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Hi,
I'm currently doing the QFCF certificate program through UW and was planning to do the UW CFRM Master's mostly because of the cheap pricetag.
As of right now, I'm taking the second class in the QFCF certificate program. It's the probability/stats class, and so far I'd say its a little bit too easy.
Anyways, UW is less than 1/2 the cost of CMU.
At 12th in the rankings, vs CMU being in the first place, am I at a serious disadvantage with an MS from UW vs. an MS from CMU?
I find the faculty and staff from the UW program to be very friendly and helpful.
If I'm a smart person, can't I make my way to the front of the herd once I'm out in the real world, or is the better [ranked] CMU program going to make an everlasting difference in preparation to work as a quant?
I don't really care that much about the prestige of a program, as long as I get the education I need to be prepared.
Also, I can already make a decent living with my CS background doing contract work for Oracle databases. An Oracle Database consultant can make as much as $300/hour. I'm at the bottom of the totem pole, at $75 an hour, right now, but I'm pretty well situated to continue to work as an Oracle database consultant.
So, in some sense, my life doesn't really depend on being immediately placed at the world's greatest investment bank. I'm doing fine, as it is.
Also, here's another question:
UW lets one take as little or as many courses as they want, each period. So, one can take anywhere from a 1/4 course-load to a full-time course-load. Is the CMU online program flexible in this regard, or no?
Thanks.
I'm currently doing the QFCF certificate program through UW and was planning to do the UW CFRM Master's mostly because of the cheap pricetag.
As of right now, I'm taking the second class in the QFCF certificate program. It's the probability/stats class, and so far I'd say its a little bit too easy.
Anyways, UW is less than 1/2 the cost of CMU.
At 12th in the rankings, vs CMU being in the first place, am I at a serious disadvantage with an MS from UW vs. an MS from CMU?
I find the faculty and staff from the UW program to be very friendly and helpful.
If I'm a smart person, can't I make my way to the front of the herd once I'm out in the real world, or is the better [ranked] CMU program going to make an everlasting difference in preparation to work as a quant?
I don't really care that much about the prestige of a program, as long as I get the education I need to be prepared.
Also, I can already make a decent living with my CS background doing contract work for Oracle databases. An Oracle Database consultant can make as much as $300/hour. I'm at the bottom of the totem pole, at $75 an hour, right now, but I'm pretty well situated to continue to work as an Oracle database consultant.
So, in some sense, my life doesn't really depend on being immediately placed at the world's greatest investment bank. I'm doing fine, as it is.
Also, here's another question:
UW lets one take as little or as many courses as they want, each period. So, one can take anywhere from a 1/4 course-load to a full-time course-load. Is the CMU online program flexible in this regard, or no?
Thanks.
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