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Another bump for this still funny list.

There is a review posted today that I don't think belong. The reviewer is not a student in the program and everything seems hearsay at best. Given the poster just signed up to post this, I deleted the review and copy what he posted here.

It's on each program's page under the Admissions tab. https://quantnet.com/resources/princeton-university-master-in-finance.6/field?field=admissions

You can see them from the ranking. Select the Table view which you can sort by column. https://quantnet.com/mfe-programs-rankings/

Got it. Look forward to seeing all those 3 in the Tracker and with blue status marker.

Did you apply to other programs as well?

Congrats on getting 5 admits and scholarships. Thanks for sharing them on the Tracker. That's all the contribution we ever ask of our members. It's a good problem to have picking between the two. The important question you don't address: what do you want to get out of the program so people can...

When will that call take place?

No. You have to pass quiz 1 to access level 2 and so on. By the way, if you previously use a different account to enroll in the Python, we can reset that account so you can get a fresh counter when you re-enroll. You can continue from where you left off. No need to create a different account to...

Congrats to those that got admitted to the program for Fall 2025. Seems like most admits got scholarship. If you applied to Fordham, please add your timelines to the Tracker to get a better sample representation on QuantNet. I know many more applied but didn't bother to add to the Tracker.

What other jobs with your skills or similar that do not require citizenship/PR?

Access is indefinite. The time limit is only for TA support and certificate eligibility.

You can create one right here. I can help set it up and add admitted people in. No need to go elsewhere and deal with multiple apps and accounts.

You get $250 off the original price so you only pay $1,000 to reenroll. Please DM if you need instruction to do so.

They do give out $15K scholarship. Some of our QuantNet members received them in the past. Not sure anyone will get one this year but I have seen graphics where they show the amount of fund they give to students over years...

Yes, we've seen $15K offered so far. Here is a list of the range of scholarship offered by all programs recorded on QuantNet Tracker. https://quantnet.com/threads/list-of-quantitative-finance-master-programs-with-scholarships.59552/

3/3 so far? Congrats Congrats. Time to update your Tracker :) With a scholarship. Nicely done!

Looks like you haven't added the timelines to the Tracker. Can you do that please? Thanks

Can you add your timeline and profile to the Tracker? We have fewer 2025 on the Tracker compared to 2024.

Anyone still not with a Pending status? Any more decision to share on the Tracker?

Your full profile can't be summed up in a few lines. I'm sure you have more to offer than this. Give it a try. You have relevant work experience which may be important to some programs.

There are more to come. They will release decision up to March 15. Thank you for adding your application to the Tracker.

Please add your application timeline details on the Tracker. Thanks Getting into the Imperial program is a good sign. MIT is so different from Imperial and they are in two different continent. Nobody can advise unless they know what you want to do out of the program.

Congrats to all the admits today. You make QuantNet look good. Look forward to seeing more admits in the coming days. A reminder to add your timelines to the Tracker if you haven't done so.

Congrats on getting into both programs. 1) Please add your application timelines to the Tracker. Thanks for your contribution. 2) Columbia is mathematical rigorous. You can see its placement record over the years on QuantNet rankings. Chicago Booth MiF is a brand new program which has not...

No. Several without scholarships. Click on the Applications tab to see. You are currently under the Discussion tab.

Survivor alert!

Looks like everyone who applied to MSFE 2025 is admitted on the Tracker. Anyone else applied but haven't added to the Tracker can please update us on the result? Decisions should be out by now according to last year and this year's data.

Maybe you will if you put your timelines there :) Don't need interview invite to put up your profile and timelines on the Tracker so we can offer support to one another fellow applicants.

@staringfungus @fishoutofwater @sheamusthegreatkhali Please add your application timelines to the Tracker. Thank you.

Just a reminder for folks to get a verified status on QuantNet if you already have a verified LinkedIn account. We will be create data, benefits and events exclusively for verified members or those who contributed data to the Tracker, etc. It takes only 5 seconds and it's free but you benefit a...

You did a smart thing by contacting recent and current students of both programs. They are the one with the most current state of the programs. Behind the scenes, they can be very frank and tell you what they like or don't. Best of luck with the program. Make sure you pay it forward by sharing...

