Stanford Masters mathematical and computation finance or UCLA Masters Financial Engineering

[AlteredSkies]

Got accepted to UCLA's financial engineering program and Stanford's mathematical and computational finance program. My undergrad is in chemical engineering and I'm looking at going into quant trading post grad. I believe Stanford is the better option but I have not heard much about the program. Interested in any opinions or input anyone has.

 

[theindependant]

That's not even a question. Stanford every time. The courses are great and most people go to hedge funds after that.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Congrats @AlteredSkies
You are the only two 2023 admits among the dozen we have on the Tracker here.
Would be great to have your profile and timeline added on the Tracker so we can see which type of applicants got the offer.
Also, you need to be clear of your desired career path out of each program. It's unfortunate that we operate with the lack of information from the Stanford program. Most people know Stanford is a big name in the Silicon Valley, tech, etc but hard to tell anything else. It's a huge investment so you have to make an informed decision here.