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There are a few assumptions in there. You say you have no experience trading but you will start spread betting in a week. Further down your essay you say "meanwhile, I will continue trading as normal in order to learn to be consistently profitable". Learning to be 'consistently profitable' at...

It's different for us international (poor) students. We either pay the full sticker price (and have to show proof of having that amount to obtain a visa) or get an international student loan, for which you have to find a U.S. cosigner. In the current situation it's incredibly difficult to find...

This one's better "think about it, I could spend $70 at a really, really nice restaurant 1,000 times with the money earned/saved." Our friend seems to have difficulty facing this trade-off: Higher education VS. 1,000 dine-outs More computer science courses? or more fish & shrimps? Sometimes...

2 things to think about: 1- You're not the only materialistic freerider; a lot before you thought of this, tried this, and probably succeeded, which means professors are now aware of people like you and have experience identifying them. 2- Professors usually have good connections to the industry...

There is no current firm. He's unemployed atm.

Actually you're gonna be forced to take the class you mentioned "Environmental Finance & Weather Derivatives" because there are NO electives which means you take the whole program as is. I think Hull has a chapter on that so check it if you want to know what kind of things would be covered in...

You just have a book for everything don't you? :) I've seen you suggest books on all kinds of topics, just how do you find the time to read all of them?

Thanks Andy :), It's a gift....and a curse. Now can anyone guess where I copied that phrase from? (without google)

I'm from the middle east...but if I was born American(I wish that were true) I'd nominate myself, promise to bring home ALL US troops from all wars immediately, stop ALL foreign aid, set a flat tax code that's understandable by everyone, tax the richest 2% slightly more than the rest, stop...

Ok this could be a total coincidence but I have a funny memory that processes words in chunks. I noticed something weird on their FAQ page. Cross check it against Berkeley's (or UCLA) and you find they used the same chunk of words in several places, "A strong quantitative background including...

Have you paid anything yet? If not then try to buy some time while you search for more info.

Hi congrats on your admissions! Though I'm surprised Rutgers rejected given that you come from applied math background and also have a masters in IE.

Good thing you're not letting it upset you, I hope you get it next year

Not all quants want to be traders. I just want to get into derivatives pricing, mainly because this field interests me. Sure, if an opportunity to become a trader shows up most quants would take it, but I believe trading should not be the goal of someone thinking about getting an MFE/PHD. Quants...

Ilyak I understand you graduated with MS in statistics from Rutgers. Was that not good enough to land you a job right out of grad school? Did you try their career services?

I know I've seen a couple in Australia, check out the program selector, it's a great tool.

That sucks to hear bro, but good to see you're keeping positive on all this. I hope you find something good.

Tell me about it. The thing is, you get attached. I practically lived on my websites and made good & loyal friends of the site fans. Have you ever managed to last more than 2 hours without checking on your little baby (quantnet)?

I used to have a website for Naruto called worldofNaruto.com. It got pretty famous among the anime websites so I later launched another website devoted to Bleach called worldofBleach.com. Anyone here watches these animes? Anyways..I was 15 at the time and just when my Ad revenues were...

You're not alone..I got Q 800 V 370 AW 4.0 So I have your exact same problem. I'm also an international student and wondering whether I should retry..I'm sure I can nail the verbal if I prepare but its gonna take time and I don't know if its worth it :S I got 116/120 on the toefl though.

Thanks everyone for your input & @Carlo congrats on your admits. I have canceled the proposed plan of doing the gre math!

It's past 3:00 am where I am so I could be wrong but I don't see how doubling c or d will half the equation. You have them both in the numerator & denominator.

Hey! Hope everyone's having a great evening, For starters here's my profile: --------------------------------------------------------------------- I recently graduated from the American University in Dubai. The degree is business administration with concentration in finance. GPA: 3.99 (Our...

See kadeer? I told you your verbal score is insane lol :) As for practice, there's plenty of material out there(google), that's not the main problem. The main problem is to pinpoint what type of problems you are having trouble with and why. What line of thought is causing you to make mistakes on...

Your verbal score is insane. I got an 800 Q, 370 V, 4.0 W on my first time. I'm not a native speaker, so I'm wondering whether to repeat it again since I kind of ignored the verbal.. I scored 113/120 on the Toefl back in 07, but that expired so I had to repeat it a few days ago. Grades are yet...

Let us know how you turned out, hope you did well..

Mostly grad level. I learned about the practice from a Chinese friend of mine who just graduated with me here in Dubai. He explained that to apply for an MBA in the US, he will use a consulting office in China. They have experience helping others like him. Just like FEnzo said, they do charge a...

I believe in China there are "consultants" who actually write the sop for you, and even fill other technical details of your application.

Can anyone recommend where to go after studying chapters 1-7 of Rudin? I'm almost done with them, should I keep going till the end of the book or should I begin studying functional analysis or measure theory? I'm thinking to start with Royden now because I'm quite afraid of papa rudin.

As BBW noted, it's not particularly anything advanced, but it also depends on your current background. Given your current math background, do you find these courses will teach you a lot of stuff that you don't know already? Sharing your profile might help here.

As Andy noted, you shouldn't waste time backing out the x. In general, if a question is taking you too long to solve it usually means you're doing something wrong.

Hey, your test is tomorrow so you should probably be reviewing hard tonight. When reviewing, don't waste too much time stuck on the same question. Mark it and you can return later. When you have all the troublesome questions marked (and you're done reviewing everything else) you can post the...

There you go, that's even better.

I second what some people said about the maths. My advice before anything would be to see the courses you will be taking in this MSCF program just to see what kind of maths you will be dealing with. You don't want to be caught up doing something you don't love.

CFA would take some time for preparation, since your goal is to get into a good MFE program, I would suggest using this time on something more relevant. Try to get an internship. Both the CFA L1 and the internship would show your interest in finance, but the work experience is usually preferred...

Hello everyone! I've just completed my undergrad from the American University in Dubai. The degree is business administration with concentration in finance. GPA: 3.99 (Our grading scale is same as US standard) GRE - Q: 800 V: 370 AW: 4.0 Here are relevant courses that I've taken. My grades...