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    Cornell MPS Statistics

    i don't know about industrial engineering... Yeah, I don't think anyone said anything about Industrial Engineering. This is for a program in statistics. Actually, I went ahead and accepted the offer at Cornell. The recruiting process here is nuts. I have two interviews next week alone. I...
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    what are your selling points?

    Hey everyone, it is recruiting season here at Cornell and employers are getting resumes by the boat-load. So, I though we could start a discussion on selling points because every employer presentation I go to emphasizes the importance of: "why banking? why me?". Now, obviously, this is not...
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    SAS for FE

    Hey everyone, I have been doing a little bit of research and have noticed that SAS is primarily used for risk management for most financial firms. What else can SAS be used for? I am entering a master's program in Stats that has a heavy SAS element and requires a substantial project...
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    thanks for the response. I checked out Barra and you are correct about their use of SAS, this...

    thanks for the response. I checked out Barra and you are correct about their use of SAS, this is good news for me. I will definitely be contacting someone there to get a better idea if there are opportunities that I may be interested in. I have noticed that a lot of tech departments in...
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    thanks for the reply. Also, I understand that you were accepted into the Baruch MFE program...

    thanks for the reply. Also, I understand that you were accepted into the Baruch MFE program, congrats. I am about to enter a master's in stats program at Cornell University that both trains and requires extensive programming in SAS. We are required to complete a project that will be half...
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    jobs abroad, will travel

    Hi everyone. Does anyone know what the job markets in Asia, and Europe are like for American-born quant grads, with no lineage, just a desire to travel and work abroad? I read a post recently about a Chinese student trying to get a job in NYC. How would an American student get a job in...
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    c++ vs. SAS

    Hi everyone. I am about to enter a Masters in Stats program that has a heavy SAS computing component including a development project. I am happy about this becasue SAS is pretty much the industry standard in statistical software packages. In addition I would like to keep improving my c++...
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    Cornell MPS Statistics

    Hi everyone. I was accepted into Cornell's MPS in Stats program. We are required to select an applied field, mine would be finance. It has a 30 unit requirement and is only two semesters. The program is about 70% electives with a core that requires an "in-dept" team project for a corporation...
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