COMPARE Columbia MAFN vs Oxford MCF

[Marcusism]

Hey guys, thanks for reading this post. I've just received my offer from oxford and I'm really excited. However I'm still waiting decisions from Columbia and I'm a bit struggling from choosing between this two.

Columbia does have geographic advantages however i have commitments to my gf so staying shouldn't be my first preference. Both of these two programs are fairly expensive, both of them are quite theoretical and I don't actually have preference choosing between UK or US system.

Both of these two universities have quite shining brand-names so I am really confused should I accept this offer directly and withdrawal from columbia's application or should I keep waiting for columbia?

thx a lot guys.

 

[IntoDarkness]

tons of single females in nyc, finding a new girl shouldnt be a problem

 

[Marcusism]

tons of single females in nyc, finding a new girl shouldnt be a problem

Dude! Not helpful!
P.S one of my buddies spent 4 years in NYC now he's still single....

 

[pingu]

Dude! Not helpful!
P.S one of my buddies spent 4 years in NYC now he's still single....

now you know what not to do.

 

[CasanovaJ]

Dude! Not helpful!
P.S one of my buddies spent 4 years in NYC now he's still single....

I've actually studied this pretty extensively, though, and do believe generally that NY has better-looking women than London does... plus, unless you happen to have a penchant for bloody sausage submerged in grease, the food is much better in America.

 

[CandyOates]

I've actually studied this pretty extensively, though, and do believe generally that NY has better-looking women than London does...

How did you study that extensively?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

How is career services at each program? What is the likelihood that you will secure a work visa after graduation?

 

[Finance Applicant]

Dude! Not helpful!
P.S one of my buddies spent 4 years in NYC now he's still single....

I must ask: how good looking is your friend?

 

[reflection_principle]

If you want to go back to Australia there will be only marginal difference after all, although Oxford will be cheaper especially in terms of living expenses. I am currently at MCF course so PM me if you have any questions.

 

[Manjae Han]

Hi @reflection_principle , I am going to Oxford this September for MCF and would like to ask you few questions. But there seems to be a problem to PM you. I guess you set to refuse others messages or is it problem of my account? If possible, could you send me a message please? Thanks.

 

[reflection_principle]

@Manjae Han It should work fine now

 

[Reyn S]

Hi @reflection_principle , I am going to Oxford this September for MCF and would like to ask you few questions. But there seems to be a problem to PM you. I guess you set to refuse others messages or is it problem of my account? If possible, could you send me a message please? Thanks.

Hi, I would go to Oxford MCF this September, may I PM you for some simple questions about this program?

 

[Reyn S]

@Manjae Han It should work fine now

Similarly, may I PM you for some questions about this MCF program?

 

[Fengye Sheng]

Hello. I am a Chinese student. I want to know which program has a better career development. I also want to know which program has better placement in China. Besides, if I work for three years in USA, will it do much help to find a better job in China compared with immediately going back to China after the study in MAFN? Thank you.

 

[rnvpx]

probably Oxford if you want to go to china. There's a ton of Chinese kids in Columbia's grad programs. Think Stats, Operations Research, MAFN, etc. And a lot of them (not MAFN though) end up in China bc they couldn't get jobs here. So Columbia's brand image in China is definitely diluted. But if you have the skillset and people skills, you can get almost any job you want in the US (IB, trading, hedge funds, etc) thanks to the Columbia name. Obviously the Oxford name is "better" but not having attended Oxford myself, I don't know how a grad student at Oxford will be viewed by IB's, HF's, PE firms, etc.

 

[linhzhang]

Hi everyone, I’m an international student currently studying math in the U.S., and I’ve received offers from two programs. I’m having a hard time deciding which one to accept and would love to hear your thoughts.

I’m aware that salaries in the U.S. are way higher than in the U.K., but I’m also concerned that the competition among students in the U.S. is more intense. Personally, I don’t really mind the weather—neither NYC nor London has great weather anyway!

My main goal right now is to gain international work experience and eventually return to the APAC region for my long-term career. Given that, does anyone have insights or experiences that could help me make this decision?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Ascle]

Go Columbia. The UK has the High Potential Individual visa (High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2024), so you would be able to get a work VISA with a degree from Columbia U. The other way around is not possible, unfortunately.

 

[linhzhang]

Go Columbia. The UK has the High Potential Individual visa (High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2024), so you would be able to get a work VISA with a degree from Columbia U. The other way around is not possible, unfortunately.

Thank you for your suggestion, Ascle.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

@linhzhang
Congrats on the two offers. Please share these great achievements on our Tracker so other applicants can gauge their chance to get into both programs.
Oxford has a 14% acceptance rate while Columbia MAFN has a 22% acceptance rate. Both will have brand name cachet in APAC region, Oxford slightly more.
@Ascle has some good point about UK visa.
Good rule of thumb is to go to the best program in your immediate target job market. So you want to work in the US after school, go to the US program.
In UK, you will have less competition for jobs than the US. Each side has pros and cons.

There are a few similar comparisons in the past

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Hi I was wondering does anyone have an updated statistics of the most recent class of Oxford MCF? If anyone could give an input, I was wondering how does a program like Oxford MCF different than Columbia MFE/MAFN, since I noticed that Oxford MCF is only 10 months duration where as Columbia MFE/MAFN is around 1.5

• mariosniper
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Thread 'Oxford MCF vs Columbia MAFN'

5/7/17

Hello. I am a Chinese student. I want to know which program has a better career development. I also want to know which program has better placement in China. Besides, if I work for three years in USA, will it do much help to find a better job in China compared with immediately going back to China after the study in MAFN? Thank you.

• Fengye Sheng
• Replies: 1
• Forum: Program Reviews & Comparisons

 

[linhzhang]

@linhzhang
Congrats on the two offers. Please share these great achievements on our Tracker so other applicants can gauge their chance to get into both programs.
Oxford has a 14% acceptance rate while Columbia MAFN has a 22% acceptance rate. Both will have brand name cachet in APAC region, Oxford slightly more.
@Ascle has some good point about UK visa.
Good rule of thumb is to go to the best program in your immediate target job market. So you want to work in the US after school, go to the US program.
In UK, you will have less competition for jobs than the US. Each side has pros and cons.

There are a few similar comparisons in the past

M

COMPARE Thread 'Columbia MFE vs Columbia MAFN vs Oxford MCF'

2/29/24

Hi I was wondering does anyone have an updated statistics of the most recent class of Oxford MCF? If anyone could give an input, I was wondering how does a program like Oxford MCF different than Columbia MFE/MAFN, since I noticed that Oxford MCF is only 10 months duration where as Columbia MFE/MAFN is around 1.5

• mariosniper
• Replies: 6
• Forum: Program Reviews & Comparisons

F

Thread 'Oxford MCF vs Columbia MAFN'

5/7/17

Hello. I am a Chinese student. I want to know which program has a better career development. I also want to know which program has better placement in China. Besides, if I work for three years in USA, will it do much help to find a better job in China compared with immediately going back to China after the study in MAFN? Thank you.

• Fengye Sheng
• Replies: 1
• Forum: Program Reviews & Comparisons

Thanks, Andy. Right now, I’m leaning towards MAFN, but I’m still in the process of deciding and haven’t made up my mind yet. I’ve been in the States for almost eight years, and it would be a shame to lose the opportunity to stay here—especially since all my friends are here too.