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UCB or CMU

UCB or CMU

  • UCB

    Votes: 27 56.3%
  • CMU

    Votes: 21 43.8%

  • Total voters
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Admitted to both. UCB MFE seems to be the best after Princeton considering its placement and brand. Tech interview is also required for UCB, so the admission process may be more rigorous ? But I see many people choose CMU over UCB. Can you guys give me some advice ? Thanks in advance.
 
It seems UCB has stepped up their pre-reqs significantly over the last few years. I think that’s a positive, as many of the top students already have that as a background. Their timing is weird, since you’re interning in the fall, which means you’re not part of the large intern programs in the summer. At same time, might be less competition. Which is nice. Someone please correct me - I didn’t bother to double check on UCBs website.

whichever you choose, I’d consider UCB pre-reqs to be a wise use of time before starting.
 
Should state that I am a UCB MFE student.
Both fantastic programs. The main difference lies in timing of internship, as CMU students seek for summer, UCB students seek for winter. Summer has more positions and has more competition. Winter has fewer positions and less competition.
Have no explicit advice for you. If you can do well in either program, you gonna find a good position eventually.
 
Do you know much about the IEOR Financial Systems concentration at Berkeley and how it compares with the MFE?
 
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