It's my understanding that one of the best things an MFE applicant can possess is strong coursework in math/engineering/physics/"quantitative" subjects. I've got what I would characterize as a strong grounding in the sort of mathematical background MFE programs seem to want. The problem is that it's pretty much all self-taught, my undergraduate degree was in the liberal arts.
I've already taken the general GRE, 99% verbal and 98% quantitative. But in lieu of the time and non-trivial expense of taking a bunch of extension courses from the local university, would it be possible to take the GRE math subject test to demonstrate my knowledge? Assuming a reasonably good percentile score(say, 80+% at least) would my lack of formal mathematical education still hurt me? More broadly, is there any way to demonstrate mathematical education I've acquired outside of the classroom to MFE programs?
I've already taken the general GRE, 99% verbal and 98% quantitative. But in lieu of the time and non-trivial expense of taking a bunch of extension courses from the local university, would it be possible to take the GRE math subject test to demonstrate my knowledge? Assuming a reasonably good percentile score(say, 80+% at least) would my lack of formal mathematical education still hurt me? More broadly, is there any way to demonstrate mathematical education I've acquired outside of the classroom to MFE programs?
