Recent content by Andy Nguyen

Whatever makes financial sense to you. It does not matter if the required courses are part of a degree or after graduation.

@MRoss probably has seen way more people with wide range of experience and expectations to know what works and not. Things are not as rosy or easy as people make it out to be. Most people will have a few challenging first years to see if they can make it.

168 Q is good. No downside to submit them to programs whose GRE is optional. Make sure to add your timelines to the Tracker as well.

You need to take Quiz 1 and pass it, you will then see level 2 and so on. https://quantnet.com/quiz/

Harvard, USC, Cornell and other universities are issuing travel advisories to their international students. If you are from India or China, this may affect you. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/colleges-international-students-trump-travel-ban.html

No. Community colleges are a good way to take the courses, get a good grade on a transcripts that you can use to meet the requirements. No reason to spend extra. In many cases, community courses are better. I know many great professors teaching high level math courses at CC.

Since you have a longer runway to prepare than many applicants, I would suggest approach this strategically. Research the programs and reach out to them to see if they have specific requirements about the courses. Optimize your plan to meet these requirements. In general, course from extension...

I'm going to approach this as making sure you and everyone is doing more than the requirements. After all, requirements are minimum and many applicants meet and exceed them. 1) Having a strong C++ will make you eligible for many job opportunities, rather than just getting into a master program...

Most 2024 applications were added to the Tracker in January so I guess we will see the same thing this year. Most discussions will happen when people get interview invites or results. https://quantnet.com/resources/princeton-university-master-in-finance.6/field?field=applications

NCSU grads get a 110K base salary average the last 3 years from the ranking data. A lot of risk positions there. This is a more realistic expectation for someone out of the master program with no prior experience. Frankly, it's a lot less stressful in Charlotte than living in NYC.

I saw this on Reddit and thought it would be informative for students going to programs in NC such as NCSU, UNC at Charlotte where recent graduates make over $100K. For students coming over from China, India, this will give them some idea the cost of living in Charlotte, the largest city in...

The compensation in tech is lucrative when it is in stock options, not salary. Your stock option making you millions depend on which startup your join and many factors, sometimes luck. The compensation in finance is a base and bonus. The amount of bonus depends on how close you are to the front...

It will depend on who interviews you. It can be technical if an alumni interviews you. Otherwise, it will be behavior (why UCB MFE, career goals, etc). Make sure to go over your resume well and can answer anything you put on it.

No need to do the GRE if you already did the GMAT and have a 100th percentile in Q. That's all they want to see in either tests. The choice of taking GRE or GMAT comes down to the type of programs you apply to. Business school programs usually require GMAT.

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