MSF选校RPI&Case

lindazyj

综合比较还是顶Case ！！

-- by 会员 pull (2011/4/9 19:50:39)

能不能说说理由呢

mrkkk

Information:

Degree: MS in Management with concentration in Financial Engineering and Risk Analytics
Link: http://www.lallyschool.rpi.edu/public/academic-programs/msprog/fera
Location: Troy, NY, 3-4 hours by road to the Wall Street
Faculty: Finance, Economics, and NYU's faculty.
Offered by the B-school, Lally School of Management
Tuition: $38 000
Duration : 1 year (3 semester, 30 credits, and 10 courses)
Program started in Fall 2009.
FERA students also took part in the National Financial Mathematics Career Fair, which is usually limited to the good schools.
http://www.lallyschool.rpi.edu/Members/nashj2/news-items/lally2019s-ms-fera-program-participates-in-national-financial-mathematics-career-fair/

1)How long does it usually take people to finish the program, and What
made you choose this program?

Usually, it takes ONE year to finish the FERA program. You will have 5
courses every semester and each course deserve 3 credits. So all together
after one year study, you need 30 credits to get your MS degree.
About the reasons why I chose this program, It's hard to say. Anyway, It
is a good program, and it becomes better.

2) What is the quality of teaching? Are the professors helpful, with
After-hours help, TA's etc?

The professors in Lally are all world-class professors. You can not only
learn the acadimic knowledge but also be affected by their personalities.
They are very nice and helpful teachers and friends. You as a MS may not
be allowed to work as a TA. But there are many other on campus work chances.

3) What are the chances of fetching an assistantship/part-timer in any of
the department of Lally or at RPI? And how much can one earn through them?

YOu need to contact the Lally admission faculty to ask for the
information about assistantship or scholarship or other financial aids. I
don't have any of them.

4)How understandable is the curriculum of the FERA? I have just completed
my under graduation(mechanical engg)and I am preparing for CFA level I.
Would CFA help? How strong of a component is programming? What
programming languages are taught/used?

Well, don't worry about your just graduating from undergraduate. I am in
the same situation. As long as you would like to contribute yourself into
the study, you will be ok, and even be the best. CFA is a good choice.
I'm glad that you are preparing for Level I. You can choose courses
according to your interests and yoru background. And since RPI is famous
for its engineering, you can also audit courses from other schools say
Engineering or Math, and from which you can learn whatever languages you
want to learn.

5)With the current economy it is hard to find jobs? How has this affected
the FERA placements? What about internships? And is it really hard for
the international students to find one? Did companies come on-campus to
recruit? How strong is the Lally alumni connection?

It is not easy to find a job, especially for international student. But
usually Indian students have good english speaking and writting skills,
so you have much more chances then other international students.Since
this program is only one year usually, you may not be supposed to find an
internship but a full-time job. But you can if you want. There are many
on-campus recruit activities and career fairs every semester. Just keep
your eyes on such informations, don't miss any of them.

6) Are there a lot of projects used in courses or its basically
midterm/final exam kind of set up?

Yes! The study work here is not a casual level, but a professional
level.But each course has different course requirement. And your advisor
will help you on choose courses which fit you best.

7) How much does it cost for living expenses per month, if staying off-campus?
It depends. There are many different off-campus housing places. If you
want to live alnoe, it may be more expensive. I suggest you find a
roommate before you come here, and it will be much easier.

8) Also, FERA being a relatively new program, how far could one bank on
the success of RPI and Lally?
Well, this question need to be answered by yourself. How success do you
bank on yourself? Lally and RPI will offer us good chances with their
best efforts. Whether you can catch them and make best use of them is the key.

9) How many students are there in your batch, and have they received any
job offer/offers?
There are 7-9 FERAs this year I think, since we choose different courses,
and we don't have much time to get-together. Others are all americans.
And these days we are really busy preparing interviews and mid-term exams
for courses. More detail information, you may want to ask the faculty.



RPI's FERA has its first graduating class this May. 5 out of the 7 graduating students have secured job offers and the rest have chosen a decision to pursue PHD.



Any more inputs about the program would be great enough for me to make a decision about the school I would be attending.


RPI没有商排是因为进入排名需要连续X年（具体几年不记得了）MBA毕业人数超过50人。
教授说如果有商排，RPI应该是前50的
The above is true.The undergraduate business school of RPI is NO. 31 in USA. It needs several years to have its ranking in Graduate school .
You also can ask some big companies. They would like to recuit RPI student since the school has a good reputation.

monicajjh86

of course RPI, great school

sudagrape

支持下RPI，希望LZ不要被名气，排名这些东西所累。。。中国人都希望冲着排名去，case地理位置不好，商排也只有70多...毕业之后十有八九找不到工作。但是在RPI，至少你能有实习机会吧，而且又便宜，在美国多呆几年，起码语言都会好很多吧。
我觉得一切以就业为目的，没工作，神马都是扯淡

csj7654321

有人开始炒作rpi了。。rpi的商科详细了解就知道是个山寨学校

sudagrape

有人开始炒作rpi了。。rpi的商科详细了解就知道是个山寨学校

-- by 会员 csj7654321 (2011/4/21 16:18:04)

先声明本人跟RPI木有半点关系...根本没申过这学校
不明白LS为什么要给RPI贴标签.......虽说RPI的商科是新开的，不代表人家就水啊......

07170004hjq

复旦的垃圾专业学生 也比 三本小学校的顶尖专业的学生好找工作 一个道理

jintingljw

LS 的评论太极端了，在条件模糊的情况下，

复旦的垃圾专业学生就比三本顶尖专业学生好找工作？

sunnyeveryday

case吧~没工作经验读MBA不太合适诶

-- by 会员 heywendy (2011/3/26 20:31:08)

他家mba可以中间加一年实习，也许对以后工作有好处~

-- by 会员 lindazyj (2011/3/26 23:11:01)

这样很好啊~

stanleee

我还是觉得case好