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It looks like you are in the Asian timezone. I updated it to use UTC offset timezone. Hopefully, it will show it correctly for you.

When the countdown on the top reaches 0.

You will get permission to see the 2021 ranking at that time :)

We are pleased to announce the publication of the QuantNet 2021 Rankings of Financial Engineering programs. Released during the covid pandemic, the 2021 rankings reflect the great difficulties and challenges many programs face. The pandemic's adverse effects are most evident in the huge drop in...

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The following are testimonials by students who recently completed the "Python for finance with intro to data science" online course. If you have questions, ask here and they are more than willing to answer.

I would say take both, C++ first and then Python to maximize your opportunities for career advancement. C++ is a very solid foundation that you can use to build Python on. Many students completed the course faster than the allocated time. Once you complete it, you will be amazed of how much your...

Yes, you will get a certificate of completion.

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Got this one from Amazon a few days ago and just started on it https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1328662233/

Age should not be a problem. Skillsets and things you would bring to the table are the main priority. Age has always been something people coming into this field are concerned with. It has been asked every year. You can search for "age" in the title and a bunch will come up...

Send 2 and in your application you can mention the other Q score. Realistically, the difference between 169 and 170 is very small so no program will reject you because you didn't have a perfect Q score.

I hope this story would give you inspiration How Quantnet's C++ certificates got me a job on Wall Street I'm sure there are similar success stories by our students since we have thousands of them completed the courses since 2011. Hang in there. It is a tough time to find jobs during the pandemic...

Do it. When Elon Musk asked his staff in California where you like to live, the majority chose Austin. That's where they are building a new Giga factory. I drove to Austin a few times and it's a pretty nice area to live, young, liberal and hip. People compare it the next Silicon Valley for a...

@MLV Great post. Nice to see posts from a seasoned ex-MFE professional here. I share similar experience. Lived in NYC for almost 20 years, with last 2 years in Forest Hills before moving out of the big Apple. I live in Katy, TX for a few years now. Hello from another NY transplant living in...

And the price today exactly doubled when you asked this 6 months ago. Go TSLA!

Click on the Insert Math f(x) icon on the editor to enter math/latex.

Of all the gloom and doom posts by @bigbadwolf over the years he's been here, I think he is right for once. NYC is powered by finance industry, tourism and people who come to the city everyday to work, study and live. When tourism is shut down, companies realizing they can have employees work...

The reason why C++ is used as a filter for MFE admission is because it's a hard language and it will prepare you well for interviews and actual work on Wall Street. Lot of programs on Wall Street is still used C++ and that's why C++ knowledge is valuable. Some programs might accept Java/Python...

Testing the new GIF feature :)

I got notifications on the app just fine (look at my second screenshot). I believe Apple still close off their app ecosystem so PWA is not fully supported by them yet.

How is it working out? Getting any notice through the app?

Both Android and iOS. Just different method to install on iOS.

Can you post some sample questions here @jeanpeyre ?

Can you try the method I just posted above for Iphone?

On your iPhone, using Safari, go to quantnet and share/add to home screen in Safari. Can you try that and let me know. I don't have iPhone to test.

@MichaelLewis @ShailP What phone do you use? Can you open our site with Chrome browser on your phone to see that option?

As we work to modernize our platform and create a better experience for our users, I like to invite you all to try out the QuantNet app. It is a PWA (progressive web app) that you can add to your mobile homepage like a native app. On a desktop device, you can install it via the browser and add...

I'm curious to see your strategy to get to that 5M mark given your long horizon. I hope you got a bunch of TSLA stuffed somewhere.

That is correct. All the big firms have a compliance dept where you have to get approval for any personal trading activities. It may be easy to get an OK to buy and hold a blue chip stock. It may be another story if you want to short or any other complex trading. This is why you may not see many...

I'm sure many of QuantNet members have a 10+ years experience post MFE degree. I wonder if any of you guys have a personal investment portfolio that is appreciated enough that they are thinking of retirement in the next 5, 10 years? @IntoDarkness

User name change can now done via your account https://quantnet.com/account/account-details

Pretty impressive progress on the C++ program @danishdanish We at QuantNet were actually planning to host a collaborate/brainstorming area here that accessible to all C++ graduates. We have a pretty big number of the C++ alumni that are now working in the industry worldwide so I'm sure with...

Final exam is given once. You should be only concerned with whether to earn a distinction at that level. In a rare case that you fail, you can re-enroll to take the final again.

You can only take the final once. In our experience with thousands of enrolled students, it is rare that someone that has advanced to the final exam will fail it. It is accumulative of all the levels prior to it.

@APalley who is a current practitioner with years of industry experience. I'm sure you are familiar with his exceptional guidance as TA for the C++ courses.

Quantnet now offers an online Python course as well :) Would love to hear about the kind of Python projects you do at CMU and the level of knowledge expected there.