The Columbia MAFN program has a new director, Prof. Jeahyuk Choi who is very engaged in promoting the program. We have 8 new reviews of the program all came in Feb 2025. During the 10 years span 2010-2020, the programs only have 6 reviews. I'm encouraged by the new activity and I hope it points...

This must has changed recently. This is what we have during last admission cycle on the overview page. Alpha Scholarship recipients are offered a financial award in the amount of 60% of total tuition costs in 2023. Maroon Scholarship recipients are offered a financial award in the amount of 30%...

Confirm @willmlee enrolled today to the QuantNet C++ course. Welcome to the course and I'm pretty sure with the help of our TA @APalley and the extensive community, you will find it the learning experience very rewarding.

All data in our rankings are directly submitted by the programs. No other third party sources involved. I can’t speak to why some programs have outdated data on their websites. We strive to provide the latest and most accurate data available to our members.

It depends on your purpose. If it is for MFE admission, a certificate is required.

Please also add your application timelines to the Tracker.

UCLA MFE made recent changes to their team recently. A new executive director, new faces on the team. The NYC liaison person was no longer with the program as of the end of last year.

More people need to add their timelines to the Tracker. Please do so if you have not. I dont understand the hesitation to contributed to Quantnet when doing so will be so quick and yield more benefits to oneself and the community. One can’t just benefit from the collective knowledge here...

We have various type of data programs submitted and the ones we release are on the rankings.

Here is the 2024 comp level for QD/QT/QR roles at different firms. They are not representative but at least give you some idea. The QT/QR comp is very PnL driven. High stress and short tenure. A lot of these guys want to retire and raise cows as soon as they can. For QD roles, depending on the...

Imperial is a good name that attracts employers in UK. If you do well in their MSc Math program, you can have a decent chance of getting a job. I just feel that a MSc Math degree will set you up better for PhD Math than a Math/Comp degree.

Congratulations to everyone with an admit from Chicago. You guys have collectively received a $436,550 in scholarship amount so far, with $28,350 min, $47,250 max and $36,380 average. This is an amazing achievement and a huge statement of the high calibre of our members. The numbers will grow as...

I believe QD is a truly legit career path that many MFE graduates look down in favor of more glamorous QT/QR roles. The fact is that many roles are basically QD but dressed up in more fancy titles. I have seen many members here got internships and FT jobs offers based on their strong coding...

Mid March 2025. They made that public for months. https://quantnet.com/resources/princeton-university-master-in-finance.6/

The 2025 ranking takes the latest employment stats. In UCB MFE case, it would be for those graduated in Dec 2023. It also takes the latest incoming cohort which is 2024.

The placement rate is based on size of graduation class, number of people seeking jobs, number found jobs, etc. It has nothing to do with the admission cohort size. Please reach out to programs for any requested data.

Not sure what that is. There are better ways to strengthen your profile for MFE program instead of taking unnecessary exams. https://quantnet.com/threads/feedback-on-plan-for-building-profile-for-baruch-mfe-fall-2026.59132/

Here they come !!!

I was told that they had around 250 applicants last year and rate limited their offers to aim for a class size of 10 for the MCF track.

You should spend more time networking, get some mentors, learn about the industry and basically have a good idea of what you want to do before you graduate.

Opening this for the 2025 applicants. As far as I can tell, only a handful of students are admitted to the program each year. @JLabko @Areohfore @Manjushri @Aman Singhal @hrpowers @edo

Congrats @karelm Can you please add your timelines to the Tracker? It's a top ranked program in UK https://quantnet.com/uk-rankings/ Please read the reviews and see if a path exists that comparable to your career goal.

Yes, Imperial RMFE is from its business school with 3 times the enrollment of Math Finance program. Admission to MathFin program is tougher as far as the requirements go. It's more mathematically rigorous and prepares you better for the quant roles. Are you sure you have to decline the RMFE...

@markbogorad can give you some pointers on the NYU Tandon MFE program as he is currently studying there. What are your other alternative roles besides quant trader?

