Curriculum: Scheller College of Business courses could be better. GaTech isn't highly regarded for business/finance, but that does seem to be improving. However, as another reviewer stated, the programming/technical coursework is intense so be prepared. Classes under the math/ISyE colleges were typically rigorous. Electives are fairly open to whatever fancies your interest.
Atlanta as a location is what it is. It isn’t NYC and will never be, so that’s something to keep in mind. However, GaTech students are pretty competitive throughout the SouthEast so you can fall back on that if you are having landing jobs outside the region. A decent number of companies do recruit from QCF, but some just show up at career fairs to promote their companies and that’s it. For the most part, everyone was able to find internships and full-time jobs; however, a lot of the work was dependent on the student. Career services only helps to a degree, and most students who landed big names did so on their own.
I will agree with another reviewer about Dr. Chava. He’s not exactly hands-on, and it is difficult to get a chance to talk to him whether in person or email. Check his salary if you don’t believe us (it’s public info and compare it to other professors). Granted, most grad programs these days are just cash cows for universities anyways, but I felt he could’ve given more attention to the program and to the success of the students than he did.
Class composition was probably 40% Chinese, 40% Indian, and 20% everyone else including Americans. I think some previous reviewers are geographically challenged as India is located on the continent of Asia.
Would I attend again? With hindsight, I would chose a MFE program in NYC where having a better established alumni base in the main financial city in the US would be better for both the short-term and long-term. GaTech QCF isn’t a bad program; there are just better programs than it.
Note: I graduated a couple of years ago. Also, I would give 3.5/5.0 stars if the option existed.
