Profile evaluation for Fall 2025

[RaviSG]

Hello,
My daughter is interested in applying to MFE/MSCF , Currently she is doing a double major in Maths and Economics (3rd year) with a Cumulative GPA of 4.0 and is studying in an liberal arts college in the USA known for its academic rigours. So far she has studied:
Micro Economics
Macro Economics
Econometrics (in R and STATA); OOP, Data Structures, and Algorithms (Java);
Applied Game Theory;
Discrete Bridges to Advanced Mathematics:
Calculas
Graph Theory; Differential Equations ,
Real analysis,
Machine Learning,
Probability and statistics,
Finance,
Operations research,
Pricing and hedging,
Derivatives &
Linear Algebra.
She also has working knowledge or R and Python.

The only thing she is lacking is a good internship.
can anyone suggest if these credentials are good enough to get into the CMU MSCF program or any other top Financial Engineerings/Mathematical finance programs?

 

[Paul Lopez]

It's nearly a perfect background! She absolutely has a good chance to get into any Fin Eng program.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

She would need to take some C++ courses to get ready for MFE and internship interviews.
The C++ courses we have here are highly relevant and have been used by applicants to get into Baruch, CMU and other top MFE program.s

 

[RaviSG]

Thanks a lot Andy and Paul for taking some valuable time of yours and imparting your valuable advise.