<t>I can answer this firsthand. I'm just finishing my 1st year at a top MBA program and a career-switcher (from electrical engineering). I've obtained a Sales & Trading summer internship at a top-tier I-Bank with absolutely no finance experience. A lot of people that I know have done the same. T...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: quantstudent19QuoteOriginally posted by: energydudeWho are traders then? I know its too general a question (and you are going into trading), but are they then a mix of former quants, other people with graduate degrees such as MBAs, MS etc. I think very few newly hired t...

<t>Swoop,One other thing to mention. In some ways, the MBA will limit your future career if you want to do something very quantitative. i.e., I-banks won't be recruiting for their quantitative research groups from MBA programs, whereas they will from MFE programs. I have tried to get my resume throu...

<t>Swoop,I had almost the exact same decision to make as you last year. I have a hardware engineering background, and am looking to make a transition into some type of quantitative finance. I got accepted to a couple top MFE programs, as well as some top MBA programs. In the end, I decided on an MBA...

<t>LOL, I'm not smoking anything at the moment. I'm actually leaning heavily towards the NYU MBA, I just want to make sure that I'm making the right decision and I want to consider all my options fully.And I said scholarship, not full scholarship . The MBA would still cost more than the MFE since it...

<t>The tough choice results from the fact that I've been admitted to NYU's full-time MBA program (w/ scholarship). The Stern students are allowed to take courses from the Courant Institute (there are even a certain number of seats reserved for Stern students in these courses - and from what the admi...

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Fxislander,The question is: For the options market position that you have, are they recruiting both MBA grads and MFE grads? How about for your friend's hedge fund position? Recruiting from both MBA programs and MFE programs?Thanks,jag

<t>Cell,Thanks for the response and I appreciate your involvement in this discussion. I'm not so sure about your statement that these programs will lead to very different career paths. I've already conducted some informational interviews (one with a VP of Risk Management) at Citigroup and he advised...

<t>Hi all,I am really struggling with my decision: Columbia MSFE vs. NYU MBA (with specializations for example in Quant Finance and Financial Instruments and Mkts) . Can you please give us an indication of the quality of the teaching within the program? I visited a class there about a month ago (Mon...

<t>Hi everyone,I am awaiting my decision for admission to the LBS MBA program. A little background before I ask my question. I am an electrical engineer with no experience in the financial services industry (9 yrs engineering experience) but good quantitative skills, good people skills (I think ), a...

Just got my admit letter yesterday (via regular mail) - looks like I'll probably be going the MBA route though, so I'll probably open up a spot for someone on the waitlist...jag

<t>To whoever originally asked the question, Stern has a certain number of seats reserved specifically for Stern students at the Courant Institute. From my conversations with admissions, there are not that many MBA students who would be taking these QF courses anyway, so it should not be that diffic...

<t>QuoteThat was a nice synopsis jag. Thanks. I think that you are probably correct. Columbia is holding on to their history and self-important remarks like the "...Ivy League..." one should be expected. I think NYU is great, and that Marco has really done a great job with that program. I would like...

<t>A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to New York for an interview. I have applied to multiple MS/MBA programs there and took the opportunity to speak with students, sit in classes, talk with admissions officers, etc. I thought I would give a short summary of my impressions of the differen...