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I saw that you got admitted to both UCB MFE and GaTech QCF. Their most recent reviews are very critical about the career services or lack thereof. I think they are very valid concern raised by recent graduates. No reason to dismiss them. UCB MFE used to have a robust career services when Linda...

@qn_username Follow up on my previous question with another one that deals with the nitty gritty of your daily work. 1) Can you give us some idea of what your daily work involves? How much is it spent on alpha research vs coding vs other mundane task? 2) What are the tech stack that you use? In...

Thank you for sharing your advices. Knowing what you know now, what would you have done differently?

12/1/24

1. University: China's 12th-ranked university of finance and economics 2. TOEFL: 101 3. Major: Finance (English Medium Instruction Program) 4. Internship: 3 months in mutual fund/ 5 months in sell-side/ 8 months (current) in asset management company (All focused on factor investing) 5...

UCB MFE used to be known for its strong career services and placement. It seems to be an area of concern right now. It's highly recommended that applicants do a thoroughly research on programs they want to apply to. Reputation and track records take years to build but harder to maintain at a...

Everyone knows that Columbia MFE has been trading on its good name for a long time. The ROI on their program is not good anymore. Maybe a decade ago when quant jobs were plentiful and the program quality was good, it attracted good students and employers. These days, they pump out so many...

Todd, welcome back. Can you talk a bit about the importance of programming skills these days? Is the quant finance field still dominantly C++ and Python? What other technical skills or programming stack that you see in high demand these days?

Hey Pavlos, thanks for sharing your story and experience with us. What is your background and how you get to your current position?

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Another blast from the past.

Posting this for more exposure.

These series have been very valuable and I hope to read more.

Would 10 years too early yet, Ken? :)

Would be great to hear from more CMU MSCF students who like to contribute here.