CMU MSCF CMU MSCF Admission Discussion

[Andy Nguyen]

A lot of our members mentioned Quantnet when they were asked question 1) and how they learn about the degree and field.

 

[Wowbagger]

Andy, I know about the "QN Good Luck Charm". Of course I mentioned QN :D

 

[Wowbagger]

Admitted folks, get in here.

I got through to the Pittsburgh campus. No mention of a scholarship in the online letter though - did anyone else get a scholarship?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Congrats.
How did you find the whole application experience at CMU compared to other programs you applied to?

 

[Sushant]

In the previous years, was the information about scholarship revealed along with the admission offer?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Check the application online and under Financial aid part, it should have something if you were awarded some scholarship.

 

[robinson]

The information regarding the merit scholarship was included on the admission letter when I was admitted. Anyways, Congrats to those who were admitted!

 

[Sushant]

Anybody got any interview calls from the MSCF program for the 2nd round so far? Previous years' trackers seems to suggeest they should have been out by this time, the interview calls.

 

[Nanda Kishore]

got mine today

 

[Andy Nguyen]

got mine today

Congrats.
Time to update the Tracker to show the green color

 

[Nanda Kishore]

just an interview call.. I hope to update it to green color in some time

 

[Benjamin H]

I got mine also. Wonder the probability of interviewed=admitted?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Only 3 people who got interviewed and later rejected according to the Tracker. 48 got interviewed and admitted.
But that could be due to survivorship bias.

 

[Nevaloselondon]

Hello everyone. I have an interview coming up for carnegie mellon's computational finance programme. Can anyone an idea of the type of questions asked in these interviews . thanks

 

[ruruouni]

From what I have read on the forums and discussed on the admission chat with the university, it seems to be more of a behavioral interview. However , it would probably be wise to prepare for technical questions based off your resume and application.

 

[DeltaVega]

alright, got my interview invite from CMU... i am interested to know what type of questions to expect, i'll do a skype interview most likely (although i have a vaca scheduled in PA in the next week so i may interview then)
for all of you there still waiting, the email mentioned that:
1) All interviews will be conducted before March 29
2) Results will be out on April 2

PS: this is round 2 admissions

 

[Shrey SSahay]

Got an interview call. In the email it's mentioned that we can get our interviews scheduled before March 29. I am traveling for a week. Can I schedule my interview around March 20? Will the late scheduling of interviews affect my chances of selection or scholarship adversely?

 

[gero]

Guys, for people in US, what do you recommend between on-campus Pittsburgh interview and Skype video conference? It will be nice to see the Pittsburgh campus, but I have applied to the NY campus.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Interview with CMU MSCF is pretty standard. Make sure to mention you are a Quantnet member
https://www.quantnet.com/forum/thre...und-2-interview-so-far.5837/page-3#post-51173

 

[monetoile]

Got my interview invitation yesterday. gero I am in Chicago. Getting to Pittsburg isn't that convenient, so I said I preferred Skype interview. Do you guys think it's appropriate to ask during the interview about the differences between the two campuses? I applied to the Pittsburg campus mainly because it's the main campus, but NYC has always been a great temptation for me. I heard it's possible to switch to another campus once admitted. Not sure it's true or not.