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[Andy Nguyen]

The following pictures were taken by Quantnet during our visit to the Columbia MFE program on Feb 28th, 2011. The Financial Engineering workshop organized by the IEOR dept with Peter Carr as guest speaker happened to take place on the evening of our stay there.

We'd like to thank the people of Columbia IEOR dept for giving us access to their faculty, facility and make this possible.

 

[Joy Pathak]

Really nice pics. I like the Columbia campus.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Columbia University campus sure is beautiful.
I took a pic with Prof. Cliff S. Stein, who is the head of the Columbia IEOR dept holding a copy of 3rd edition Introduction to Algorithms. It's a nice surprise for me since I used his book (first edition) in my MS CS study. He showed me many translations of his book.
Prof. Emanuel Derman also showed me his "My life as a Quant" books which has been translated into Chinese/Korean/Japanese/etc

 

[Siddharth Singh]

great pics. Campus is amazing

 

[Joy Pathak]

Columbia University campus sure is beautiful.
I took a pic with Prof. Cliff S. Stein, who is the head of the Columbia IEOR dept holding a copy of 3rd edition Introduction to Algorithms. It's a nice surprise for me since I used his book (first edition) in my MS CS study. He showed me many translations of his book.
Prof. Emanuel Derman also showed me his "My life as a Quant" books which has been translated into Chinese/Korean/Japanese/etc

Yeah I saw the pic of you with Cliff Stein. You look like a fan-boy in it.

Being taught by Derman must be pretty cool. I see some pics of Peter Carr in there too giving some presentation.

 

[coolharvard]

nice pics....

I almost didn't recognize Andy in that photo with Cliff Stein....

 

[Andy Nguyen]

It looks like Emanuel Derman is drafting an email to send to Columbia MFE admits in his office. No?

 

[mcgruber]

It looks like Emanuel Derman is drafting an email to send to Columbia MFE admits in his office. No?

I beg to differ..I think he is drafting the course material for his Spring 2012 class..

On another note, Andy, in one of the pics why has Prof. Soulaymane Kachani highlighted Finance & Economics classes in your discussion with him ?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

@mcgruber
I was talking to him about what they have done differently this year, the change on the website, different tracks, etc

Columbia MFE - Columbia MFE admissions results

Guys, if we do not get any email and anybody calls them..pls let the ppl on the forum know abt ur conversation.thnks

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[coolharvard]

it seems like Kachani has gained some weight..... His chin looks obviously "meatier"....

 

[lsj]

ennnnn so many boys and few girls...

 

[onthesc]

ennnnn so many boys and few girls...

lol not surprised. go to an engineering class on most campuses and you will seldom find any girls... The textbooks and homeworks are our girls. SIgh.

 

[ishant]

hahaha

 

[coolharvard]

And any girls that you find in Engineering schools would very unlikely be good-looking.

 

[Tsotne]

And any girls that you find in Engineering schools would very unlikely be good-looking.

Interesting insight to choose your career path: select profession on the basis of physical appearance.

 

[amanda.jayne]

And any girls that you find in Engineering schools would very unlikely be good-looking.

 

[AlexandreH]

And any girls that you find in Engineering schools would very unlikely be good-looking.

You would be surprised...

 

[ishant]

You would be surprised...
where in columbia ?

 

[AlexandreH]

I am commenting on "Engineering schools" in general. I don't have info on specific ones. All I am saying is that schools have a lot of different people, and the bigger the school/class, the more diversified it is. Now, if you go pick on a 20 students class...!!!
Then, you're in NY, no shortage of anything/anyone.... Probably the most diversified place on earth!!!

 

[ishant]

hmmm nice