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I agree with Andy, besides Passing CFA level 1 is not such a big deal.. I know how you feel..i was in the same position last year..was overjoyed at passing and sent a mail to all the adcoms...Cornell, CMU, UCB, etc.. They will add it to your file..but its really wont make a big diffrence..and...

R.I.P

you can apply to multiple programs within COlumbia but not in the same school.. so no, you cant apply to both OR and FE.. I had asked them last year..

lower ranked programs are of lower quality..dont even bother looking at programs after 11. See the problem is MFE schools are either good or horrible..there is no in between..imo that change happens when the rankings go from UCLA to Rutgers..again this is based on my personal experience..I am no...

Hi All has anyone taken both the new and the old versions?..How does the new quant section compare to the old one? Thanks

I think a pertinent question would be whether the MFE programs are adapting in sync with the changes in quant finance. Otherwise what you'll have is a whole lot of mfe grads with obsolete skills, confused and clueless

Your GMAT math is low..no doubt about that..but that will not be the deciding factor. I had a long feedback interview with CMU MSCF admissions (I was rejected). and they told me one of the main reasons was that my undergraduate math courses was not upto the mark. They specifically look for...

Hi Dr Stefanica, what according to you would be the pre-requisites for this book?

you have a 2012 admit?..UCLA/UCB?

Global derivatives is dead, long live quantnet :p

Dont apply to tier 2, you have a good GMAT score and decent GPA, focus on essays and recomendations(I cannot overemphasize their importance) and apply to the top 10. Give it your best shot!

srsly guys.. ignore him...

Inflated-Egos LLC

lol this was bound to happen

yep BU is 1.5 years..I can confirm..had applied to BU

i doubt it..The Berkeley guys don have time to linger on quantnet rem? ;)

hmm..CMU still on top..

I am joining too :) but since its relatively new and not as established as the other..

this should be an interesting thread.. heres what I think based only on my experience applying last fall 1. NYU 2. Columbia 3. CMU 4. Baruch 5. UCB 6. Cornell 7. Chicago others.. I did not add some such MIT as they are not so quant oriented..

Hey Jojo, I would also be joining, btw are you taking up any of the prep courses?..just got another mail from Francesca today..

hope you both get in, need some company from India :)

MSCF NYC is already kinda online/distance learning isn't it? what is it with CMU wanting to kill the joy of college education? :p

hey..I got in round 1 ..dont rem the dates though

wow thats great to hear! as I am goin to study der :D This may be a naive question, but how would you compare the jobs on west coast VS NYC..in terms of what they are doing. A lot of people seem to think there is a lag between NYC and the rest of the world.

2010 full-time employement stats are now available on their website http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x33128.xml

hey Moksha, i am also from India and would be joining a mfe program soon. Just a quick question?..what are u doing about books? are u buying any here..if so do u know any good vendors? Thx

hold up everything!!.. Gandhi, Hitler, Dalai Lma, Bush n co took this test?? :p

up ur verbal if u wanna be considered by top schools. what are u target schools? Unless you have a killer profile u'll get a reject from most of the top schools.

what are you waiting for then?? buy some CDSs :P

The Brothers Karmazov, and I intend to complate it before my mfe program starts :)

get the names of the 2010 students from the website and google name + linkedin ;)

where do you have admits from?

maybe the high price is a good thing... coz what u have is thousands of international students linned up who would anything that would remotely improve their profile.. so if the CQF is say 500$..u'll have countless ppl with a CQF designation..many of them unemployed.. and then ultimately u'll...

hmm..if only it were not so expensive... for most ppl the cost barrier rules out the possibility of doing both.

Mine is with the program director tomorrow

surely there was a brain teaser in there..wasn't there?

Hi Decai, I also applied for ULCLA mfe and have my interview sheduled in a few days. It would be immensly helphul if you could give me a few pointers. Wish you all the best Thanks

man!!..everyone wants to be a quant!!

@Andy, In such cases would It be a bad idea to ask the waitlisted college also to speed up the process..sayin that we have another deadline to meet?

its 4 not 2

Hi Varun, I am from India, and will mostlly be heading to Michigan. I know its not the best program out there and I know i'll have to work my ass off in both studies and networking...but i think its not something i'll regret.All this talk of it being on the decline..may or may not be...