If you meet the requirements in term of courses and GPA/GRE of those programs, just apply. Don't listen to anyone who say you will or will not get into a specific program unless they are admission officers of that program. Use the data on the Tracker to get a sense of who get into but it will...

@TweetyD First, please add your application timelines to the Tracker. This helps us provide better services and insights to all members. Then, reach out to NYU Tandon to see if they can offer an extension for deposit as you are waiting for other decisions. Every program will require a deposit...

Cheers to the planned move to Europe. Maybe I can see you there someday. You brought up a good point that many quant jobs in Europe requires a PhD while there are plenty of jobs in the US that a master suffices. Buy-side Quant Research is a tough job to get no matter which program you graduate...

@gkngm Congrats on getting into these programs. Can I request that you put your application timelines to the Tracker? Having the data points from a high calibre applicant like you helps our community a lot in accessing the chance to get into top programs. Did you apply to other programs besides...

If leaving the US after 3 years (OPT), your criteria should be different than those planning their career in the US. I assume you go back to India and hope to join the next wave of finance job there. Do you need a brand name and extensive alumni network in India from the program? Will the...

Did you get an admit? When did you apply and get the decision?

Columbia is in NYC, the world's biggest financial center. This means easy access to all the biggest firms and the wide breath of opportunities. At the same time, Columbia has multiple master programs producing hundreds of graduates aiming for the same kind of jobs that you apply for. NYC and the...

How is everyone applying to NYU? Can we have a show of hands of people who are applying there?

As someone without relevant experience, you will have a really hard time to get a role as a buy-side quant trader out of the Columbia MFE (Financial Engineering) program. A lot of their graduates struggle to find jobs from the recent reviews on QuantNet. What is your backup plan if you fail to...

All topics are covered in this review guide. You can get books to review these topics. Khan Academy or other online resources can be used to practice them. You will have a chance in college to further learn them. As far as difficulty goes, these are fundamental and elementary knowledge.

We are looking forward to celebrating a QuantNet member who will secure the most admit offers from top quant programs for Fall 2025! 🏆 We’d love to see your journey and insights in the Tracker 📊. Sharing your application timelines, interview experiences, and admit results will inspire and...

I added everyone who requested to join the group. May your QBA goes well and you get 8/8.

If you applied by Dec 15 and have no decision yet, reach out to Laura Czyzewski. laura.czyzewski@scheller.gatech.edu

Every application has to go through the faculty and the professors can look at the application when they are available. This is beyond control of the staff and explains the delays.

Decisions are coming out. Looks like all of them are rejection. Anyone applied, please update your Tracker if you get an update. If you have not added your timelines to the Tracker, please do so. Thanks very much.

@davidsj @Yash Jain Can I request that you add your application timelines to the Tracker now that you have an admit from the program. This helps us provide insights into the programs such as NCSU.

https://quantnet.com/threads/2024-quant-salary-bonus-compensation.60264/#post-345999

Chicago 6 Columbia 9 Yale not ranked (no data)

Congrats on receiving these offers. Can I request that you put the application timelines of those programs on the Tracker? On our latest 2024 ranking, UCL is ranked higher than Warwick by a small edge. UCL has more reviews which gives a better insight. https://quantnet.com/uk-rankings/

Time to decide for those that got all their decisions. Let us know where you got in (or not), how much scholarships you receive and where you join.

Since when making 200K a year while not very smart is an issue? You either have a very skewed view of the industry or got your information from the wrong sources. This is an industry with different roles and if you have something unique to offer, you will find your own spot.

All decisions come out to the same date on March 8 last year.

I just looked at 2024 data on the Tracker and it appears most admission came out on Feb 27-28. https://quantnet.com/resources/categories/uk.11/?custom_fields[program_resource_id]=44&custom_fields[result]=accepted

@Yeat Congrats on the offer. It's the top ranked program on our 2024 UK ranking so you won't go wrong with either Imperial or Oxford. Can you add your timelines of those programs to the Tracker so we have more data for our growing UK audience. @shrdlu Congrats and thank you for sharing your...

If you are comfortable with having a job in risk with a regional employer in Charlotte area, NCSU will serve you really well. Many students from that program seem to be happy with the ROI. They seem to create a niche for themselves in that area. UW is well-known and have connection with big tech...

