2019 MFE admission roll call

[mabelleaf]

Admits: CMU MSCF with 57k scholarship, Cornell MFE with 10k scholarship + 20k Knight scholarship, NYU with 13k scholarship, MIT MFin with 20k, Oxford MFE, BU MSCF with 12k scholarship, UCLA MFE
Rejects: Princeton MFin, UC Berkeley MFE (hold), Baruch MFE, Harvard Data Science
Pending: Columbia MFE
Joining: Haven't decided, choosing between CMU and MIT. Any input?

If you are thinking about NYC after graduating, CMU has done a really good job with its wall st campus & career advising to build out a strong presence among employers in the city...great job securing all that funding!

 

[Michsund]

Any inputs between the Chicago MSFM and Berkeley MFE programs?

Berkeley if you only care about program and employment output.

 

[Soccent]

If you are thinking about NYC after graduating, CMU has done a really good job with its wall st campus & career advising to build out a strong presence among employers in the city...great job securing all that funding!

I agree.

 

[Novicequant]

Admits: Cornell MFE, Columbia MAFN
Rejects: MIT MFin
Pending: Chicago MSFM, NYU MFE, NYU MathFin
Joining: Depends on the results of NYU MathFin, Cornell MFE at the current stage

 

[quantfinmama]

Admits: Princeton MFin, CMU MSCF, Columbia MS FinEcon, UWisc Madison MS/PhD Comp. Sci., Stanford MS Mechanical Engg.
Rejects: MIT MFin.
Pending: None
Joining: UWisc Madison MS/PhD Comp. Sci.

 

[arbitragehoe]

Admits: Princeton MFin, CMU MSCF, Columbia MS FinEcon, UWisc Madison MS/PhD Comp. Sci., Stanford MS Mechanical Engg.
Rejects: MIT MFin.
Pending: None
Joining: UWisc Madison MS/PhD Comp. Sci.

Do you mind sharing why you chose UWisc over Princeton MFin?

 

[quantfinmama]

Do you mind sharing why you chose UWisc over Princeton MFin?

The main reason for this was my personal preference for doing a Ph.D. in Computer Science. I figured that since quant jobs would be an option even after finishing my Ph.D., I could very well go ahead and take that option.

Furthermore, the MS/Ph.D. is fully funded and I get a TA stipend during my masters years too. UWisc also gives me the option to drop out after an MS or go to another school for my Ph.D. and will fund my masters nevertheless. Financially, there is no downside and I get to save ~$100k that I would have to pay at Princeton.

Everything put together, I guess it was a combination of not getting into any debt and my personal preference for a Ph.D. that drove my decision.

 

[Youlan Dai]

The main reason for this was my personal preference for doing a Ph.D. in Computer Science. I figured that since quant jobs would be an option even after finishing my Ph.D., I could very well go ahead and take that option.

Furthermore, the MS/Ph.D. is fully funded and I get a TA stipend during my masters years too. UWisc also gives me the option to drop out after an MS or go to another school for my Ph.D. and will fund my masters nevertheless. Financially, there is no downside and I get to save ~$100k that I would have to pay at Princeton.

Everything put together, I guess it was a combination of not getting into any debt and my personal preference for a Ph.D. that drove my decision.

Smart move.

 

[Scott Slawson]

Admits: LSE FinMath, Imperial RMFE, UCLA MFE, UCB MFE
Rejects: Oxford MCFin
Pending: NYU Tandon MFE, Columbia MFE
Joining: UCB MFE

Can I ask when you applied to Imperial and when you heard about your decision? I applied by the Round 2 deadline (March 1) and I have not heard anything back yet even though they said decisions would be released April 10. Thanks!

 

[TrueStoryBro]

Hello, I applied really early, at the beginning of January. The release was 2 days before the expected date for me, you should definitely contact them, they are really nice on the phone.

 

[JessicaO]

Admits: Illinois Tech MMF +30k Scholarship
Rejects: NYU Tandon MFE, UChicago
Pending: Georgia Tech
Joining: Illinois Tech MMF

 

[rohitkrohit]

Admits: UCLA + 10k Scholarship, NTU Singapore, Georgia Tech, Columbia MFE
Rejects: Princeton,NYU MathFin, UChicago, Baruch MFE
Wait list: CMU
Joining: Columbia MFE

 

[Michsund]

Admits: CMU MSCF, Fordham MSQF 20k scholarship
Rejects: Princeton(Got 1st round interview), NYU MathFin, NYU Tandon, Columbia MSOR, Columbia MAFN, Columbia FinEco,
Wait list:
Joining: CMU MSCF

 

[Griffen Simons]

This thread definitely has some survivorship bias
Going through the replies will create an illusion for you that everyone applies and joins the tier-one MFE programs

 

[Michsund]

This thread definitely has some survivorship bias
Going through the replies will create an illusion for you that everyone applies and joins the tier-one MFE programs

Haha true. I hope everyone posts what schools they get into.every school is tough to get into so it’s not a big deal if your going to a tier 2 school.

 

[ashwinrcs]

Admits: Georgia QCF
Rejects: CMU MSCF
Joining: Georgia QCF

 

[BlackMamba]

Admits: CMU MSCF, Fordham MSQF 20k scholarship
Rejects: Princeton(Got 1st round interview), NYU MathFin, NYU Tandon, Columbia MSOR, Columbia MAFN, Columbia FinEco,
Wait list:
Joining: CMU MSCF

Big congrats!! Noticed you didn't have amazing luck with the other applications.

 

[Onegin]

Big congrats!! Noticed you didn't have amazing luck with the other applications.

Yes of course he had bad luck on the others. He used up all the luck on the CMU admit and Princeton interview / warm reapply request. Sounds like a good trade to me!

 

[Michsund]

Yes of course he had bad luck on the others. He used up all the luck on the CMU admit and Princeton interview / warm reapply request. Sounds like a good trade to me!

Haha so true.

 

[Michsund]

Big congrats!! Noticed you didn't have amazing luck with the other applications.

Princeton, CMU, and Fordham are the only ones who actually interviews and talked to me. I’m a pretty good interviewer, so I think that’s why ended up getting into CMU and Fordham.