COMPARE Georgia Institute of Technology QCF vs Imperial College Business School RMFE

[jqotob]

I've gotten into both. I also have two strong law school options and one offer for an Msc Finance from Warwick. Any input would be appreciated.

 

[darth]

I've gotten into both. I also have two strong law school options and one offer for an Msc Finance from Warwick. Any input would be appreciated.

How come you are so diversified so as to get offers from both Law and Finance courses...

 

[jqotob]

I took both the LSAT and the GMAT. I'm in fund management so a masters degree in Quantitative Finance would be useful for the operations side of my firm, whereas a law degree with a concentration in Securities and Exchange Law would be useful for the administrative side. I'm not entirely sure I want to commit 3-4 years for a JD, though. So, I'm more interested in Finance programs.

 

[DominiConnor]

The first question is what do you want to actually do ?

 

[jqotob]

4-5 years working for/with a hedge fund or hedge fund management firm. I currently am a partner in a start-up fund management firm but would like to gain experience and repute before attempting to launch my own fund. In the meantime, I am serving as a passive shareholder and board-member.

 

[Winchester]

I've been admitted to Georgia Tech QCF and Imperial RMFE programs and have to choose between the two. What's the competence of their graduates in job markets? As for the locations where I want to get a full-time job, Hong Kong and United States are both ok for me. Thanks for your valuable advice and votes!

 

[Jiajie Liu]

Vote for Gatech!

 

[Jiajie Liu]

If you wanna seek a job in the US, go Gatech. UK is no longer the British empire.

 

[Winchester]

If you wanna seek a job in the US, go Gatech. UK is no longer the British empire.

Thanks. I'm also more leaned toward Gatech!

 

[Hardy]

I've been admitted into Georgia Tech too. I find their curriculum great and I feel getting a job in the US is definitely better than that in the UK.

 

[SameerKataria]

I recently got admitted to both of these programs and I am having a hard time choosing between these two. It's just that information about the QCF is readily available on the web whereas the program at imperial doesn't have a lot of information accessible. Plus I am having a hard time connecting with the recent batch at Imperial. I don't have a preference for UK or US. I am also not clear about what I would want to do after the program so could somebody please guide me. I would love to hear from people going for RMFE and I would be happy to connect and discuss. Thanks in advance!

 

[lolalin]

Here are some notes about IC RMFE that I took from conversations with alumni that I found either through here or Linkedin. I will leave info on GATech with someone more versed in the program as I didn't apply (oops, should've)

1. The reputation of the school should be at least enough to get you interviews. Consensus seems to be that it prepares you well for jobs in quant finance. Though it won't prepare you 100%, but no program can do that. Like any program, you will need to do prior studying like leetcode grind or green book. Though for quant research, the Math & Finance course might be more suitable.

2. Has a dedicated career team, and can help you with high level stuff like CV edits, mock interviews, how to network etc. Though, career service didn't seem to help much beyond that (this is only from one person.) Although the alumni network is said to be really strong.

3. All alumni agree that the program is a bit too compact and would benefit greatly by extending it one more trimester, as you don't have enough time to digest all of the material.

4. Professors are pretty much the best you can get in the field, and teaching quality is pretty good. Some of them are bad, but is expected for any program. The courses are also pretty rigorous.

 

[lolalin]

I recently got admitted to both of these programs and I am having a hard time choosing between these two. It's just that information about the QCF is readily available on the web whereas the program at imperial doesn't have a lot of information accessible. Plus I am having a hard time connecting with the recent batch at Imperial. I don't have a preference for UK or US. I am also not clear about what I would want to do after the program so could somebody please guide me. I would love to hear from people going for RMFE and I would be happy to connect and discuss. Thanks in advance!

Hi Sameer, wondering if you've made a final decision on which program youre going to attend?

 

[SameerKataria]

I have decided to go with the QCF program

 

[lolalin]

I have decided to go with the QCF program

Nice. best of luck!