Carnegie Mellon University - MS in Computational Finance

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LewisMast said:
The interview this year has been extended to 30 mins.
Does anybody has finished the interview already? Any hints on the interview?
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The biggest hint is who will be your interviewer. In the past, Rick Bryant (the Director), Gwen (admission) and other administrative staff conducted the interview so it's mostly fit/personal/English skill. If they let alumni to conduct the interview this year, everything is fair game but it's usually everything on your resume is the biggest thing they will focus on.
 
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Andy Nguyen said:
The biggest hint is who will be your interviewer. In the past, Rick Bryant (the Director), Gwen (admission) and other administrative staff conducted the interview so it's mostly fit/personal/English skill. If they let alumni to conduct the interview this year, everything is fair game but it's usually everything on your resume is the biggest thing they will focus on.
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Hi Andy, I think this time the invitation does not explicitly specify who the interview will be. So I guess a comprehensive preparation will be needed.
 
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Has anyone got the interview invite already for Round 1. I haven't received it yet so I am counting a rejection for me :(
 
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Yes. It's been around 1-2 weeks since they've started sending out interview invites.
 
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Don't give up hope yet! Someone updated the tracker for interview last friday. Assuming he did the update on the day he received the invitation (I know I would), that means they were still sending out interview invitations on friday. You still have a chance of getting one this week. Best of luck!
 
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For the information of future applicants:

The interview was non-technical and fairly casual. I come from a non-finance background (BS/MS in math) so he asked me "Why are you here?" once my motivations for entering the program were clear he said that I "made my case" and the conversation seemed to switch to chit-chat mode. I got the impression that once my motivations were established that I was deemed acceptable, and then he just wanted to give me information about the program. I left with the expectation that I would be accepted, but I can't be sure until the 31st!
 
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My interview last year was about 45 minutes in total. It is non-technical and designed mainly to assess your fit with the program and your motivations/career plans.
 
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cab said:
For the information of future applicants:

The interview was non-technical and fairly casual. I come from a non-finance background (BS/MS in math) so he asked me "Why are you here?" once my motivations for entering the program were clear he said that I "made my case" and the conversation seemed to switch to chit-chat mode. I got the impression that once my motivations were established that I was deemed acceptable, and then he just wanted to give me information about the program. I left with the expectation that I would be accepted, but I can't be sure until the 31st!
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@cab , just curious. how long did the interview go for you?
 
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If you interviewed I would say there's a very high chance you'll be accepted.
Hope to see you folks in September!
 
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If you interviewed I would say there's a very high chance you'll be accepted.
Hope to see you folks in September!
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Yea, that is what I am hoping. However, nobody wants to build up expectations to have them come crashing down later haha. Hopefully we all get in, and can have a party in this thread on friday :)
 
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am frantically checking quantnet to see if anyone updated tracker...too scared to check actual website, am a wimp :cry:
 
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am frantically checking quantnet to see if anyone updated tracker...too scared to check actual website, am a wimp :cry:
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Haha yea! Thanks CMU for ruining my focus the entire day.

When do you guys find out whether you are in ?
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I don't remember where, but I think I recall Cam (a CMU student above) saying that last year he got an email at 4pm. It is uncertain though.
 
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