QuoteOriginally posted by: KackToodlesQuoteOriginally posted by: arghyaYou have said that u will be doing MS in Fin. Engg. from NYC. Can somebody tell me what school "NYC" stands for? Haha...It is NYU Courant.

<t>Thanks twofish. I guess I have to worry about the Comapany and the team when I am actually looking for a job. I also understand that the market will support different sectors at different times. My question is which sector gives a good exposure to different fields in the market. Which will help m...

<t>Hi, I was wondering if someone can share their experience in which is the best field I should be preparing myself for. I have a MS degree in CS and I will also get another MS in a year in Fin. Eng. from NYC. I also have descent Experiance in IT working for Bloomberg and have very strong programmi...

Anybody...who is or was in similar situation?

<t>How about someone with IT background? BS and MS in CS and MFE from NYU. CFA Level 1 and 2. 3yrs in Bloomberg and 2 yrs misc as Soft. Engg. What positions I should be looking for and what salary I can expect. Thx.QuoteOriginally posted by: macflyDepends on your previous experience and the position...

<t>Thanks moogle. Yes I do not have a choice but I wanted to know if it is recognized by industry well. May be not the best but better. I am still waiting to hear from them. I have another question. I just received an admit for non-degree course from NYU. Well I applied for degree course. I guess it...

<t>I am in the same situation. MathFin I don't know if you still look at this site as your post was in 2002. Any body who has any information about the convertion of non-degree to degree part-time course is greatly appreciated. I was told to do Basic Probability course and reapply for degree course....

how is MAFN in terms of Financial Knowledge as compared to MSFE. I understand that there is lot more math in MAFN than in MSFE. I am looking to do part-time so I don't have a choice between these two..I do not have any Finanancial knowledge but I have very strong programming skills.

moogle, Does your rankings are anyway based on job perspective. I mean do the companies consider Math fin from Columbia not that great because it is more theoretical? Also, MagicMathRoom what what exactly do you mean by theoretical? Is it good or bad? thx.

I think CMU has online MFE. I was told by Dr. Peter Carr. I didn't check but you can look into it. Also the centre for online course for CMU is in philadelphia. They are live classroom videos.

Thanks. My GRE expires by october. The date for parttime is Aug15th. I will speak to Prof. Peter Carr(director of NYU). He works in my company.

<t>Hi guys,I am new to this forum and found many of the threads very informative. Does anyone has an idea about parttime MFE at NYU/Columbia. I am 25 and work for Bloomberg(1+yr) and 2+ in other firms. I have MS(3.9 GPA) and BS in CS and applying for Fall '05. I am not sure If I am too late to apply...