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My guess it is very hard to give arguments when all numbers are right in-front of your eyes. Great job Andy! The only discussion we can have is how much weight should be there for peer assessment score or selectivity score ( just imho there are too much :) ) .

In the article, it is said: "Anyway, here’s what we know about the base salaries (not including any bonuses)"

Andy, I surprised that Princeton with 100/100 job placement ratio is only 5th. Is it because of peer assessment score is lower than for other programs?

Hey guys, just came across this article regarding pay base in top seven New-York hedge funds... Here's what seven top New York hedge funds pay

dhruvk, read https://www.quantnet.com/threads/master-reading-list-for-quants-mfe-financial-engineering-students.535/ What do quant do ? A guide by Mark Joshi. You can find all info about different type of quants there.

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I think a lot of guys working on risk side might disagree with you :) Again just for me, quality job == job that allows you to live by your own standard (which of course very subjective)

To say true, totally disagree with that statement. Just tell me please which employer with "bad quality" can pay you more than 100K on average? Also just IMO selectivity is kind of very biased estimator. But in any case average GRE score for all top programs is almost the same so does not...

you can find it here: https://www.quantnet.com/threads/2016-quantnet-rankings-of-financial-engineering-mfe-programs.21977/page-2 GRE was 15% as it is in the 2017 Just IMHO, I would put even more weight into the placement success because at the end it is the only unbiased component.

super_adun, DO what is better for YOU, and I do not think you are a dick becuase of that. Do not think that they will not find another candidate if you decide to let them go. You were fair with them letting them know that you have another interview going on, but they forced you to give them a...

Francis, the problem is I graduated a long time ago (back in 2007) a lot has changed since that times :) I knew about poly certificate only, and now it is closed. So I just look at the schools you were trying to get into and look if there is any certificate available. I think you can do the same ;)

Looks like you are right. They closed it. What about same approach in Columbia? http://ce.columbia.edu/certificates/quantitative-studies-for-finance-certificate. Looks like though it just an advanced math classes... try to find out what are the chances to get into their MSFE after that.

Just as suggestion, try to check their Financial Engineering Certificate program http://bulletin.engineering.nyu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=7&poid=2153&returnto=614. I think they might give you a chance to enroll there and if you are really good transfer to master program after. Not sure...

I really love both seasons of Game of Thrones by HBO but to enjoy this show you have to read the books first (just my 2 cents :) ). I had to admit that all actors are an exellent fit for their book prototypes (especially Tyrion and Daenerys) and that show going step by step after Martin script...