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[joshnyc]

If I must only consider career support system (I know this sounds absurd) MSFE at Poly is not lower tiered program since there is a well-structured NYU CareerNet. I guess this NYU CareerNet is the biggest advantage of poly merging with NYU.

this is why I'm so curious where Poly sits in the new rankings. Right now it is #17. to take an extreme example, if it jumps to #8, then it's clear my perception of the program is not accurate.

Poly has a lot of good things going for it. the downside to me seems to be the sheer number of students and perhaps lower quality graduates as a result of choosing quantity over quality of student. I have seen multiple posts on here with people referencing some bad experiences hiring Poly alums.

 

[Jay YK Kim]

this is why I'm so curious where Poly sits in the new rankings. Right now it is #17. to take an extreme example, if it jumps to #8, then it's clear my perception of the program is not accurate.

Poly has a lot of good things going for it. the downside to me seems to be the sheer number of students and perhaps lower quality graduates as a result of choosing quantity over quality of student. I have seen multiple posts on here with people referencing some bad experiences hiring Poly alums.

Well, those points you stated, I really can't disagree. :/ But I still believe that it really depends on you. If you gain so much out of this program and become really awesome, what else matter?

Besides the discussion, I wonder how this upcoming students are like.

 

[NirmalD]

One clear difference between NYU Poly and other reputed programs that I have observed is that of the course offerings. Almost 9 credits in the program are dedicated to courses like Financial Acc. (3 units), Corporate Finance (3 units), Economics (3 units) etc. Other programs like GaTech do not emphasize on these aspects of finance as much as Poly does. It seems that the program, although named Financial Engineering, is more oriented towards MS Finance. Perhaps this may be one of the reasons that the program is not 'technical' enough. (Jay Kim correct me here if I'm wrong).

Also, the number of course offerings are too many, with four specializations on offer, which makes it really confusing for an incoming grad student. But at the end of the day, it all depends on the student to tailor his/her program structure as per the needs to get the most out of it.

P.S - I'm joining NYU Poly this fall. Consider this as an opinion from an incoming student's perspective.