UCB MFE UCB MFE Admission Discussion

[RainLee]

congrats RainLee. Could you please share your profile?

I am a fresh grad in Hong Kong with major in Quantitative Finance. 3.7+ GPA, 700+ GMAT with 51 in Q, CFA l1, FRM, an internship in a non-BB i-bank and part-time in an asset management firm.

 

[duodianduo]

Yeah, same as the post above.

What kind of tech question did they ask? I am going to have an interview tomorrow. It's more about math or finance?

 

[Lyn Huang]

They'll ask according to your background.

 

[haoluck]

What kind of tech question did they ask? I am going to have an interview tomorrow. It's more about math or finance?

One of current MFE students interviewed me. There were questions related to math, finance(option, future), economics and one logic question.

 

[RainLee]

The interviewer may also ask you to elaborate on the work experience. Questions vary a lot, making it difficult to prepare.

 

[ssk]

Hi guys,

I did my interview this passed Thursday. As previous members mentioned, it depends a lot on your background. There were 3 parts to it. First you are asked to elaborate more on your background/resume then a few technical questions and brain teasers and finally you are given a chance to ask any questions that you might have.

Has anyone heard back from UCB after their first interview yet ?

 

[aiflin]

Has anyone else heard anything? Are they planning to send more interview invites,with 2 weeks to go before the results are out.

Is interview a definite 1st step to get accepted in the program?

 

[tuto]

Does anyone who had an interview has news?? My status continue in "application under review". I'm afraid about what could happen.

 

[ssk]

I had my first interview about 2 weeks ago and still haven't heard back. My status has been "Application Under Review" since.
From what I could gather in different forums, there is a 3 week lag between the first interview and hearing back from UCB !

Maybe RainLee can confirm this.

Cheers,

 

[RainLee]

I had my first interview about 2 weeks ago and still haven't heard back. My status has been "Application Under Review" since.
From what I could gather in different forums, there is a 3 week lag between the first interview and hearing back from UCB !

Maybe RainLee can confirm this.

Cheers,

Don't worry. My first interview was on February 10 and the second one on March 3. Three-week lag is a reasonable estimate.

Good luck!

 

[tuto]

Are you talking about technical interviews(first interview) or the second interview??

Does anyone has news?

 

[aiflin]

1st interview.
what is your status ?

 

[tuto]

app under review

 

[ericpese]

What is the MFE acceptance rate at UCB? anyone knows? Do they have live chat with admission professor like Baruch or CMU?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

https://www.quantnet.com/mfe-admission-numbers/
https://www.quantnet.com/forum/threads/acceptance-rates-for-mfe-programs.1302/

 

[RainLee]

people admitted in the previous years had at least one interview.

 

[ssk]

Has anyone heard anything after their first interview ? I had mine on March 1st and still haven't heard anything. My status reports is hasn't changed from "Application Under Review" since.

Thanks,

 

[RainLee]

why not call Christina directly for the progress?

 

[ssk]

I guess I'll end up doing that. I will wait till March 31st (the deadline they have for Round 1 applications) and then give her a call. Fingers crossed.

 

[tuto]

I was interviewed on Tuesday by Linda and got admitted. Good Luck