Princeton MFin Interview Tips for Princeton MFin

[tips]

1. The alumni interview is mostly another data point used to judge goodness of fit for certain candidates. I know of at least two candidates that got their alumni interview before their actual interview so don’t worry about it.

2. this test is randomly assigned

I would not fret over it, but good luck

 

[EverythingPOINT]

I have not got any notification for my 2nd round of interviews with Alumni, neither randomly selected for the Maths test. I do not have a good feeling about my chances :P

Think two tailed; you could be an outlier on the far right as well. Cheers

 

[josephron]

Anyone receive any updates after solving the math test?

 

[biubiu]

Anyone receive any updates after solving the math test?

nope

 

[Jason Lim]

Has anyone been accepted yet?

 

[Zoz]

Has anyone been accepted yet?

I think they will send it all on March 15? Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[Jason Lim]

Also, is it possible to get a deposit extension from NYU? The deadline is coming up but I want to see what other offers I get first

 

[Zelong Qiu]

Also, is it possible to get a deposit extension from NYU? The deadline is coming up but I want to see what other offers I get first

By NYU, you mean NYU MFE? or the MathFin? Anyway, you can always try to ask but I don;t think anyone here can give you a definitive answer. Princeton is a better choice then both of them. If I were you, I will wait for Princeton and give up the deposit if it is absolutely needed ( I already paid that to another program BTW )

 

[tips]

I think they will send it all on March 15? Please correct me if I am wrong.

Where did you get March 15th from? I think in prior years they have generally accepted candidates this following week and the first week of March.

Edit: I see that it says on their website that you will receive a response by march 15. That is consistent with prior years. I would expect for candidates to start finding out this week or the following week if they got in. (I believe Stanfords ICME, Columbia MSFEcon both follow the same timeline)

Edit2: Last year candidates knew by March 3rd (I think they found out either March 2 or the preceding weekend), prior year candidates knew by March 5th (same deal, I'm guessing this upcoming week/weekend is when everyone will know by).

 

[Zoz]

Where did you get March 15th from? I think in prior years they have generally accepted candidates this following week and the first week of March.

Edit: I see that it says on their website that you will receive a response by march 15. That is consistent with prior years. I would expect for candidates to start finding out this week or the following week if they got in. (I believe Stanfords ICME, Columbia MSFEcon both follow the same timeline)

Edit2: Last year candidates knew by March 3rd (I think they found out either March 2 or the preceding weekend), prior year candidates knew by March 5th (same deal, I'm guessing this upcoming week/weekend is when everyone will know by).

Thanks a lot for the info. So, do they send out wl and rej letters around 1st week in March or only the admitted ones?

 

[tips]

only admitted, but based off prior years I think you can just assume if you don't get the acceptance when others get it, you probably didn't get in (though maybe a WL?)

 

[Jason Lim]

By NYU, you mean NYU MFE? or the MathFin? Anyway, you can always try to ask but I don;t think anyone here can give you a definitive answer. Princeton is a better choice then both of them. If I were you, I will wait for Princeton and give up the deposit if it is absolutely needed ( I already paid that to another program BTW )

NYU MSQF. Are we able to accept it and pay the deposit, and accept another university later on? (of course forfeiting the first deposit)

 

[josephron]

It seemed to me that in prior years people might have gotten unofficial acceptances prior to March. Not sure if that's right.

 

[ridedeboat]

only admitted, but based off prior years I think you can just assume if you don't get the acceptance when others get it, you probably didn't get in (though maybe a WL?)

I have seen it mentioned in previous posts that there can be a waitlist, but it would be limited to 2-3 people... This is Princeton after all.

 

[SSNauticaFin]

Did anyone receive any updates from the adcom?

 

[Zhizhou Yin]

I finished my interview last month. I haven't got any alumni interview invitations after that. So I guess I will not receive it before I get the final decision. Hope everyone would be lucky next month!

 

[Zelong Qiu]

Haven't heard anything since the math assessment. I guess they don't have much time for 2nd round interviews (or they have already done all of them). Hopefully results can come out earlier next week.

 

[biubiu]

Just curious...will people who deferred their offers last year affect the headcount this year? I think there are 4 who took a gap...

 

[mspinoza]

Yes, I think it will

 

[Zelong Qiu]

About 2 more weeks until Mar 15th. Such long period of waiting. Good luck to everyone!