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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chris_Ren" data-source="post: 262094" data-attributes="member: 41513">Hi guys, I want to make a thorough comparison between these three programs and would love to hear some suggestions from you.Background: I did my undergraduate in Hong Kong, majoring in statistics and finance, and now consider coming back to work in Hong Kong or Singapore after I obtain the master's degree.Career goal: My top choice is to be a quant trader, and I am open to IBD and quantitative risk analyst in investment banks.I've been connecting with alumni from the three programs and reading posts, and have gathered the following information so far.-> Cornellpros: Excellent teaching quality. Outstanding career service (very important for us international students to get internships). Risk analyst - oriented curriculum.cons: Ithaca is not as good as NYC, professionally speaking. (Not sure if this disadvantage can be offset by its career service). The curriculum makes it hard for students to become a quant trader.-> MITpros: Unparalleled brand name (especially for banks in Asia). Freedom of choosing courses (which means I could self-design my curriculum as a quant program).cons: Poor career service. Big class size and unsatisfactory teaching quality (professors are very busy doing things outsides).-> NYU Tandonpros: The most "quant" program of these three (we can learn a lot about quant-trading). "Peter Carr is trying hard to make this program the next Baruch MFE." (A student in NYU Tandon MFE told me this).cons: Career service is still not as good as Cornell's (As an international student, I really need career service lol, seriously). Big class size (might make job searching competitive).I appreciate your suggestions on which program is the most worth investing for me. Thanks in advance!</blockquote>

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