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What a dilemma!
What made you so sure about CMU and now you are no longer so certain?
Do you feel comfortable with the info/research you have done about each program?
Since I was on the waitlist for NYU, the choice was between Columbia MFE and CMU MSCF and between the two CMU MSCF is by far the better program in terms of career services ( I was told by a couple of Columbia MFE alumni not to attend the program because of the lack of good career services)
But the opinion on NYU vs. CMU is very fragmented and alumni from each program seem to suggest that theirs is a better program. The main points that I am considering are:
1) Studying in Piitsburgh vs. New York ( I know that CMU has a NY campus but I want to study in a regular campus).` Staying in New York would allow me to network better.
2) Reputation on the Wall Street - Though CMU MSMF is an older program and has more alumni, NYU (as a university) has a better reputation.
3) Job profiles - Though CMU is very transparent about the placement, NYU does not publish detailed statistics. When I asked an admission committee member, I was told that such statistics are not available. Though, my research tells me that the placements at NYU are also great, I am not quite sure about the kind of job profiles that people land into.
Would be helpful if you had some info on the placement stats of NYU.