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Message: <blockquote data-quote="raptormath" data-source="post: 283515" data-attributes="member: 45017">In a single line, if you have the extra money go for columbia. Pros and cons as per my researchColumbia:Pros:    Good curriculum with strong core quant training.             Great placement record for placing students into quant roles.             Well reputed university and Well respected program in the quant community.Cons:    Like any other program, your degree is what you make of it. The univ's program can only get you till the door after that its pretty much how you       perform.             Less support from program's placement wing in comparison to CMU,NYU, GaTech etc.             Less chance for scholarship and assistantship             The program cost would be around 100K (85K - tuition, 15K living) minimum.NYU:Pros:     70K tuition and easy to get a assistantship in comparison to other top programs like CMU, Columbia              Diverse curriculum, could be safe even if you are looking to shift to a data science role.              Good support for placements from college. Especially for fall 2021 its worth going as they are very selective, 120 students from fall 2020 have deferred their admits.              Large cohort size, can be helpful in getting diverse connections.              This is a safe bet for lesser degree cost and good placement chance.Cons:     Its more suited for "Risk" related roles and less for actual quant research, trader, analyst roles.              Diverse electives might not help in actually strengthening the core quant skills which would negatively effect the students caliber especially in comparison to a CMU, Columbia student with more confined rigorous curriculum              Still not a completely established quant program due to the -ve reviews in quant net and other mediums.But its very important to understand that, a program is what you make of it and if you are honest with your intent and preparation you can crack any interview given both program are in the financial capital of USA. So a lot depends on you, but if you are willing to spare the extra money, Columbia is the best bet in this case.</blockquote>

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