If you just want to have a job, historical data indicates that NCSU has pretty good placement stats with placing all their students with a job within 3 months. Keep in mind that many of those jobs may be in risk and located in Charlotte area. This can be a good thing for some people (lower cost...

They are all solid, top programs. If you get into any of them, it becomes more about how you make your coursework and research relevant to the niche field that employers hire. Reach out to alumni of those programs to see where they end up and how they apply the PhD to the work. The compensation...

Everything is right here under the Admissions tab. https://quantnet.com/resources/boston-university-ms-in-mathematical-finance-and-financial-technology.16/field?field=admissions

You can. You have to make sure to keep an eye on the requirements of the job market to learn the relevant skills.

This is terrific. So nice to see our members getting the scholarship, meaning they are top applicants that programs are trying to retain.

The higher your education, the less your undergraduate matters. Everything else being equal, candidates who came from prestigious/well-known universities fare better. This just means you must have strong signals on your profile. How about having a very strong C++ or Python skill? Have done some...

Read this document and documents posted by @Ken Abbott https://quantnet.com/forum/risk-management-resources.107/

Yes, AI is a thing that some quant programs are adapting in their curriculum. For example, here is how GaTech QCF is refocusing and rebranding their program towards AI/ML.

6/22 applications for 2025 applications on the Tracker got an admit so far. Not a bad percentage. Either putting the timelines on the Tracker brings good luck or good applicants put their applications there.

Baruch MFE partime is the right move in your case. There is no distinction between part-time or full-time as far as career services and job opportunities in their program. You will take the same classes and have the same access as FT students.

In the Zoom event today, Laura mentioned that if you applied before December 15 and have not received decision, reach out to her. Applications after Dec 15 will hopefully get results by March 15. They also admitted that they over admitted last year so this year, they will correct that. It will...

Appreciate it @chickenguy

So far, nobody has received a scholarship yet for the 2025. They offer in the range of 7.5K-20K based on data on Tracker. This is why having more people using Tracker will benefit everyone and I applaud everyone who contributes with their Tracker data...

We have way more members with Pending status in our Tracker so hopefully those will be converted to admit soon. Sending good vibes to you guys. Please remember to add timelines of other programs to the Tracker as well. It helps grow our community and make the data more relevant.

Congrats. Let's put the timelines in the Tracker, guys.

Congrats @Csp @efffff Thanks for your contribution by sharing your timelines on the Tracker.

You already know the answer. Your reason is very reasonable.

Looks like that means a rejection in your case. Best of luck with the remaining applications.

Reach out to recent graduates of both programs on here or LinkedIn to hear what they say. If most of them is happy with the quality of the program, career services and getting relevant jobs, then it is worth attending.

Just plan your courses accordingly so you can have all the prerequisite courses. Take math and programming courses and see how you like or perform. Fintech is a revolving field. AI may make everything irrelevant in a few years. Maybe not. Keep an eye on how the trends and industry reacts to new...

Do one thing well is better than half-a** a bunch of stuff. Pick your core strength (either math or CS) and maximize your knowledge there. As far as CS knowledge is concerned, most quant programs will only require you to know C++ or Python really well. That said, it will be your meal ticket to...

You should add your applications to the Tracker to attract more discussion and updates. https://quantnet.com/tracker/?custom_fields[program_resource_id]=82

Looks like the big 4 position gives you more headroom to grow. That may also pigeonhole you into accounting role the longer you stay. As long as you enjoy the work, the culture and the comp, I think it's something to weigh against chasing the allure of a quant job. Life is short, as long as you...

Tracker checks out.

Yes.

You can get that letter 14 days after your enrollment.

You can request a letter from Baruch MFE program to show your dates of enrollment and completion.

What is TDOE internship? What it entails?

Programs don't determine whether you end up in a quant trading role. Your knowledge and ability to demonstrate fitness do. Look at the common requirements of such roles and build your profile accordingly. Some programs have more graduates end up in such roles. Prepare and apply to them.

ETH Zurich is one of the good programs out there if you can get in. Finance is a high paying industry i.e competitive and it almost always means you have to invest a lot of money, time to get in by whatever means necessary. A program with very high ROI means it's extremely hard to get in. Coming...

