Is the SIE worth spending time on.

[kanemath]

Is passing the SIE exam helpful at all or is it a waste of time for financial engineering.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Not sure what that is. There are better ways to strengthen your profile for MFE program instead of taking unnecessary exams.

Baruch MFE Thread 'Feedback on plan for building profile for Baruch MFE Fall 2026?'

9/2/24

Hi everyone,

I posted here around a month ago, and have since put together a plan for the next year in order to bolster my application, as well as fill most of the quantitative holes from my undergrad degree. Any feedback/suggestions would be much appreciated!

A little background:
I graduated in 2021 with a BBA in Economics/Finance from Baruch College. My GPA was not good (~3.00), but I’ve since gained 3.5 years of experience in industry. My career so far has been in data engineering, software project management, and data science. I consider myself very proficient in Python, SQL...

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[JLabko]

For Financial Engineering, not that useful. Much more relevant to traditional finance - might be somewhat meaningful if you're targeting QT, but it's an easy enough exam to finish once you get a job so shouldn't be a priority (basically, if you have nothing else to do, it can't hurt - but it's not worth going out of your way for).