<t>I will be taking the CFA Level I exam this june. Any suggestions on how to go about preparing for it? AIMR suggests a long list of books - I dont think its humanly possible to go through all. And there are too many study notes out there. Which is the "best"? And what would be the best approach if...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: skeptibleQuoteThe only place where america is going wrong is by not helping its own people. The poor are becoming poorer, and the rich are increasingly arrogant about the infallibility of pure capitalism.Well, that's the difference between capitalism (U.S.) and socialis...

<t>This thread is kind of interesting, but hardly surprising. What the US is now, is what europe was in the past. Its the engine of economic growth and no matter how many people in this forum would like europe to "take over" the american economy, its not happening. Hence the frustration and the wish...

<t>if you are a permanent resident then you should not worry about financial aid (it makes this entire thread kind of pointless). Getting a fellowship/grants is unlikely but loans are easy to get. Just take out loans, get the degree and pay them off later on. From now on , concentrate on getting in ...

<t>dunno about the ORFE program, but for msc finance, no funding is there. Even for ORFE, i doubt if funding would be offered before you actually start the program. Its more like, you get there, try for some project and if u are lucky you get in. The basic assumption is that you can fund yourself to...

<t>Dont pay attention to the "helpful, encouraging and sensitive" posts. Most of them have no idea of the amount of effort it takes to come from a country where the currency is not quite at par with the dollar. However, you do need to be realistic. Princeton does not care about the financial status ...

<t>Blah, how old is everyone here? There was a simple question- weather or not to take a statistical approach towards a quant fin program. At least thats NOT the norm in academic programs or what the market seems to value - Math Fin degree programs wouldnt have had such growth if we could do with Ma...

<t>funding at CMU/NYU? quite impossible. At least you wont get it before you start the program and after you do, the chances are bleak. For all practical purposes, negligible chances.Dont waste your time with fullbright. They are not looking for people who want to pursue degrees as MBAs/MFE etc...mo...

<t>The decision to transfer or not is more of a personal one than anything else. Columbia does have a big name, but that doesnt guarantee anything. Check their last years placement stats. Not exactly very impressive. On the contrary, from what I know (and i might be wrong- this is for you to verify)...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: krystle920Quoteassuming that you are just getting your BS (and that you're not looking for work in academia), you would be better off looking for work first straight out of university, to get a feel of the industry. by then, if you're really sure that you want to get in...

<t>from what you listed, you have a fairly decent chance of getting into USC . They arent all that selective, there is only one guy who is good and basically managing the program there, Dr Cvitanik. Their business school is very good but then how many courses in bschool will you take as a fin math s...

you Might want to look into purdue (ms financial stats), waterloo (ms stats-finance)

<t>Thanks for your response. Actually, I did do a search but most of the discussion centered around PhDs in the US and the (limited) discussion about canada was more about waterloo than anything else. As far as, "are phds right for the job", i have gone through it, but it only leads me to the conclu...

Does anyone know what's the reputation of a PhD in Finance from a canadian university like? The following seem to be good, but then again...I dont know how much to trust a website. 1) U Toronto2) U British Columbia3) McGill University4) Western OntarioAny input will help.

<t>So what skills exactly are employers looking for? I got done with a Bachelors in Applied Math last year and have started masters in Financial Math this fall (Not a top school but a good one). But going through this forum makes it seem like a PhD is a prerequisite to getting a job, or perhaps havi...