Boston MSMFT BU MSMF Evaluation

[Tasos]

Hello, I have been accepted to the BU MSMF program and I would like some opinions on whether this program is worth its money. (60k or so)

I have an undergraduate degree in Econ (good statistics - math - finance courses, no programming)
I am not from the US, will I have fair chances in finding a quant - finance related job in the US after graduating BU?

 

[Tasos]

I know that the program has changed dramatically since 3 years ago, is there a recent graduate to provide some insight on this subject?

 

[diegosanaz]

I spoke to a graduate of 2011 that has a similar profile to mine (mexican with BS in Applied Mathematics). She told me that she got a job offer from the company she did her internship at, but rejected the offer as she wanted to come back to Mexico.

 

[diegosanaz]

I have no idea, I did not ask.

 

[diegosanaz]

What do you guys think of this??
http://management.bu.edu/files/2013/06/Class-of-2013-Employment-Report-website.pdf

To me seems a little low, but the financial industry is suffering in general, so I guess this was to be expected??

 

[Canuck]

What do you guys think of this??
http://management.bu.edu/files/2013/06/Class-of-2013-Employment-Report-website.pdf

To me seems a little low, but the financial industry is suffering in general, so I guess this was to be expected??

I mean at the end of the day you're coming out of a program behind students from NYU, Columbia, Baruch, Princeton, Harvard, Rutgers etc. So I actually find 80% to be quite encouraging.

 

[AhmadN]

This is the BUMF Exec Director here. We had five students join Chicago-based prop trading firms and these firms have very low starting salaries, but give the students a percentage of PnL. Thus, salaries seem low, however compensation, with a good trading book, can be substantial.