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I cant help but feel a bit on edge when a leader in the field such as Wilmott is willing to make such a provocative claim. I understand that he intended his statement as more of a generality rather than a fact, but its another blow to the legitimacy of the MFE brand and similar studies in a...

I suppose systems engineering can be considered more broad than most technical fields. But if you are serious about pursuing a degree in MFE you should look into courses that deal with Stochastic Processes, PDE, SDE and Numerical Analysis just to name a few. There are a few threads here that...

It's great that youre making plans ahead, but I gotta say that much can happen in the next 7 years. Also, don't bet your plans on getting a "stable staff position" ever. I dont think such a thing exists anymore. I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but I do want to let you know how busy (an...

AMEN My friend who does interviews for his bank says the same. And besides, it just makes sense!

I can see why people would take offense to looking down on asking "that question." If we havent asked, then we've at least thought of it over the course of our rigorous curriculums. But I must say that I got a different message from Dominic's post... I dont think his intention was to state...

True... I suppose to remedy that problem, the MFE program would have to break the stats into 2 groups: Fall 2009 grads, and Winter 2009 grads, and report the career stats separately in a timely manner. Given that the stats were posted about a month or so ago(March 2010), the longest that any...

The MFE career stat seems like its stellar by any standard. Also considering that CU MFE has a large class size in comparison to many programs, the 92% actually says alot more than a comparable percentage from a program with less people. Im just not sure why the MFE program is considered weak...

When it comes to the CU MSOR, I think its important to acknowledge that it can be an incredible waste of time/money or an incredible opportunity. Its really up to you. It may be a cash cow, but it doesnt mean that the program cannot lead you to success in the financial world. There seems to be...

I think the negativity is directed towards the "other" programs in Columbia... MFE on the other hand is great in content and recruitment. I think the negativity stems from the fact that some programs are kinda misleading in terms of career prospects and education content (not specifically...

You should look at some of the discussions in this forum regarding CU MSOR and Mich FE. A general comparison would be some obvious things like MICH MSFE requires 1.5 yrs with 39Credits, while CU MSOR requires 30 Credits and can be competed in 1 yr. MSFE at UMICH is purely an FE program...

Sarcasm? No need to be snarky. Im merely presenting a case in point; that it IS possible to go into IB from MFE/MAFN... just not a usual route. Besides, Financeguy may be right about FE grads being promoted faster because they understand the real-picture behind the numbers. Who's to say...

I know a friend who is in investment banking after she graduated from a MAFN program. She started as a senior analyst and made associate last year. She was always complaining how she never does anything relevant to what she learned at school lol. go figure. Im sure that MFEs and MAFN people...

In some cases though, the teachers will not let you join a class due to over crowding. That is the risk you take. Depending on the year, or semester, there may be more crowding or less which will usually determine the decision. Just keep that in mind.

Youre right about the MFE core courses being exclusive... but from what I have read and seen at Columbia, you can always fit yourself into classes by talking directly to teacher and getting signatures. An insiders secret i suppose, but it really comes down to how much youre willing to risk and...

Sounds like a new area of MBA with concentration in engineering :-k I'm not convinced. Engineering is rigorous and nothing can really replace raw knowledge of such subject. It seems like a marketing strategy by Stanford to get a bigger pool of unique applicants. Maybe they're just too tired of...