All bets are off with alumni interview. There is no guideline for these and the questions will be based off your profile and resume. Anything that they feel you should know based off your resume is fair game (fairly or not).

Yeap, the Tracker is extremely helpful for all applicants as you mentioned. It's made possible by members who willing to help the community by sharing their timelines. So please help us out, do your part and add your applications to the Tracker. It could become much more valuable if every...

Whatever project you create, you should add them to our directory and link to your github. This will help get them greater exposure. https://quantnet.com/resources/categories/projects.9/

No data breach that I'm aware of.

The admission process is not exact science so some people with identical background may get different results. Thanks @Econogeek for sharing your timeline on the Tracker. Appreciate your contribution to Quantnet. There are other programs that may lead you to the ultimate goal. MIT is not the...

A rejection means that your application is not competitive considered the given applicant pool to that specific program. There is no appeal. You need to improve your application and apply next year.

Can you update your status on the Tracker?

Have you applied? Looks like you don't have any applications on the Tracker.

A bunch of rejects are out. Thanks to everyone who updated their Tracker.

At last, the new executive director has been announced. https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/finance-veteran-takes-helm-of-berkeley-master-of-financial-engineering-program/

It has been done. With experience and right skills, people can make the transfer. It is much harder to get those QT/QR roles right out of graduate school without proper experience.

Risk management, regulation are a big segment where jobs are more plentiful. Look more broadly to employers outside of the big name trading firms. Insurance, credit rating, govt agencies all hire MFE grads. Once you are outside of the major financial center (NYC, London, Chicago, etc), the job...

Thank you @nhusv. The information you shared with us is very valuable. Appreciate it. This is what makes QuantNet great.

Unsure if the latest review posted today referred to the new program director. No announcement has been made so lot of guessing.

There is a non zero chance to get into top tier firm from a middle tier program but as it's clear to you, it's extremely rare. When there are 1000 applicants for a job opening, firms are not going to look at every resumes. They will just filter by Oxbridge, Imperial or whatever they use. My...

Get a solid STEM degree and load up on math stats and programming course. https://quantnet.com/threads/feedback-on-plan-for-building-profile-for-baruch-mfe-fall-2026.59132/

Best of luck and appreciate your contribution to QuantNet by sharing your timelines on the Tracker.

That means employers are seeking candidates who can contribute on day one which many MFE graduates generally are underprepared. You don't need stochastic calculus or any of the generic stuff you learn in MFE program. You need to know how to work with large data set which means SQL queries...

Quantitative analyst is a very generic term. Analyst term comes from the old days where quants are part of investment banks. As such, the "quant analyst" can describe a large range of job profiles. This is usually a more theoretical role that requires an advanced degree in Math, Stats, CS...

You have time to properly prepare for Baruch and other programs. Focus on the foundation knowledge you need: math/programming/finance/stats/etc. Read as much as you can from QuantNet master reading list. Research the target programs extensively. Reach out to alumni for review/input. Follow what...

You probably can apply to a development role at a financial firm, fintech and get some understanding of what they do and what you want to do after a few years. At that point, you can decide whether MFE is the right call. Right now, it is not advisable to get into an expensive education until you...

You will unlikely to get useful input on these as most people here apply to quantitative programs, not generic finance programs. My feeling is that generic MFin programs have little appeal in the job market these days. Your question is eerily similar to this a decade ago...

The heyday of MSOR program as a substitute for MFE was a decade ago. Look at the Tracker for historical data. At that time, many people applied to MFE, did not get in but got offered admission in MSOR instead. The fact that many students can take same courses under IEOR dept gives people the...

Congrats. Can you please add your timelines to the Tracker as well? It will be so helpful to your fellow applicants to Princeton and avoid such anxiety.

This should help you get started. I assume you have top C++/Python/SQL skills already. https://quantnet.com/threads/how-to-prepare-for-financial-engineering-programs-part-1.9964/

Does not sound right. Bunch of red lights flashing. The point of doing a quant internship is to be part of a team of experienced quants where you can learn and grow. If you are the only one, I'm not sure what values you can get from this without proper guidance. If the firm has 1B AUM, it's a...

