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Apologies, it seems I have also been having issues with the notifications.

Hi Krishna,

I have to agree with most of what Sam has said. I will add however, that I had zero experience with C++ before entering the program. My only familiarity was with MATLAB and Python, so that is not necessarily a deal breaker. As long as you have programming experience in some modern language(s), those skills are transferable.

Hi Colben,

I see that Sam has beaten me to it, but I can present a second opinion here, as well. My internship experience was limited when I applied to the program with my only position being unrelated to quantitative finance. (I interned at a credit card company, mainly in an operations role.) However, I had a strong GPA and GRE scores, and I also took the on-site Pre-MFE seminars and did very well in them. So as Sam said, no one will have everything, but your potential for success in the program is evaluated on more than a single shortcoming.

<blockquote data-quote="Scott Hounsell" data-source="post: 162636" data-attributes="member: 30346">Apologies, it seems I have also been having issues with the notifications.Hi Krishna,I have to agree with most of what Sam has said.&nbsp; I will add however, that I had zero experience with C++ before entering the program.&nbsp; My only familiarity was with MATLAB and Python, so that is not necessarily a deal breaker.&nbsp; As long as you have programming experience in some modern language(s), those skills are transferable.Hi Colben,I see that Sam has beaten me to it, but I can present a second opinion here, as well.&nbsp; My internship experience was limited when I applied to the program with my only position being unrelated to quantitative finance.&nbsp; (I interned at a credit card company, mainly in an operations role.)&nbsp; However, I had a strong GPA and GRE scores, and I also took the on-site Pre-MFE seminars and did very well in them.&nbsp; So as Sam said, no one will have everything, but your potential for success in the program is evaluated on more than a single shortcoming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scott Hounsell, post: 162636, member: 30346"] Apologies, it seems I have also been having issues with the notifications. Hi Krishna, I have to agree with most of what Sam has said. I will add however, that I had zero experience with C++ before entering the program. My only familiarity was with MATLAB and Python, so that is not necessarily a deal breaker. As long as you have programming experience in some modern language(s), those skills are transferable. Hi Colben, I see that Sam has beaten me to it, but I can present a second opinion here, as well. My internship experience was limited when I applied to the program with my only position being unrelated to quantitative finance. (I interned at a credit card company, mainly in an operations role.) However, I had a strong GPA and GRE scores, and I also took the on-site Pre-MFE seminars and did very well in them. So as Sam said, no one will have everything, but your potential for success in the program is evaluated on more than a single shortcoming. [/QUOTE]

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