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MIT MFin MIT MFin Interview Invite 2021

I spoke with an admissions officer, and he said that the quantitative assessment doesn't actually interfere with the admission decision. Not sure what to make of that.
 
jackinthebox said:
I spoke with an admissions officer, and he said that the quantitative assessment doesn't actually interfere with the admission decision. Not sure what to make of that.
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I have heard from Q&As and previous webinars that it depends on your background. Both the quantitative and the coding assessment are data points relevant to your application if you have experience in those topics. Someone with a coding background is supposed to do well in the coding assessment, otherwise, something might not seem right.
 
over worried (irrationally) about the quant assessment.

Would you think it's comparable to the sample test they have on the program's website?
 
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KingTut said:
over worried (irrationally) about the quant assessment.

Would you think it's comparable to the sample test they have on the program's website?
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I personally wouldn't consider the sample test to be "elementary calculus", but maybe my definition of elementary calculus is wrong.
 
jackinthebox said:
I personally wouldn't consider the sample test to be "elementary calculus", but maybe my definition of elementary calculus is wrong.
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I agree with you. It's just a little hard to believe an MIT assessment would be pretty basic. But it seems like it -- hopefully :)
 
KingTut said:
I agree with you. It's just a little hard to believe an MIT assessment would be pretty basic. But it seems like it -- hopefully :)
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Yeah, I hope so too. I will say though it doesn't seem fair that some people are taking the assessment today, while others have 2-3 more weeks to prepare. Therefore, maybe the questions on the later tests will be harder, but that's just a guess.
 
jackinthebox said:
Yeah, I hope so too. I will say though it doesn't seem fair that some people are taking the assessment today, while others have 2-3 more weeks to prepare. Therefore, maybe the questions on the later tests will be harder, but that's just a guess.
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I wouldn't think so. Because we all had the choice, but you could argue we didn't receive the emails at the same time. However, still if you think about it, it could be just fair: I have been in industry for a couple of years now. Haven't touched calculus at all during that time. While someone else might be still an undergrad who has all of it fresh on their minds.

I am more inclined now, having checked posts from past years, to say it's not the beast we think it could be.
 
I got rejected straight out with a well prepared application and a very high GPA in computer science undergraduate along with work experience in credit risk. I wasn’t even invited for an interview.
 
I got rejected straight out with a well prepared application and a very high GPA in computer science undergraduate along with work experience in credit risk. I wasn’t even invited for an interview.
 
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