<t>I agree with the suggestion of taking more math and getting A's. The second thing you should do is get some work experience. Come to New York and get a job on a trading desk even if the bank is second tier, even your job is trading support and you only make $35,000. I applied to all the programs ...

<t>I have to make a decision soon on which Quant Fin program to attend. I have an MBA and structured finance experience with a top bank. I am planning to pursure a career in derivatives trading or structuring on a non-vanilla desk like structured or exotics or in portfolio management for a quantitat...

<t>To the orginal post: I just got an NYU email acceptance a couple of days ago which said the admit packet would follow within four weeks. To Fxislander, are you studying in NY or Pitt. I am having to decide between NYU, Chicago and Stanford. I started an application to CMU, but after getting a cou...

<t>I agree with fxislander. Money should not be an issue. I already did an MBA at a top school, got an I-Banking job and paid off my student loans with my first bonus. I wanted to move into derivatives, and with my industry connects was able to get interviews, but with only a couple of MBA derivativ...