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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wlyeung" data-source="post: 3668" data-attributes="member: 2659">Hi everyone, I'm a long time reader but first time poster.This coming fall, I will be applying to all of the top 10 schools rated in 2009 QuantNetwork Ranking, with particular interest in MFin @ Princeton, MSFE @ Columbia, and MSCF @ CMU.Education Bachelor of Math, expected April 2011, Univ of Waterloo (Canada)GPA to date: 3.89/4.00Total Quantitative Courses expected to have taken by graduation: 30Total Programming Courses: 3Total Finance/Accounting/Econ Courses: 10(course here spans 1 school term, which lasts 4 months each)Quantitative Courses (main topics)Calculus I – IV Linear Algebra I, IIProbability & StatisticsLinear Regression Modeling, ForecastingMathematical OptimizationGroup, Ring, Field TheoryReal AnalysisMeasure Theory & Fourier AnalysisMeasure & Integration TheoryDifferential GeometryAlgebraic TopologyOrdinary Differential Equations I, IIComputational MathematicsFunctional AnalysisStochastic ProcessesPartial Differential Equations IProgramming Courses Programming Principles I, II (used Java)Numeric Computation for Financial Modeling (MATLAB)Finance Courses Microeconomics, Macroeconomics Financial, Managerial Accounting Business LawCorporate Finance I, IIAsset-Liability ManagementComputer SkillsVery basic Java, C++. Somewhat adept at Matlab.Work ExperienceSummer research related to optimization under a prof.  Will be doing something directly related to computational finance this coming summer under another prof.GRE (yet to be taken, but expect 800Q 500-700V (native English speaker but suck at taking those tests))Questions:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I have no industry work experience, so I am assuming my chances with MFin Princeton are nil.  What about the other programs? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I am worried about programming.  I’ll be doing intensive Matlab stuff this summer, but not much C++.  I should go pick up a C++ book in the master reading list and work through it right?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What are my chances and any suggestions for improvements?</li> </ol>Thank you very much, and best of luck to everyone.</blockquote>

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