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For the x^x^x^x... = 2 problem A really simple ay to do it is to realize that since I is an infinitely recurring sequence you can go x^(x^x.......) = 2 but (x^x.......) = 2 so x^2 = 2 so x = sqrt(2) done

Rankings are at some times arbitrary. This is not: http://iafe.org/html/PressRelease2.3.12.htm UCB took first place in the International Financial Engineer Association competition. There is a rank that actually matters. When these students give their presentation to the IAFE attendees...

there are a lot of people who had chances at bb s& t @ Berkeley, but this is not my previous statement. I said that I do not know of anyone in the program, who worked in BB S&T prior to applying to the mfe (we have some students with prior S&T experience but not at BB). I think its reasonable...

1.) First to agree with Yike, if you are interested in LEARNING then an MFE is actually not what you want. Doing a phD and terminating at the masters level (2-3 years ) will have you learn A LOT more. MFEs are built to place students in jobs as much as they are to learn. The pace of content...

@ Yann Some students just do not wish to work in NYC from the beginning. There are other students who might have wanted to work in NYC but when presented with say Blackrock and the Bay Area, they change their minds. Also, many students are international students who may wish to work in...

Do not follow this advice. My suggestion is that if you have the chance of attending Berkeley's MFE, do it. The only time location should be a consideration for you, is when you are deciding on flip-flops and sunny weather vs. frosty wind gusts and unwelcoming crowds! In seriousness, you...

hey - your GPA is low for sure but that just means you will need to make up for it in other areas. You will need to push your GRE to be perfect in math. UCB MFE is getting more competitive so a higher verbal is probably also a good idea. You work experience is ideal. Your undergrad was...

In the past berkeley used to report the sign on bonus distinctly from the first year merit based bonus. Check a 2004 placement report here: http://mfe.haas.berkeley.edu/careers/placement2004.html it may not always be the case that all graduates get a sign-on but here you have the figures...

You are all forgetting an important point when looking at the first year bonus numbers I think. The published first year bonus figured include the sign-on bonus which accounts for typically as much as the 1st year merit based bonus. Therefore the actual merit based bonus as a percentage...

Quant Skill essays do not necessarily have to talk about your ability to solve mathematical equations - although they could of course if you've done relevant academic research. For my quant skill SoP I talked about 1.) the analytical skills needed in determining how to approach a particular...

Better late then never right? I'm starting to read books on the industry. I never looked into it too much before because I didn't know whether i'd go into academia for an econ phD or take an alternative MFE route.

hi there, I'm new to the field of quant finance and just got accepted by ucb mfe. I'm in the process of learning more about the industry and am trying to figure out which job function I should be focusing on. My background is in actuarial (almost ACAS) , economics(MA) and math (BA)...

not sure but i can say that they began responding to R1 apps last week.

I only took math 54 at berkeley which is "Linear Algebra and Differential Equations" It mainly covers ODEs but it also covers the Heat equation and fourier series which could be considered an intro to PDEs. HOwever, I don't think it is enough and neither do they ;) <input id="gwProxy"...

god that is expensive but at least it means that as a last resort I will be able to take PDEs here. Anyone else know of cheaper online places? <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">

Hi All I recently got into Berk's MFE but am told that i need to take Numerical and PDEs at any accredited insitution. I think online counts ..and since im currently working - i much prefer that. Does anyone know of any places that offer these courses online? I feel like they wouldn't but...