Rutgers MQF

[rajeshkhanna]

Hello guys,

i have recieved an admit from rutgers mqf,but looking at the reviews in this forum it does not seem like a good program.can anyone please provide a suggestion as to whether i should join the program or not.I would like to give a little backgorund about myself to help you evaluate my situtation better,i am a recent graduate from a reputed university in india.gpa-3.2,gmat-660,11 months internhsips at various unrelated fields.no work ex.

Thank You

 

[C S]

I always wonder why some people think just a list of scores (plus a bit extra) is sufficient to assess a profile.

 

[EstherTsui]

Hi, I nearly have the same situation as you. my Gpa is also 3.2 gmat-650. I've decided to go to this program.

 

[richard yang]

think about the return on the investment, apply what you have learned, is it worth it to spend a year and half and the $$$ in a curriculum that you likely have already learned in undergrad. I am not implying anything but a lot of the programs in the US are just cash grab. they teach you things you coulda learned with a book or two, look at the course names and content, let your heart decide.
but anyways i digressed, i think what you are asking is.... whether you are overqualified/underqualified for the program.
my opinion is, if you think you have potential, and given a chance to go back in time, you can improve your gpa significantly, dont settle for anything less. try to find a job in finance industry, trading assistant, internship. get some tangibles in, then try to apply for schools like ucla or columbia. it is 1.5 years of your life after all.

 

[ckhcornell]

Hi, I nearly have the same situation as you. my Gpa is also 3.2 gmat-650. I've decided to go to this program.

Hi, did you end up getting into the program with the scores?

 

[rajeshkhanna]

Hi, I nearly have the same situation as you. my Gpa is also 3.2 gmat-650. I've decided to go to this program.

dO YOU HAVE ANY WORK EXPERIENCE?

 

[rajeshkhanna]

think about the return on the investment, apply what you have learned, is it worth it to spend a year and half and the $$$ in a curriculum that you likely have already learned in undergrad. I am not implying anything but a lot of the programs in the US are just cash grab. they teach you things you coulda learned with a book or two, look at the course names and content, let your heart decide.
but anyways i digressed, i think what you are asking is.... whether you are overqualified/underqualified for the program.
my opinion is, if you think you have potential, and given a chance to go back in time, you can improve your gpa significantly, dont settle for anything less. try to find a job in finance industry, trading assistant, internship. get some tangibles in, then try to apply for schools like ucla or columbia. it is 1.5 years of your life after all.

Actually i have no proper work ex,just a few internships in unrelated fields so i dont know hw will i compete with the other students who generally have atleast 2 years of work ex.so for that purpose i wanted to know if the program will help me in any way by providing me the competitive edge if i get really good grades at it.

 

[rajeshkhanna]

I always wonder why some people think just a list of scores (plus a bit extra) is sufficient to assess a profile.

I am sorry for my incomplete post,i would like to find a quant role after completing the program.but i heard the market is very competitive for a quant role since i will have to compete with students who have done Phds and henceforth i will have to settle for a finance role if i dont graduate from a competitve masters program cause i have no proper work ex.so for that purpose i wanted to know if the masters in quant finance will really help me compete with other students for a quant role.

 

[EstherTsui]

Hi, did you end up getting into the program with the scores?

Yes.with three weak internship experience, and a weak research.

 

[EstherTsui]

dO YOU HAVE ANY WORK EXPERIENCE?

I have only three weak internships. none of them are related to finance. i studied accounting in undergraduate with no experience of C++ or matlab.