UCB MFE UCB MFE Admission Discussion

[redoctober]

Anyone been reached out to for their monthly waitlist update yet?

 

[Rethyam Gupta]

Anyone been reached out to for their monthly waitlist update yet?

Nope. Nothing here! I sent them my updates via mail and it got reflected on the portal.

 

[redoctober]

Nope. Nothing here! I sent them my updates via mail and it got reflected on the portal.

None of my updates were reflecting on the portal so I sent them my updates via email too today and they almost immediately sent out an email blast saying “don’t send us email updates just use the portal” haha

 

[yannten]

I also just got waitlisted from round 2 with a list of courses to complete. For people that have received offers from other programs with the deadlines that are coming up, are you guys planning on paying the admission fee and still shoot your shot with Berkeley by taking the courses or what are your thoughts ?

 

[redoctober]

I also just got waitlisted from round 2 with a list of courses to complete. For people that have received offers from other programs with the deadlines that are coming up, are you guys planning on paying the admission fee and still shoot your shot with Berkeley by taking the courses or what are your thoughts ?

Why not? Losing a few thousand for a deposit is nothing in the grand scheme of the tuition for most MFE programs and I'll cross that bridge if/when I get there.

Deposits are a sunk cost fallacy for many

 

[shaooooo]

Anyone got a second interview after waitlisted? I took mine on Feb 22. When should I expect the result?

 

[Daniel Duffy]

This ODE/PDE course is on recommended list

Online Courses :: Datasim

www.datasim.nl

 

[mr_spectre]

Those who got waitlisted without an interview and got a checklist, did you get any interview invitations or other updates regarding your application?

 

[redoctober]

Those who got waitlisted without an interview and got a checklist, did you get any interview invitations or other updates regarding your application?

Nothing other than my checklist getting updated with materials

 

[mr_spectre]

Any updates for the waitlisted people?

 

[dsam]

Hi! just got a notification for the UCB alumni interview. I was wondering if any of you guys have already done it. I would greatly appreciate some tips and pointers on what to study!

 

[lalabobo]

Are you on the waitlist before, or this is your first time receive the status update?

 

[dsam]

Are you on the waitlist before, or this is your first time receive the status update?

this was my first update

 

[LisaC]

Hi! just got a notification for the UCB alumni interview. I was wondering if any of you guys have already done it. I would greatly appreciate some tips and pointers on what to study!

Congrats! I interviewed the 1st round. It took around 1h, including some resume questions and mainly technical questions (math, finance, computer science, statistics, machine learning, and economics, all possible!). From my own experience and some research, technical questions are very dependent on your interviewer’s background and your previous experiences. For example, my interviewer asked what programming language I am most proficient in and then asked questions about it. She also asked a macro economics question because that’s related to her daily work.

I’d suggest looking at your interviewer’s LinkedIn profile to guess some directions. For technicals, first fully understand every technical terms on your resume and make sure you can answer related questions. Green book can be a good resource if you get time.

Interviewers are very nice, and they are willing to help if you get stuck. Be confident and best of luck!

 

[quant_learner]

Congrats! I interviewed the 1st round. It took around 1h, including some resume questions and mainly technical questions (math, finance, computer science, statistics, machine learning, and economics, all possible!). From my own experience and some research, technical questions are very dependent on your interviewer’s background and your previous experiences. For example, my interviewer asked what programming language I am most proficient in and then asked questions about it. She also asked a macro economics question because that’s related to her daily work.

I’d suggest looking at your interviewer’s LinkedIn profile to guess some directions. For technicals, first fully understand every technical terms on your resume and make sure you can answer related questions. Green book can be a good resource if you get time.

Interviewers are very nice, and they are willing to help if you get stuck. Be confident and best of luck!

Are there any updates from their side about the application status after the interview call?

 

[LisaC]

Are there any updates from their side about the application status after the interview call?

waitlisted in March, withdrew application

 

[bootstrap]

I agree with Lisa. It's highly dependent on who your interviewer is. Look up his or her Linkedin profile, and then make your best educated guess as to what type of questions he/she would like best. For example, if that person had a pure math & stats background, it'd probably be safe for you to be somewhat lax with your coding prep. But do make sure you know your basic probability and linear algebra quite well going into the interview.

 

[bootstrap]

waitlisted in March, withdrew application

Hi Lisa, may I ask where you will be going to instead?

 

[quant_learner]

People who got waitlisted, were you guys able to land an interview?
People who have already interviewed, has there been an update on your app?

 

[Shubhankit]

@dsam Did you get any update on your application ?