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CMU MSCF REQUIREMENTS TO Carnegie Mellon - MSCF PROGRAM

hai

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Hello, my name is
my dream is to get mscf program in carnegie mellon.
i am 24 years old from israel.
i graduate b.a business major in finance.
before amonth i started a career track in the bank for the job investment adviser( after a year as banker in the bank, i get investment adviser specialization). its take a6 month untill i get the licence.

my questions are:
1.do i have a chance to accept without experience. if yes what gmate score do i need?if not what do i need to do to raise my chances,and be a strong candidate.

2 what are the requirements for this program?

thank you for the helpers.
sorry about the spelling.
 
i have b.a ,and acorrding to program requirements: "Applicants should hold undergraduate degree in a technical discipline such as mathematics, computer science, engineering or economics". what can i do?

i forgot to indicate that my grade in the degree is 85.
few questions: )
i will be happy to hear ways to raise my chances.
is there need in gmat for this program?

thanks
 
what required math, programming courses do i need?

i studied programming by selfstudy, does its help? or i need aprove ' i mean to take courses.

does mscf program still count as the best grogram?

does it raise my chances to find ajob as a quant? i ask thet because asaw in the web http://www.quantfinancejobs.com/jobs/quant-us.asp that the requirements are more high than msc in mf.

thanks for the fast answer.
 
hai said:
what required math, programming courses do i need?

i studied programming by selfstudy, does its help? or i need aprove ' i mean to take courses.

does mscf program still count as the best grogram?

does it raise my chances to find ajob as a quant? i ask thet because asaw in the web http://www.quantfinancejobs.com/jobs/quant-us.asp that the requirements are more high than msc in mf.

thanks for the fast answer.
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You need a lot of math (this is the minimum in my opinion Calculus I/II/III, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability, Statistics, Stochastic Processes)... advanced calculus, math modeling, game theory might also be helpful...
I think you should take 1-3 programming courses... or you can say that you have good programming skills in your statement of purpose.
 
hai said:
can you answer me please
does mscf program still count as the best grogram?

does it raise my chances to find ajob as a quant? i ask thet because asaw in the web http://www.quantfinancejobs.com/jobs/quant-us.asp that the requirements are more high than msc in mf.
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You can't tell if the program is THE BEST... it's considered to be a top program...
You are right, many real quant jobs require either a PhD or a good quantitative background... you can't really learn a lot deeply enough in a year and a half... especially not with CMU and its mini semesters...

You need to be careful with this degree... financial engineering is not developed in Israel. So, if you you can't find a job in NYC, most likely you will go back to Israel and get a job that doesn't require you to have an MFE.
I would recommend you get an MFE from a university that has a better name in Israel (e.g. NYU, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, UCB)... that's just my opinion...
 
roni said:
you can't really learn a lot deeply enough in a year and a half... especially not with CMU and its mini semesters...
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speculation and opinion, as seems to be your forte.
 
mfegrad said:
please tell me i'm not the only one who finds that response amusing :)

edit: pot, meet kettle.
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Again, if you can't help him (even if you need to correct me), just don't respond...
Nobody needs to see your pointless comments.
Thank you!!
 
THANKS FOR THE ANSWER. I DONT PLAN TO TO WORK IN ISRAEL.
MY QUESTION IS, CAN I APPLY FOR THIS JOBS IN THE LINK ,WITH A DEGREE MSCF FROM CMU.
 
hai said:
THANKS FOR THE ANSWER. I DONT PLAN TO TO WORK IN ISRAEL.
MY QUESTION IS, CAN I APPLY FOR THIS JOBS IN THE LINK ,WITH A DEGREE MSCF FROM CMU.
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Then, CMU is a good choice for you...
Take a look at the requirements.... if you meet them, apply.
But, you should wait for an answer from someone more experienced.
Perhaps @mfegrad can say a word or two... or all he likes doing is bitching.

btw, take a look at this website:
http://www.efinancialcareers.com/
this one is also a good one for quant jobs
 
roni said:
Perhaps @mfegrad can say a word or two... or all he likes doing is bitching.
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What if I told you he is a CMU MSCF grad?
Would it make his word more value than someone who is not in any MFE program, let alone knowing anything about the CMU program?
 
Tigga said:
What if I told you he is a CMU MSCF grad?
Would it make his word more value than someone who is not in any MFE program, let alone knowing anything about the CMU program?
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I know he's a CMU MSCF grad... it wouldn't change much about what I said. If he can help, please... (he can even correct me).
But, if he can't help .......
 
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