Columbia MSc Financial Economics Class of 2016

[asianguy]

Hi, anyone applied in columbia msc financial economics?

 

[pink_fairy_princess]

Yes I have as well, thank you for starting this thread!

 

[asianguy]

Yes I have as well, thank you for starting this thread!

Heard anything from the adcom?

 

[pink_fairy_princess]

nope not yet

 

[asianguy]

nope not yet

Mee too When did you submit?

 

[Mingming]

I applied as well. Heard nothing from the adcom yet... I submitted on Jan 5. Do you guys have any updates? This program seems to have a very small admitted class.

 

[pink_fairy_princess]

Still nothing yet, I'll update if I hear

 

[EconFin]

When will they send out interview invitations?

 

[pink_fairy_princess]

Judging from other forums, it seems not until the end of February

 

[EconFin]

Judging from other forums, it seems not until the end of February

Really? What forums did you look at? I heard they usually conduct interviews early Feb. But not sure.

 

[asianguy]

Really? What forums did you look at? I heard they usually conduct interviews early Feb. But not sure.

Is it the Chasedream forum pink_fairy_princess ? There's a discussion abt the interview at the end of Feb 2011

 

[pink_fairy_princess]

Is it the Chasedream forum pink_fairy_princess ? There's a discussion abt the interview at the end of Feb 2011

yeah that was the one i was thinking of

 

[CasanovaJ]

"MSc in Financial Economics"? I'm at Columbia now, and I've never even heard of this one... good lord What's the Mandarin for "foreigners about to get massively ripped off by the American education system"?...

 

[asianguy]

"MSc in Financial Economics"? I'm at Columbia now, and I've never even heard of this one... good lord What's the Mandarin for "foreigners about to get massively ripped off by the American education system"?...

Because this program's size is too small?

 

[TehRaio]

it's a master in finance with more economics courses I guess.
I tried to check it out on their website but it's got barely any information available on it.
that's a shame, seems like it's a backdoor to their mba in finance I presume.
I'd be interested for people who are also interested in academic research in finance more than managerial position with a Columbia stamp on it.

 

[implol]

actually if you read carefully, the interviews for the past two years took place during early Feb and decisions came out late Feb.
the interview invites seem to be on the last Friday of Jan. However, it is possible that they delay slightly this year due to the winterstorm.

 

[pink_fairy_princess]

actually if you read carefully, the interviews for the past two years took place during early Feb and decisions came out late Feb.
the interview invites seem to be on the last Friday of Jan. However, it is possible that they delay slightly this year due to the winterstorm.

^ what forum did you get that form?

 

[implol]

chasedream.
if you read all the posts abt this program, in 2013, there was at least one post abt getting admitted to the program on Feb 16. and there was another post which had many comments regarding gettting interview invites on Feb 1 (China time which was Jan 31 in NYC). in 2014, there was a post dated around Feb 20; in that post, one person claims that at least three ppl got acceptance emails already by that time (some claimed to be interviewd on Feb 6th.) they even wrote down the interviewer's name.
i guess that interview invites will be out this coming week if the past two years pattern stays the same (my sixth sense tells me it may be tmr or Tuesday).

 

[pink_fairy_princess]

got it, thanks

 

[implol]

got it, thanks

do you mind to give us an update when you receive interview invite?
you seem to be a strong candidate. i feel that you have a good chance to be interviewed.