Princeton does have a behavioral finance course. Look here:
http://www.princeton.edu/bcf/graduate/elective/
FIN 568: Behavioral Finance
Traditional economics and finance typically use the simple "rational actor" model, where people perfectly maximize, and efficient financial markets. We will...
I would go to Berkeley. The career services there are top notch and having a 6 month internship before you begin will make you an even more attractive candidate. They have had strong placements even for candidates with little work experience.
I was responding to your quote that "Goldman hires plenty of MFins... you've also got Bain, McKinsey, BCG hiring from MIT."
Each of those companies only hires about 1 MFin a year.
just fyi: in 2013 Mckinsey, Bain, and BCG each only hired 1 analyst from MIT MFin out of a class of 124. I don't have the numbers for 2013 but in 2012 and 2011, only 1 was hired each year at GS out of a class of around 70.
2013...
I think even ignoring the salaries and just looking at the roles themselves, it is clear that Princeton places a significant portion of their class at top places ( AQR, GS,Citadel, Bridgewater, JPM,etc.). Also at Princeton, you can get free housing your second year as a grad RA and you can earn...
I was accepted to MIT with the 25K dean fellowship, Berkeley MFE, and to Princeton as well. If you're interested in getting the strongest placement possible then Princeton should be an easy choice. The opportunity for internship and the strength of the career services combined with its small...
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