CMU MSCF 录取

Wanda

Ms of Computational Finance刚收到录取了，现在犹豫中，
Cons:
1。学费太贵了,下来要5万美刀学费；
2。毕竟还是个MS学位，我已经有一个了的说，心里还是有个MBA情结

Pros:
1。一年就能毕业
2。据说这个专业很hot.

我今年是在考GMAT之前随便申请的一个学校。我的GMAT - 740,AWA满分，本科成绩
也不错，但是工作经验不是太strong,不是大公司，人在美国。如果不去这个学校而是今
年再申请一个美国top 10的MBA学校，也不知道把握大不大。

大家认为呢？

前一阵子有一个CMU学生的网上录音，谁知道他的email是什么？

多谢。

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funnytiger

hot? that was the story two years ago.

For foreign chinese, from what I know about the similar degree program at Berkeley, it is really bad right now.

I think you should shoot for MBA.

tsljz

以下是引用funnytiger在2003-5-9 0:38:00的发言：
hot? that was the story two years ago.

For foreign chinese, from what I know about the similar degree program at Berkeley, it is really bad right now.

I think you should shoot for MBA.

it is also tough for chinese MBA students though. But CMU's Chinese students are ok in their job hunting. About 60% got offer, some are special cases though.

feifeifeifei

However, if your target is only TOP10 MBA, I also doubt it if your 工作经验不是太strong,不是大公司... Besides, you seems not very confident in yourself...

tsljz

corporate finance is the second to manufacturing, in terms of the number of cmu studnets got offers from this year. Quite a few of them got analysts positions.

Wanda

Ok, guys, there are some job placement data I obtained from their website -- How will you compare it to other univs? Seems their 2001 data is really encouraging... but who knows the economics will get better or not one year later?

2002 Graduates

16 seeking jobs, 6 got offers 3 months after grad. 3 got offers later time.

Totoal offers: 9/16 | Avg Salary: $78,666.67
Most found their jobs by on-campus or own research
Most students go to Financial Services, such as investment bank.

2001 Graduates

14 seeking jobs, 12 got offers 3 months after grad. 1 got later time.
Total: 13/14 | Avg Salary: $81,100.00

Wanda

The point is whehter MBA has better chance than MSCF in term of job hunting?

以下是引用funnytiger在2003-5-9 0:38:00的发言：
hot? that was the story two years ago.

For foreign chinese, from what I know about the similar degree program at Berkeley, it is really bad right now.

I think you should shoot for MBA.

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-5-9 2:37:32编辑过]

Wanda

You said it... let me ask you this question the other way... do Top10 MBA programs prefer their admits to be from BIG name companies... my past experience is definitely not this type... I have a couple of years unsuccessful start-up experience, which may sound not too impressive at all.

There is a dilemma here -- For those who have a decent job with highly-paid wage, why waste time and money on an MBA degree? For those people without a good job and want to change their current situation, MBA is the *real* necessary choice.

以下是引用feifeifeifei在2003-5-9 1:23:00的发言：
However, if your target is only TOP10 MBA, I also doubt it if your 工作经验不是太strong,不是大公司... Besides, you seems not very confident in yourself...

wannafly

以下是引用feifeifeifei在2003-5-9 1:23:00的发言：
Besides, you seems not very confident in yourself...

期望越高，失望也越大。这种例子在GR和CD并不少。

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-5-9 3:46:32编辑过]

menghongtao

Man, the total expense will be more than $70000.00, and 2002 placement is so terrible, i attened their forum in 2002, the school career service doesnt service for Computatonal Finance, and if u dont have green card, things will be the worst, the recuiter will now interview all the internationa students. go to wallstreet journal to read some real articles...