CMU MSCF CMU MSCF Admission Discussion

[believeinmiracles]

any word braxton? I have an interview at 3pm

 

[braxton]

Apparently there was some sort of error in the timings of the email. Interviewing at 1:30 now. Can't wait to get this over! Best of luck to you too.

 

[braxton]

I interviewed with Jacqueline Goslin, who was fairly nice. Discussed why I choose their program, what about CMU made it stand out, asked me the "tell me about yourself question", and asked about career goals. She threw in a couple of technical questions which surprised me but nothing too bad. The one question that kind of threw me off was "why enter our program straight out of undergrad?" which I sort of fumbled. No word on whether or not I'm in, and when I asked when decisions would be made she said she was unsure.

 

[roni]

"why enter our program straight out of undergrad?"

The best answer is "why not?" :p kidding...
Can you please share your profile with us?
Good luck.

 

[braxton]

BA in Mathematics, BA in Economics, Minor in Mathematical Decision Sciences (stats) from UNC Chapel Hill
GPA - 3.96 overall, 4.0 in both majors and minor GPAs
GRE - 800Q/610V/5
Math - Calc 1-3, Discrete Math, Differential Equations, Advanced Calculus/Analysis, Number Theory, Combinatorics, Linear Algebra for Applications
Econ - Intro to Econ, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econ Statistics, Econometrics, Advanced Macroeconics, Analysis of Public Policy, Labor Economics
Stats - Intro Statistics, Probability, Long Term Actuarial Models, Short Term Actuarial Models
Also have taken Managerial Accounting and Financial Accounting
Been teaching myself C++ from two different books because UNC doesn't offer any basic programming classes in the languages that are regularly used, have a working knowledge of STATA

I've tutored through the UNC learning center for a year teaching Math, Econ, and Statistics to other undergrads
Been a private calculus tutor
Was a TA for Econ 101 - intro to econ for a semester. Assisted in daily lectures, taught a weekly recitation, and did administrative work.

Have a pending internship with an equity and equity-index option trading company that uses proprietary analytics and high-frequency algorithm trading technology developed by an engineer that I've met before.



I've already been accepted into Rutgers' MSMF program but really have no idea how my application will fair now. During my interview I was told I had very strong communication skills but they were worried about my lack of previous industry interships/work experience.

 

[believeinmiracles]

3:13...interview was supposed to be at 3pm..how long should i wait until I contact the admissions office?

Also, I'm not missing anything am I. They have my skype id, they should contact me as long as I'm logged into skype, correct?

 

[braxton]

Believe, I waited half an hour, then emailed Alesha Lynn and got a response in 10-15 minutes. Seems like they might be having some difficulties today.

edit - I only had a phone interview, they didn't want to Skype me for some reason

 

[believeinmiracles]

yeah n/m, rick bryant called me seconds after I posted that last message

for those interested,
interview entailed really general questions about interest:
how did you find out about cmu?
where else have you applied/received acceptances? where does CMU rank? (i told him cmu and nyu would be my top choices)
he then tried to sell me CMU for a bit
and then I had a chance to ask him some questions
lasted about 15-20 min

 

[barbie]

when do u think i might hear from cmu? i submitted my application on feb 28th!

 

[Carlo]

when do u think i might hear from cmu? i submitted my application on feb 28th!

You're in Round 3 then. Here's the timetable : http://tepper.cmu.edu/master-in-computational-finance/admissions/application-process/index.aspx

 

[Moksha]

any updates on R2 results, they are supposed to be out tonight.

 

[roni]

Nothing here, I think the results will be out around 4pm.

 

[garry]

hey roni..do we still have a chance( ppl w/o interview calls) ?

 

[joyceyin]

OMG! I got the admission letter.
Guys, check your email and good luck!

 

[garry]

reject

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Let's see the Tracker lit up in Green (admit) and Red (rejects) guys!

 

[profaded]

I got the admission letter and scholarship too. Thanks guys!

 

[roni]

Reject
I felt so good after the interview... I guess the GRE score hit me back.
Now, if I get into Baruch, it will be just Baruch. If not then Cornell.

 

[Siddharth Singh]

Congrats guys , my application status still show under review. Didnt have any interview

 

[pradiere]

I am admitted too.
Congrats to all of you!
See you soon!