UCLA MFE UCLA MFE 2012

[greg.stevens]

I see I see. It's unnerving isn't it? To see others here starting to get interview invites but there isn't one from a single school for yourself.

Good luck to us both!

I know right? The way out is to not give up hope just yet. Good luck to us, yes!

 

[Melanieyx]

My son got an interview invite on Jan 11th and finished it on Jan 15th- they only gave him 3 days to prep the interview. 7 questions- 3 behavioral questions, 4 technical questions. Good luck!

 

[greg.stevens]

My son got an interview invite on Jan 11th and finished it on Jan 15th- they only gave him 3 days to prep the interview. 7 questions- 3 behavioral questions, 4 technical questions. Good luck!

Hi! Could I please ask you to tell us more about the technical questions for UCLA MFE? Do we have to solve them in writing or do they require a video response? If yes, then how many video and written questions out of the 4? Thanks a ton!

 

[Melanieyx]

Hi! Could I please ask you to tell us more about the technical questions for UCLA MFE? Do we have to solve them in writing or do they require a video response? If yes, then how many video and written questions out of the 4? Thanks a ton!

My son did the interview so I don’t know how difficult the technical question were, but he said they were not easy. To answer your question- you click the question # and then you will see the question, you have 5mins to prepare / write down your answer and you then record your answer as a video, then you submit your video for this question. So basically if I understood him right- all 7 questions are video recorded including all 4 technical questions.

 

[greg.stevens]

My son did the interview so I don’t know how difficult the technical question were, but he said they were not easy. To answer your question- you click the question # and then you will see the question, you have 5mins to prepare / write down your answer and you then record your answer as a video, then you submit your video for this question. So basically if I understood him right- all 7 questions are video recorded including all 4 technical questions.

Thank you for your prompt response. I hope your son gets in! Good luck to all of us!

 

[redoctober]

With it being a recorded interview, let us know if they give any sample type of questions? And how technical is it?

Good luck!

There is an unlimited practice with multiple behavioral questions and just one sample technical question. The sample question was definitely more difficult than the real ones and the real ones also cover a wider range of topics.

 

[bootstrap]

So....has anybody else got interview invites?

 

[LeoMessi]

I received mine.

 

[goofyrazr]

I received mine on Tuesday and Have a interview deadline for 9th 11:59 pm PST.

 

[mr_british]

I received mine.

@LeoMessi have you done it yet? How do you think it went if so?

 

[Alex Ng]

I received my video interview around the 10th of January. I thought you guys were talking about an invitation to an interview with alum/admissions.

 

[LeoMessi]

@LeoMessi have you done it yet? How do you think it went if so?

Not yet.

 

[goofyrazr]

I received mine on Tuesday and Have a interview deadline for 9th 11:59 pm PST.

3 Questions were technical one was related to finance. I was able to answer one technical, one finance one, and I didn't know what to do in case of other two, I made an educated guess in one and wasn't able to do much in other. I don't know If I will be selected or not to be honest

 

[LeoMessi]

@LeoMessi have you done it yet? How do you think it went if so?

A couple behavioural, a few puzzles/math-related, and one finance-related. I think it went fairly alright. How about yours?

 

[Alex Ng]

Got accepted by UCLA MFE. I have been so stressed about not having any offers, and now I can finally take a break from thinking about my applications

 

[siddhantkeshav]

Got accepted by UCLA MFE. I have been so stressed about not having any offers, and now I can finally take a break from thinking about my applications

congratulations! how was your interview experience?

 

[Alex Ng]

congratulations! how was your interview experience?

Thanks!!

I received my interview invitation around 10th of January. Like the previous threads have said, the interview were video interviews that had 3-4 behavioral questions and 3-4 technical questions that ask you to solve the questions and walk through your process. The behavioral interviews were pretty much the same as what you would expect from other video interviews (Why MFE, Why UCLA, career goals...). The technical questions were essentially maths and finance questions (nothing too advanced but require some familiarity with advanced cal, linear algebra, differential equations).

No interviews with admissions/alumni. I think the video interview is the only interview you get (correct me if I'm wrong).

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Got accepted by UCLA MFE. I have been so stressed about not having any offers, and now I can finally take a break from thinking about my applications

You must not have added anything in our Tracker. Everyone who used our Tracker has at least one admit, mostly more than one. Maybe superstitious but what our data shows. Now that you have one admit under the belt, may the rest go as planned.
Happy New Year to all our Asian members.

 

[rodeo]

Thanks!!

I received my interview invitation around 10th of January. Like the previous threads have said, the interview were video interviews that had 3-4 behavioral questions and 3-4 technical questions that ask you to solve the questions and walk through your process. The behavioral interviews were pretty much the same as what you would expect from other video interviews (Why MFE, Why UCLA, career goals...). The technical questions were essentially maths and finance questions (nothing too advanced but require some familiarity with advanced cal, linear algebra, differential equations).

No interviews with admissions/alumni. I think the video interview is the only interview you get (correct me if I'm wrong).

How difficult is the math? As a working professional, I have been out of touch for a while. Do I need to go back and revise?

 

[Alex Ng]

How difficult is the math? As a working professional, I have been out of touch for a while. Do I need to go back and revise?

The level of difficulty varies across questions, but it does test you on whether you know some basic mathematical principles. I would say definitely go back and revise the basics. For example, learn about different matrix theories for linear algebra, basic differentiation techniques (total and partial) for calculus, and probability and statistics theories. I can't say for sure if any of these will be tested, but they do want to find out if you know specific maths concepts (not the kind of brain-teaser maths you might expect from professional interviews for hedge fund, so no tricks).

I have not studied maths for 2 years, so I have shallow impressions of mathematical concepts. I completely understand your situation. My best advice is to go over the notes/textbooks/assignments for the maths classes you took and see if that brings back some memory. Good luck!