Reduced Course Load?

[Mat.S]

I was wondering how do the admission committee look at candidates who are taking a reduced course load for undergrad (then making up for it with summer school) so they would have more time to do research in mathematical finance? Is course load in general a factor for MFE admissions or do they focus more on which courses you have taken?

 

[Yike Lu]

It's more about what you can do as opposed to how quickly you crammed in coursework. That said, a good MFE is fairly intense, so one has to consider whether one would be able to handle it.

 

[Mat.S]

I could take the regular load but then I wouldn't have time to do research so which is the better choice?