@maryk @altopt can you share your profile and timelines on the Tracker?

You need to put your application timeline on the Tracker to get an update when people update their MIT Tracker.

Interviews happened in mid Jan to Feb in last admission cycle. If it follows the same schedule this year, people would have received invitations by now.

That's a very good way to get in the door. It has been done before. They will welcome someone with technical background to help them to test thesis or publish papers. You will learn more about finance and have some relevant contribution you can talk about during interviews. You may even get...

Quick self-check: can you get into the top MFE programs like Baruch, Princeton where acceptance rate is <10%? If not, then forget about getting a QT/QR roles where the acceptance rate is < 0.1%. First step would be to recognize that QT/QR roles are extremely rare to obtain, especially for fresh...

So sad. I hope you applied to other programs as well. Care to share your profile and timelines on the Tracker to help other QuantNet members?

Sounds similar to this. https://quantnet.com/threads/feedback-on-plan-for-building-profile-for-baruch-mfe-fall-2026.59132/

Congrats on your offers. You may want to put the application timelines on the Tracker so people can help you better. Without your profile, background and job target, it's impossible to give any input. I'm sure you have done researches on these programs and have a good feeling which one is a good...

Fingers crossed for you. Thanks for adding your applications on the Tracker.

This sounds like an interesting project or career track. With sport betting becomes legal in the US, I think this is a niche that can become lucrative for those with the right skillsets.

Usually, the people running that training. Send them an email.

You probably can get into some programs in that list. Look at the acceptance rate of these programs on the UK rankings. https://quantnet.com/uk-rankings/

Go through a check list of requirements of those programs. If you meet all of them, apply. That's the only way to know if you get in. What is your target job? Where? Which programs are known to prepare graduates for those roles? How will the diploma in stats prepare you for that job? Here is a...

You can always apply and if you don't get into the top programs, then go to work and earn some experience. Apply later when you are sure if this is what you need for your career.

Search for @maxdama on Quantnet and see what he has done with only an undergrad.

Quant dev, fintech, any roles where compensation is not tied directly to PnL. https://quantnet.com/threads/2024-quant-salary-bonus-compensation.60264/

If you have a realistic expectation for job profile that matches your profile and get into programs with demonstrably career placement in those roles, it's a good call. Example, if you are interested in quantitative risk roles, NCSU has good record placing graduates in banks in Charlotte area...

I have both and the MFE degree set me up for my career in finance. I did it in the mid 2000s where quants were not a trend on social media. Hard to give a definite answer since lots have changed. AI may make CS an obsolete degree in the future. At the same time, there are ways more MFE graduates...

@CMU MSCF (Emily Wertz, Director of Admissions) recently did a youtube inteview. We summarize the main points so you don't have to. Anything that you may have wondered about their admission process is answered here...

Their acceptance rate for Fall 2024 is 69.2% so it's a good chance that QuantNet members will get in as they are well informed and well prepared.

Then it's time to put that on the Tracker so you can turn it blue for Admit :)

Looks like admit results are coming out today. Saw a few admits on the Tracker already. Anyone else applied?

Easier requirements to get admitted into MS CS. Broader appeal while MFE is a niche and little known degree.

New director for the program has been identified https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaehyukchoi_im-happy-to-share-that-im-starting-a-new-activity-7280426891709231104-Jn_X?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Pretty cool. Congrats on being one of the earliest invitees. Keep us updated and be sure to add your application timelines when you can.

Source for this? Are you one with an invitation? Screenshot for the 125 figure quoted?

Until you get an official rejection letter, it's too early to mark your tracker as Rejection. It's still too early for anyone to get the interview invites as the online test was on Dec 28th. This is the end of the year so schools will close down for vacation.

After sharing the compensation data, I received many inquiries on LinkedIn about the differences in compensation among Quant Traders (QT), Quant Developers (QD), and Quant Researchers (QR). Here’s a quick rundown of their roles and typical compensation structures. Keep in mind that titles and...

