Columbia - Do MSFE & MSOR students compete for same positions ?

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Shweta

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Hi All,

I'm interested in applying to Columbia's MSFE program. Bcoz I don't know anyone directly in that program, I have been consulting friends in other MFE programs about Columbia's MSFE. From talking to these people, I am getting the feeling that, at Columbia:-

1. Students in the MSFE, the MSOR and the MSIE programs all compete for the same positions. Since each of these programs is relatively big (i dont have exact numbers about the class size), there are a LARGE number of students competing for the same positions.

2. Since the firms like to maintain good relations with all top universities, they spread their hiring across these univs, resulting in a maximum limit that they can hire from any 1 given school.

As a combination of these 2 factors, Columbia's MSFE students are at a disadvantage compared to other MFE progams.

I am not sure how valid my analysis is, so any comments / suggestions are more than welcome.

Thanks,
Shweta
 
you're forgetting the MAFN students, as well. and i've also seen resumes from stats students in the bundles for resume drops, so they're applying for the same positions.
 
You are also forgetting about MFE graduates from other local programs (Baruch, NYU, CMU, Poly, Fordham, etc) that may apply to those public jobs as well.
Once a job is open to the public, anyone can apply online. It's becoming more about exclusivity when it comes to jobs listing and connections with employers at the hiring managers level, not firm-wide HR level.
 
Additionally, you are also forgetting about Statistics, Computer science, Applied Math, Fin Economics students )) Everybody wants to make decent money and almost everybody thinks that Wall Street is a place where you can actually do it. What really makes your resume outstanding is your experience + your program. If u have nice experience then Columbia MSFE is totally fine.
 
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