Columbia MFE Columbia MFE Admission Discussion

[Geekynoob]

Finding a job from Georgia Tech/UCLA won't be easy. In my opinion go with Cornell.

 

[Nikhil Vijay]

Finding a job from Georgia Tech/UCLA won't be easy. In my opinion go with Cornell.

Any opinion on MIT?

 

[Geekynoob]

Sorry I don't know much about MIT program.

 

[analyst]

Hey guys!

I wanted to know your views between UCLA MFE and Columbia MFE. I personally am looking to get into asset management later on in my career. California has plenty of buy-side opportunities, and as the course is offered by a b-school in the area surely has some advantages. The placement rates also look very strong.

The Columbia MFE program however has an "Asset Allocation" concentration which I am very interested in. From what I see the UCLA MFE program has less flexibility.

My question is, is it worth going to Columbia MFE over UCLA MFE when my goal is to work in a buy-side firm? I would greatly appreciate your thoughts!

 

[tianxias]

Hello, I just got accepted, is there a wechat group or facebook chat I can join. Many thanks!

I am in the WeChat group. Add me through 827623301 on wechat

 

[zzz]

Still any hope to be admitted?

 

[geekcanary]

Hi All
I got admitted into Columbia. Received AD on Thursday.
It looks like there is a Wechat group, can someone join me to the group?

 

[DiamondLemon]

Still any hope to be admitted?

I think there should be and I really hope can be admitted.

 

[Geekynoob]

Has Columbia started sending rejections? @ZTS has updated tracker with a rejection.

 

[Geekynoob]

Hey guys!

I wanted to know your views between UCLA MFE and Columbia MFE. I personally am looking to get into asset management later on in my career. California has plenty of buy-side opportunities, and as the course is offered by a b-school in the area surely has some advantages. The placement rates also look very strong.

The Columbia MFE program however has an "Asset Allocation" concentration which I am very interested in. From what I see the UCLA MFE program has less flexibility.

My question is, is it worth going to Columbia MFE over UCLA MFE when my goal is to work in a buy-side firm? I would greatly appreciate your thoughts!

Do you need visa? One of my friends did MFE from UCLA, he is presently working in Big4 as he couldn't even find a job in banking. Friends from Columbia - they are doing much better.

 

[Geekynoob]

Hey guys!

I wanted to know your views between UCLA MFE and Columbia MFE. I personally am looking to get into asset management later on in my career. California has plenty of buy-side opportunities, and as the course is offered by a b-school in the area surely has some advantages. The placement rates also look very strong.

The Columbia MFE program however has an "Asset Allocation" concentration which I am very interested in. From what I see the UCLA MFE program has less flexibility.

My question is, is it worth going to Columbia MFE over UCLA MFE when my goal is to work in a buy-side firm? I would greatly appreciate your thoughts!

Do you need visa sponsorship? One of my friends who did MFE from UCLA and needed visa sponsorship, he is presently working in Big4 as he couldn't even find a job in banking. Friends from Columbia - they are doing much better.

 

[analyst]

Thanks for the colour! Yes, I will be needing visa sponsorship. I am more inclined to Columbia as of now... NY will definitely offer more opportunities

 

[Shantanu Chopra]

Has anyone got a redirect to MSOR if they opted for it in their application?

 

[vash]

Does any one know if still there is any available position?

 

[Karld]

i'd say yes as some people who received admission will decline, and only ~15 have been admitted on quantnet which is half of what occurred last year

 

[alphawhiskey]

Has anyone got a redirect to MSOR if they opted for it in their application?

Congrats on your admit .Was the MSOR a redirect from MFE or you applied to the program?

 

[Shantanu Chopra]

Thanks. I applied to the MSOR program.

 

[aaroncklll]

37 admissions last year, this year 14 admissions yet

 

[Geekynoob]

There would be more, but there's no correlation between last year's and this year's numbers. Why are we pointing that out so many times?

 

[Jose Cespedes]

37 admissions last year, this year 14 admissions yet

And how many applied on the tracker last year versus this year?