The current flash point seems to be the war between Elon Musk and the right wing over the H1B visa. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/technology/trump-musk-immigration-h1b-visa.html

You can send DM to group of members on QuantNet. Enter multiple username in Recipients and choose Allow anyone in the direct message to invite others

This is interesting. Last year, they released most rejection on one single day 3/8/24. If the rejection you saw you Tracker is accurate, we may see some early rejections this year.

Item #8 in this post here. https://quantnet.com/threads/things-i-learnt-from-yesterdays-princeton-q-a.56038/

Some ilatest nfo on placement, etc for the program.

Work life balance and a huge compensation do not come hand in hand.

You may be mistaking it for the TOEFL test being not required for applicants whose undergrad is in the US or where official instruction language is English.

I have one of the first M1 Pro Macbook. The current M4 is so much faster. You can install Window on your Mac.

Age is not a concern. Prepare so you are ready in the first day of the program to apply and interview for jobs. Take whatever needed courses to prepare you. Math and programming courses. Aim to be better than other applicants not the minimal requirements to get admitted.

@grxthy may be in a good position to comment on this.

What books would you recommend to learn vba then?

Excellent. Thank you for sharing the tips. Pretty basic test to weasel out the unprepared.

Interviews should happen in Jan-Feb with decisions in mid March. Best of luck to all.

Now for more senior quants with more than 5 years of experience.

Sounds like our QuantNet members are well prepared with all the available information. So for future applicants, what would you guys suggest them do to prepare for this online assessment test?

Saw it. Thank you for adding. Strong profile but seems to missing C++ or Python. How is she addressing it? Any other programs she is applying to?

Do you have anything else to add to this previous post from another member?

There seems to be some delay in response time due to staff shortage. It was mentioned in the master GaTech QCF admission/result thread. Can you add your daughter profile and timelines on the Tracker? This way, you can easily track and compare your admissions with other applicants.

Imperial is a great name and well-known among UK employers. That's how many graduates of Imperial Math Finance got in the door. It's unclear to me if the Stats course enjoys the same benefit. You may have to do the heavy work yourself to get in the doors. Getting excellent programming skill...

Updated the screenshots with refreshed data.

Given the example you have first hand, it is obvious you already know the answer to it. If you have the qualifications, apply for a job. Apply only to programs that will provide the missing qualifications otherwise.

Data for 2-5 YoE

I'm going to redo this Master reading list to update and remove irrelevant topics like SAS/VBA/etc.

After going more data, it's clear the compensation level for US firms are way ahead of rest of world. There are some QR and QD positions at JS/CitSec/Jump/Optiver/SIG/HRT that get 1M+ in bonus with 5 years experience.

Below is a sample of compensation data collected through r/quant sorted by firms/location/role/YoE/etc. This will be updated over time as more data is available. Disclaimer: No guarantee of accuracy is given. The data is self-reported so it may result in sample bias. Nonetheless, these are...

If it makes you feel better, you are not the only one put through this process. Hopefully some holidays cheers will bring your mood up. Where did you end up after the last admission cycle?

Unless a better option comes along, there is worse thing than getting better at these skills.

What will be your first job that will lead you to your long-term goal? Focus on this first and see how to get there and which program is best suited. Tandon has 3 times the students of UIUC. Even it's in NYC, its graduates have to compete with students from other NYC programs as well as everyone...

Can you add your timelines to the Tracker @jinay ? This would help with predicting when you will get your decisions for the remaining programs. Assuming you will only get these 2 programs, picking one will be finding which is best match to your career goal. What kind of job and roles after...

Learning Mathlab and R without clear use case is not productive. I would instead master C++ and Python. Many people claim to know C++ and Python these days but are you better than thousands of others who can claim the same. I would make sure you know it at the levels we cover in our Python and...

What does this job entail? Does it involve using C++/Python/etc? Will it lead to a visa sponsorship?

Definitely need to strengthen your profile with more math and programming courses while working to earn some relevant work experience. Use @grxthy plan for Fall 2026 as a guideline. It will make you a strong candidate for many top programs.

As an active member of QuantNet and using our resources, you are actually more informed than most applicants to these quant programs. Reaching out to current students and recent graduates is an important step. So are reading reviews on QuantNet and looking at the data from our website. Comparing...