COMPARE UCLA Financial Engineering vs Rutger BS Quantitative Finance

[Tomasz Wozniak]

Hello,

which program would you choose?

 

[IntoDarkness]

i would skip these 2 and pick princeton instead

 

[Donkeymath]

i would skip these 2 and pick princeton instead

Do u have clear idea for what ur talking about? Look at ur threads before, is it meaningful to continue to po sh*t like this?

 

[diegosanaz]

I agree, he is not only not being helpful, but also condescending.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

UCLA MFE has updated their placement stats page and at first glance, the data is more useful than it has been in the past. I also received an email from the program last night. You may want to check out.
Looking at the title, I don't know if the OP has a typo when he mentioned BS degree. We are talking about master degree here.

Employment Statistics for the Class of 2013
We are proud to showcase the employment statistics for the UCLA Anderson Master of Financial Engineering ("MFE") Class of 2013
Our MFE graduates have done an excellent job in securing full-time positions –
94% placed (3 months after graduation)! Congratulations!
More info: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/degree...neering/career-services/employment-statistics

* Based on number of students actively seeking full-time employment positions.

 

[Donkeymath]

UCLA MFE has updated their placement stats page and at first glance, the data is more useful than it has been in the past. I also received an email from the program last night. You may want to check out.
Looking at the title, I don't know if the OP has a typo when he mentioned BS degree. We are talking about master degree here.

Employment Statistics for the Class of 2013
We are proud to showcase the employment statistics for the UCLA Anderson Master of Financial Engineering ("MFE") Class of 2013
Our MFE graduates have done an excellent job in securing full-time positions –
94% placed (3 months after graduation)! Congratulations!
More info: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/degree...neering/career-services/employment-statistics

* Based on number of students actively seeking full-time employment positions.

UCLA MFE has updated their placement stats page and at first glance, the data is more useful than it has been in the past. I also received an email from the program last night. You may want to check out.
Looking at the title, I don't know if the OP has a typo when he mentioned BS degree. We are talking about master degree here.

Employment Statistics for the Class of 2013
We are proud to showcase the employment statistics for the UCLA Anderson Master of Financial Engineering ("MFE") Class of 2013
Our MFE graduates have done an excellent job in securing full-time positions –
94% placed (3 months after graduation)! Congratulations!
More info: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/degree...neering/career-services/employment-statistics

* Based on number of students actively seeking full-time employment positions.

He may refer to Rutgers Business School.

 

[IntoDarkness]

was half joking but either go big or go home nowadays for quant school. u def got some anxiety problem for not getting my joke. i personally wont attend a master program to eventually compete with undergrad for most jobs

 

[Finance Applicant]

was half joking but either go big or go home nowadays for quant school. u def got some anxiety problem for not getting my joke. i personally wont attend a master program to eventually compete with undergrad for most jobs

Agreed...

But I think UCLA MFE grads do not compete with undergrads. Take a look at the average salary. Average base for ULCA MFE is around 90-100k. Undergrads do not have an average base of 90-100k, more like 50-70k.

 

[IntoDarkness]

undergrads got paid lower initially at most places even for the same exact position (e.g. pimco, phds usually earn 50% more than undergrad for doing the exact same portfolio associate job) but dont have to pay post-tax tuitions for the master degrees either. judging from the hiring companies and titles, its probably the case. but some candidates def got decent grad offers (cuz of past experience or simply smart ass).

the mid-term and long-term career progression however depends mostly on ur performance and skillset (including office politic prowess). dats why u will see some quant shops full of phds r not surprisingly managed by undergrad bosses who r just equally smart. and candidates should focos on the job quality post school instead of just the salary number. for typical undergrads, they still have dat optional graduate school card to play later if things dont go as expected. do notice dat many places much prefer hiring masters and above. the reason is simply the skillsets possessed by most undergrads dont suffice in quant jobs. but the rite skillsets r ezly acquirable by the talented undergrads with the rite attitude from places such as mit, caltech, berkeley, and the like (as we know geniuses exist everywhere but most shops only recruit at target schools). its not dat one gets instantly smarter after studying mfe. most mfes more or less teach the same crap one can sign up at local state colleges: stochal, time series, numerical methods, programming, and other "finance related" nuances (e.g. term structure modeling, volatility smiles, etc.) one will prob learn better and deeper from studying some good textbooks, cutting edge papers, and most importantly from experiences.