten...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/for-traders-the-ftc-ban-on-non-competes-comes-with-big-catches As long as a firm keeps paying a departing employee normal wages during a required garden leave, it isn’t a non-compete clause, according to a copy of the rule published by the FTC...

Very sad to hear this. I have many interaction with him going back over a decade ago. Such a big loss to the Columbia MAFN program.

Isn't MacOS based on Linux? Whatever PC you have, you can easily boot them into a different OS installed into another partition.