UCB MFE UCB MFE Admission Discussion

[kkkznl]

I haven't received emails from Berkeley yet and I interviewed two days ago... And there are no updates on my status portal... I am a bit worried now lol

 

[Changyu]

hey guys, just a quick question. Do all of you have experience in C++? Thanks for your reply.

 

[kkkznl]

I have a minor in CS and took classes in C++.

 

[Changyu]

I have a minor in CS and took classes in C++.

Thank you for letting me know. I told UCB that I'm taking C++after my application. I don't know if that counts.

 

[quantdude]

I got the same. Please post whatever update you get from the university.

 

[Risky Business]

I have seen you make this question a couple times now... While it is certainly important to have a good GRE and coursework, I have the certainty that the best schools do look at your application hollistically... so it is more about creating an interesting profile other than a good numbers profile. As a sort of benchmark you can take this:

Prerequisites | Master of Financial Engineering | Berkeley Haas

MFE prerequisites ensure you have the programming, language, and quantitative skills to succeed. Here are the courses you should have taken—not before you apply, but before the program starts.

mfe.haas.berkeley.edu

 

[jqhy]

everything they listed: macroeconomics, stats, calc, linalg, pde, machine learning, programming and algorithms, 3.9/4 and 335

 

[Changyu]

Thank you for your responses. For the prerequisites, I consider them to be something essential to the application.

 

[kkkznl]

I applied round 1 for Berkeley's MFE program and interviewed this Wednesday. I haven't received any updates or decisions for my application till now. I am wondering if I should keep waiting or should I send an email to the admission office and ask lol. Thanks!

 

[bodeng]

Hi @kkkznl, I think it would not hurt to send an email to the admission office, since I got my result from Linda through email lol

 

[kkkznl]

Thanks for your advice! I’ll do it now!!@bodeng

 

[YHL]

Hi @kkkznl, I think it would not hurt to send an email to the admission office, since I got my result from Linda through email lol

Hi @bodeng ,

you said you directly received an email from Linda? Since I got an offer of recommendation of admission but didn't receive a mail from Linda.
Just wondering whether your application status also mentions this? "before we can recommend to the dean of the graduate division that you be admitted to the Berkeley Haas MFE Program for the Spring 2020 term, we require that you complete a series of items, herein referred to as “conditions,” in preparation for the Berkeley MFE Program. "
Because I still have one or two conditions left, I am wondering whether this is the reason I didn't receive the mail yet.

Thanks

 

[TheSquashGuy]

@Shimai Zhang @Risky Business @hulim Thanks! I e-mailed the admissions committee and they acknowledged the glitch, corrected it within no time.

 

[quantdude]

Are any of you able to see your "conditions"?

 

[bodeng]

Hi @YHL,

I received the same wordings as you. I think I received email from Linda primarily because I was asking if my application process could be expedited, and she just told me my result through email; so I think whether receiving a email from Linda is not something you have to worry about

 

[YHL]

Hi @YHL,

I received the same wordings as you. I think I received email from Linda primarily because I was asking if my application process could be expedited, and she just told me my result through email; so I think whether receiving a email from Linda is not something you have to worry about

@bodeng , thanks for reply. feel better now... LOL

 

[Akarsh]

Theres only one thing in the conditions box, that says awaiting interview. I am not even sure if I am supposed to initiate this or the uni.

The application decision still says its held, but there are no other conditions of any sort for now.

Its really hard to grasp what they are saying...will definitely have to clarify this with the university personally

 

[hulim]

Same with @Akarsh here. It is kind of weird as I just completed an interview on Wed. Then I recieved the status update on Fri says “held pending completion an interview”. The admission committee did not reply to my email yet.

 

[Zeroxieeee]

I guess it's possible that they haven't finished the reviewing process but had to release the round1 results by Friday, so they gave holds to some guys though these guys did receive the interviews.

 

[Zeroxieeee]

I guess it's possible that they haven't finished the reviewing process but had to release the round1 results by Friday, so they gave holds to some guys though these guys did receive the interviews.

But for me, I guess it's just an implicit rejection, in a somehow tactful way.