AD@Berkeley MFE vs NYU Math Fin(纠结中)

trueandfalse

今年NYU招了35个人， LZ也给我留个联系方式吧， 如果去NYU的话， 以后是同学~

utnfls

NFLS?

-- by 会员 怜音 (2010/4/14 22:45:35)

南外？

-- by 会员 mventurez (2010/4/14 22:50:04)

yes, nflser?

-- by 会员 怜音 (2010/4/14 22:56:03)

no, just wonder why u mention it?

-- by 会员 mventurez (2010/4/14 22:59:34)

because curious to know, as i am nflser too.

-- by 会员 怜音 (2010/4/14 23:01:55)

是nfls的，呵呵～校友啊

trueandfalse

NFLS?

-- by 会员 怜音 (2010/4/14 22:45:35)

南外？

-- by 会员 mventurez (2010/4/14 22:50:04)

yes, nflser?

-- by 会员 怜音 (2010/4/14 22:56:03)

no, just wonder why u mention it?

-- by 会员 mventurez (2010/4/14 22:59:34)

because curious to know, as i am nflser too.

-- by 会员 怜音 (2010/4/14 23:01:55)

是nfls的，呵呵～校友啊

-- by 会员 utnfls (2010/4/14 23:21:13)

我看过她以前发的帖子， 她要去NYU了， LZ也去么？ 我不是很喜欢BERKELY的地点， 不过公平来说他们就业也是不错的。 所以LZ自己考虑下~
这个不知道你看过没有
MFE - University of California, Berkeleyhttp://mfe.haas.berkeley.edu/

Positives

?   Housed in the Haas Business school which promotes the MFE program
?   More business oriented perspective
?   Balanced program instead of being math or computation focused
?   Tailored FE program is helpful to students with non-finance background
?   Excellent reputation in NYC
?   Strong alumni network and the UCB brand name
?   1 year program, march-march session
?   program fee ~ $47,000 (partial internship offset + lower living costs)

Other Features

?   Location – west coast (Away from the financial hub of NYC)
?   Bigger class size (60) – Director plays an important role in placements to offset locational disadvantage
?   Sponsoring this course is made easier by Haas: loans are available to even international students without any credit requirements.

Best suited for:
?   Mid-career professionals with some prior work exprerience (relevant preferred)/PhDs/Fresh graduates with steller academic records and some exposure to the industry. The average entrant age is 29 years.

MSMF – New York University

Positives

?   NYC placement (100% record)
?   Excellent reputation of the Mathematics dept (Great names)
?   Structured curriculum as opposed to wide range of electives
?   Mathematics focused yet practical
?   Excellent reputation in NYC
?   Small class size (30)

Other Features

?   Program fee ~ $45,000 (internship offset but Higher NYC living costs)
?   Lesser university brand name worldwide than some of the ivy’s
?   1.5 year program, September to January session

Best suited for:
?   Freshers with excellent mathematical background/Professionals with 1-2 years of experience

其实如果我是你的话， 我就去BERKELEY了。。

怜音

personally, i think berkeley is optimal for those already having experience in financial industry, or you hold a phd degree and understand advanced modelling.
nyu is still among top quant programs in us as long as they ensure placement. enlarging class size is not a bad thing but helps alumni networks strengthen. networking is very important for all financial workers.
i think choosing which program is a personal matter and could not be advised by anybody on a public forum. i think if you did a lot of math previously and/or got experience in banks, maybe going to haas b-school is a good choice; but if you are not very quantitatively trained, maybe nyu is a smater choice as quant jobs require mathematical thinking as well as computing but limited finance knowledge.

yelu1988

LZ真是幸福的纠葛呀~~T T 我也想~~

utnfls

i saw it on GD before, but thx!

utnfls

personally, i think berkeley is optimal for those already having experience in financial industry, or you hold a phd degree and understand advanced modelling.
nyu is still among top quant programs in us as long as they ensure placement. enlarging class size is not a bad thing but helps alumni networks strengthen. networking is very important for all financial workers.
i think choosing which program is a personal matter and could not be advised by anybody on a public forum. i think if you did a lot of math previously and/or got experience in banks, maybe going to haas b-school is a good choice; but if you are not very quantitatively trained, maybe nyu is a smater choice as quant jobs require mathematical thinking as well as computing but limited finance knowledge.

-- by 会员 怜音 (2010/4/14 23:51:08)

very insightful suggestion, will consider. thx

e_effenberg

为什么不去U Chicago呢?

hiroyuyi

天哪！怎么可以这么牛！你所有这些我就中了一个就无比激动了。。。lz还是nyu吧，到时候可以亲自膜拜~~

anthonyzhu

Cong巨牛！选NYU吧，看到前面有个贴子里，Goldman招了6个NYU的毕业生，不得不佩服！
另外我实在不能理解在西岸学finance，一早起来，NYC的trader们都忙了一个上午了，London的market也快要休市了。anyway, Berkeley was my dream school years ago...