Hi All, I dont see a single 'Yes' in the final destination column for BU, so wondering.. If you are not goin der....plz do tell them asap..i might get in..waitlisted :) Thx

imho, heres how I would rank them: columbia - - - - - - Gtech - Uiuc - - - - - - - - - - - - - - USC the gap between the names is directly proportional to the difference in quality ;)

yea..i dint.. my best result this time has been columbia mafn waitlist + a bunch of second grade admits m still gonna appear for level 2 in june though.. god!! how I wish financial analysis and reporting was not a part of the coursework..its such a pain wish me luck :)

It doesnt!! m living proof..lol having said that I really enjoyed most of the CFA l1 coursework esp equity, FI invst & Economics..glad I did it :)

I work for an asset mgmt firm..(sadly in IT) that invests pension money in a lotta hedge funds..have access to adress/ph no. through back end db :) I could send u a list but i'd lose my job ;)

possible.. if u see the tracker..ppl have got admits till june..so dont lose hope :) But i srsly doubt if its a "short" waitlst as they mentioned in the mail..imo a lotta ppl are waitlisted

lol :) the dude takes so much time and effort to ask his questions and all he gets is NYU!! Andy, I think its high time you banned one word answers

nope :(..This might just be a looooong wait as their deadline is may end

Its a really cool initiative and will undoubetdly help a lot of students... one suggestion..have u considered purging it anually to only retain the records of the previous two years? old data might not be so relevant

@roni is very good when it comes to dealing with waitlists :) m sure he can help

done!..now just hopin that quantnet tracker is my lucky charm...lol btw do u think u'll hit ur target of 1000 apps on the tracker?

and plenty more rejects as well m sure..looking at the tracker...

Hey Suraj, congtrats on your admit to the columbia MAFN, I am waitlisted for the same.. Could u please tell me how much time u have to formally accept the offer..I just want to get a sense of when i might know something.. and also is this your final destination?

hey Nikhil, I was looking at the tracker and came across ur GMAT score..thats a realy good score..congrats! could u plz guide me..how did u go about preparing for the quant section? i cant seem to get my score above 45 for quant :(

Hi All, I was rejected by COlumbia mfe for fall 2011. and not redirected to OR as my brilliant brain decided to clicl on the 'NO OR' option back during applying :(.. Anyway, i think i have a good enoigh profile to get an admit from OR and I am considering applying for spring 20112 (I just cant...

yep..NYU has no cons. period!

does mail them an essay trick always help.or is it specifically for cornell?.just curious as I am waitlisted for MAFN

Hey mkhanna, Congrats on your internship, do u mind sharing some information as I am trying to land something similar. Where are is this HF and what is your background? Regards,

although Chicago is the only school that officially requires the score, the general consensus is that if u take that test and manage a 75-80% its an added benifit primarily because it shows ur decidication and strong math skills.. so yea..imo..they do look at the score..

simple.. GRE is much easier..especially the quant..and reasoning skills are not tested anywhere on the GRE...GMAT is a very good overall test. i have taken both 1450GRE and 710 GMAT..its easier to get a 1400+ score in GRE than a 700+ score in GMAT..

Unless u have exceptionally stong credentials...no news means bad news :(

lol..i def wont be retaking the test..what I would luv to know is how my score would compare to the new one and how will collgees perceive the two.. coz from what i heard they are makin the math section more challeging..about time :) and that has been the biggest complaint about the current...

my AWA is 4.5 + my acads are a bit on the lower side..

Hi All, I'll be reapplying to most of the quant programs with my current GRE score 800/650(cant get that up any higher so working on my profile) Anyway, with the new GRE coming this August, there might be quite a few applicants who have taken the new test. How would the colleges comapre the...

wow!..so i would definetely be wrong in assuming that this was a one off year and maybe the no of applications would come down in the future. So If I am an an applicant who cannot significantly improve on his profile till next year I guess there is no point reapplying to colleges like...

Hey Moksha, sry dont mean to pry, but i rem looking at ur name on the Columbia admits in the tracker.. y would u even care about boston now??

I wonder what prompted so many people to apply this year.. this could mean that a lot of good students going to tier 2 schools..whether that will raise the quality of these programs..thats debatable.. It would be great if someone could paint a realistic picture of the current demand of...

I got a reject in round 1 this year..interview invites were sent out almost until the last day...so dont worry :)

so its almost a week after the most awaited result of the year was declared leaving many dejected :( ..time to move on i'd like to express my dissapointment in a sad and humorous way through this popular internet meme congratulations to all those who made it..rest of us..keep trying :)

no interview usually means a rejection, no one got into CMU without an interview..although u might be put on a waitlist without an interview..but you will be interviewed later in that case if seats become available.

yes the new GRE test starting August will have that calculator along with other crappy features

dude chill.. gettin 800 in gre quant section is the simplest and easiest part of ur application process..lol..but its the other things that matter more.. u have time..practice..take some tests..work on things like imroving ur time and accuracy.. imo it works like this..if all ur initially...

I could not complete the last two questions..ran out of time..got a 800 94%

I know there has aleady been a discussion on this but I am sure exactly what candidates they are looking for.. Its says they want PHD type canditaes and workex in research would be considered. So does this mean that the traditional pool of applicants shouldn't bother applying??

@ilanitsh Thanks for the insider info. It is very encouraging :) Could you please shed some light on how the international students are faring at BU?. Are there any difference in opportunities?

I think they sent this to all remaining applicants... but after seeing the profiles of the ppl who are rejected I am not very hopeful

Well, you should appreciate their hospitality of speaking English, a farmiliar language to you. If majority makes the play, you would need to take a Chinese course first. Just kidding.