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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wlyeung" data-source="post: 44801" data-attributes="member: 2659">I am extremely interested in attending the Baruch MFE program, and have applied to the following schools' MFE/MFin/MSCF programs:Baruch, MIT, CMU, Columbia, NYU, CornellI would like to ask if my reasoning to attend Baruch has any flaws (eg in the facts), given the hypothetical situation that I get accepted into all the schools above.  To Andy: I've added all of these to the Application TrackerPlease note that I came from a very math-heavy undergrad, but slightly rusty in programming.  No working experience.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Baruch is mucher cheaper than the other programs.  The premium paid for other programs seem to be solely for the brand name, IMHO...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Speaking about brand recognition, Baruch might be lacking this for firms/employers based in the Asia-Pacific region?  Can someone verify this for me?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Baruch has an internship term (as opposed to, eg. MIT), which is very helpful for someone with no experience (me)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Focuses on C++, which is much more applicable to quant work in the industry.  The only other school, I believe, that teaches substantially in C++ is CMU</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Has a small, tight-knit class.  This also means that career services at the school are much more focused, as opposed to, say, Columbia</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can't find much, if any, "fluff" material in the Baruch curriculum.  (I'm looking at the MIT curriculum and it seems one could get by the majority of it without really learning any new math finance)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Very informative and helpful admin & faculty.  The only program to post statistics for students without relevant work experience.  My perception of some other programs, particularly ones like Princeton & Berkeley (both of which I didn't apply to) seem to accept only students with past internships/work exp at bulge brackets, so it's hard to separate the added-value of the program for students without relevant work experience.  </li> </ul>Considering all the factors above, Baruch seems to provide the highest return for the expenses.  The points above are conclusions I've come to after doing some research; any input greatly appreciated!</blockquote>

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