CMU MSCF CMU MSCF Admission Discussion

[Sushant]

Anybody got any interview calls from the MSCF program for the 2nd round so far? Previous years' trackers seems to suggeest they should have been out by this time, the interview calls.

 

[Nanda Kishore]

got mine today

 

[Andy Nguyen]

got mine today

Congrats.
Time to update the Tracker to show the green color

 

[Nanda Kishore]

just an interview call.. I hope to update it to green color in some time

 

[Benjamin H]

I got mine also. Wonder the probability of interviewed=admitted?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Only 3 people who got interviewed and later rejected according to the Tracker. 48 got interviewed and admitted.
But that could be due to survivorship bias.

 

[Nevaloselondon]

Hello everyone. I have an interview coming up for carnegie mellon's computational finance programme. Can anyone an idea of the type of questions asked in these interviews . thanks

 

[ruruouni]

From what I have read on the forums and discussed on the admission chat with the university, it seems to be more of a behavioral interview. However , it would probably be wise to prepare for technical questions based off your resume and application.

 

[DeltaVega]

alright, got my interview invite from CMU... i am interested to know what type of questions to expect, i'll do a skype interview most likely (although i have a vaca scheduled in PA in the next week so i may interview then)
for all of you there still waiting, the email mentioned that:
1) All interviews will be conducted before March 29
2) Results will be out on April 2

PS: this is round 2 admissions

 

[Shrey SSahay]

Got an interview call. In the email it's mentioned that we can get our interviews scheduled before March 29. I am traveling for a week. Can I schedule my interview around March 20? Will the late scheduling of interviews affect my chances of selection or scholarship adversely?

 

[gero]

Guys, for people in US, what do you recommend between on-campus Pittsburgh interview and Skype video conference? It will be nice to see the Pittsburgh campus, but I have applied to the NY campus.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Interview with CMU MSCF is pretty standard. Make sure to mention you are a Quantnet member
https://www.quantnet.com/forum/thre...und-2-interview-so-far.5837/page-3#post-51173

 

[monetoile]

Got my interview invitation yesterday. gero I am in Chicago. Getting to Pittsburg isn't that convenient, so I said I preferred Skype interview. Do you guys think it's appropriate to ask during the interview about the differences between the two campuses? I applied to the Pittsburg campus mainly because it's the main campus, but NYC has always been a great temptation for me. I heard it's possible to switch to another campus once admitted. Not sure it's true or not.

 

[darth]

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Got my interview invitation yesterday. gero I am in Chicago. Getting to Pittsburg isn't that convenient, so I said I preferred Skype interview. Do you guys think it's appropriate to ask during the interview about the differences between the two campuses? I applied to the Pittsburg campus mainly because it's the main campus, but NYC has always been a great temptation for me. I heard it's possible to switch to another campus once admitted. Not sure it's true or not.

"We will allow you the option to switch prior to matriculating, provided we have space in the other campus, but we prefer that it be done at the time of accepting the offer of admission and once you matriculate you are not allowed to switch campuses. Additionally, if you are an international student, once you have submitted all of your documents needed for the visa process, we cannot switch your campus location."​

This is what they had to say about switching in a QN chat held on 8th March..​

 

[psmart]

Got my interview invitation yesterday. gero I am in Chicago. Getting to Pittsburg isn't that convenient, so I said I preferred Skype interview. Do you guys think it's appropriate to ask during the interview about the differences between the two campuses? I applied to the Pittsburg campus mainly because it's the main campus, but NYC has always been a great temptation for me. I heard it's possible to switch to another campus once admitted. Not sure it's true or not.

Best of the Luck!!!! I guess I know who you are... hahahaha

 

[psmart]

Got my interview invitation yesterday. gero I am in Chicago. Getting to Pittsburg isn't that convenient, so I said I preferred Skype interview. Do you guys think it's appropriate to ask during the interview about the differences between the two campuses? I applied to the Pittsburg campus mainly because it's the main campus, but NYC has always been a great temptation for me. I heard it's possible to switch to another campus once admitted. Not sure it's true or not.

And yes, I friend of mine got switched two years ago.

 

[DeltaVega]

Hi guys... So for those who have been through this before how important is the interview in the application process? I mean do 90% of those who get interviews receive admit letters? Also how technical do they go? I know they will ask a couple of technical questions but how difficult will they make it?
Thanks! And good luck to those who will interview please let us know how it goes

 

[kpy]

Also how technical do they go?

Not technical at all. Just know your resume, and (more importantly), why you're applying.

 

[Tom.Chan]

do you guys think there will be more interview invitation sending out? or is that all for R2?

 

[Sushant]

do you guys think there will be more interview invitation sending out? or is that all for R2?

"We will be releasing our Round 2 decisions on 4/2. Interview invites have just begun to be sent out, but will continue to be sent in the coming days/weeks. An interview invitation can occur at any time in the process, up until and including the date in which we release decisions. Hang in there!"​

From the MSCF chat of 8th March.​

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