COMPARE CMU MSCF vs Columbia MSOR

[Tomorrowsquant]

Hi All,

So I was recently admitted to CMU MSCF and Columbia MSOR, and am trying to decide between the two.

After reading through a lot of Quantnet threads about both programs, it seems like MSCF offers many more advantages over MSOR: more rigorous coursework, better career services, and a larger alumni network, to name a few. However, I have also heard that many people in this community can be biased towards MSCF, so I just want to make sure I'm getting the whole picture before I make a decision.
It seems that MSOR's main advantages are a more flexible course selection, the ability to do the program part time while working full time, and the Columbia brand name. Is there anything else that I am missing?

Thank you all for your time! Quantnet has been an extraordinarily valuable source of information for me over over the past year

 

[DavidHilbert]

Is there anything else that I am missing?

Maybe you are missing another 160 people in the same program and another like 240 people in MFE, MFin, MS in Statistics and other similar programs at Columbia, who will all compete for the same jobs with you. Also Columbia's MSOR program reputation is far below its MFE program. And school's brand name means very little - it's more a necessary condition than a sufficient one.

Bottom line: This is a no brainer, go with CMU.

 

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where did you go?