Hey Dexter, Thank you for your interest in the course. Gotta applaud your effort to do the work in earnest. At the moment, the DROPBOX where you submit your HW is only accessible to enrolled students. That said, once you enroll, you will get instructions on how to properly format and submit your...

https://quantnet.com/python/ Please sign up here and i will reach out to you when we open it to the public. It is only available to our invitees at the moment. Thanks for the interest, @cihigne

If we don't list them, chances are very few people applying there. https://quantnet.com/tracker/ https://quantnet.com/resources/

Now, the scramble is on for every school and programs to deal with this mess. I thought we dodged the bullet recently with the recently H1-B/OPT executive order but now it's another thing to worry about. It's election year so wouldn't be surprised that it's political motivated.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-tells-foreign-students-leave-u-s-if-their-school-n1233026

Looks like the OPT/CPT is not affected by this so great news for many students on F1 visa.

Off the books you are interested in, just get the latest version.

Very excited to hear this great news, especially during this challenging time. Be sure to keep us updated on what you doing. I still remember all the new stuff I learned during my first job.

Here is a list of video and time for each level. You should have no problem doing it this quicker than someone without a CS background. Good luck and see you soon. https://quantnet.com/threads/faq-c-for-financial-engineering-online-course.7376/#post-90019

@Ken Abbott Do you know any data source for this? Thanks

California State University (largest public 4 year university system in the US) announced that they will not hold class on campus this Fall. This probably be the same for colleges in other states as well. Not sure how this will play out for the international students...

Cool ideal We also need to think of how to call graduates of the advanced C++ course. I'm going to throw something out here. Shifu (in Mandarin) or Sifu (Cantonese) means a skilled person or master. Maybe we can call Cfu :)

They asked to be included. They were invited to participate in the latest ranking but did not provide any data.

Hi @willmlee You can start it anytime and have full control over how fast/slow you can use your 16 weeks to complete the course. Many have finished it in 6 week or less but most would use the full 16 weeks. Some have never completed. It's 100% up to each person time and level of commitment...

Reminds me of a meme I see online "The whole pandemic stay-at-home order is just live slowly for the wealthy but die slowly for the poor."

https://quantnet.com/tracker/?program_id=11&result=accepted&order=application_updated&direction=desc Those with a yellow star indicates that they are joining the the program.

Students at the University of Chicago are organizing a tuition strike, threatening to withhold their payments for the spring quarter if the school doesn’t give them a hefty discount. That cry is being heard on other campuses as well, as students complain that online classes don’t measure up to...

@aporto Let me know if you can now access level 1 and subsequently level 2.

I hope after this pandemic is over, people would get conditioned to take and accept online courses. In many cases, the quality of online courses are much better, more convenient for students and teachers. This is specially true for technical courses such as programming, math, etc.

NY State Unemployment System is overload due to antique system built on mainframe back in the 70-80s. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/nyregion/coronavirus-ny-unemployment-benefits.html

Ideally, the school would let you defer your admission without losing any deposit if you are not able to secure visa or travel due to government restriction. At this time, answers are hard to come by as many states, schools, businesses are closed with expectation to be closed for several more...

The MSc Financial Analytics is the programme for you if you have an interest in financial markets or financial technology (FinTech) and enjoy working with data. It shows you how data science, analytics, statistics and programming tools are used in the real world for the analysis and modelling of...

I really hope for a speedy recovery but the headlines are painting a more dire picture. CA residents are now ordered shelter in place for one month. CA estimates that half of its population may be infected over a 8 weeks period. State Dept is asking citizens to not travel abroad or stay where...

After the TN AG opens an investigation into this. Amazon, ebay, etc suspended his account. I guess he got no choice.

Here is an interesting read. There are plenty of similar stories of hoarders selling masks, wipes, etc at huge cost. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/technology/coronavirus-purell-wipes-amazon-sellers.html

The rules are not yet in place for this situation yet. Nobody has an answer for a situation they haven't planned yesterday. You are allowed to take one online course per semester but if all courses are online, I image the immigration rules would have to be rewritten. This is not normal time so...

Starting tomorrow, all CUNY colleges will switch to online course until the end of semester. This is one of the many schools in NYC and around the world decided to cancel all in-person classes. WHO declared this a pandemic. Trump announces the US is in good shape.

As admission decisions start to come in, let's get a tradition going here so we can share the programs we applied, the admits/rejects we received and the program we are ultimately joining. Let's keep the format uniform and discussions on their separate programs threads. Please share details on...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/opinion/trump-corona-cdc.html

It's a no brainer. It's a common toilet feature in Asia, Europe. Once you use it, hard to go back. And it will cut down on these toilet paper run nonsense. Get a revert osmosis water system under the sink and you can drink cleaner than the bottled waters. And this will stop the panic-buying of...

2 days suspension for Columbia University. Then they will switch to online classes for rest of the week. Fordham University will switch to online starting Wed. They may resume in-person courses by 3/30. Princeton will move to online on 3/23 for at least 2 weeks. This is a huge disruption...

WHO mentioned 3.1% rate as of 3/3/2020 https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-rate/#who-03-03-20 The unknown is how the travel ban will affect many students who came home for the Chinese new year and got stuck. Who knows when the US will lift the ban and what will happen to...

Just to get everything into one thread for easy tracking. Looks like University of Washington has canceled all in-person classes and will move to online classes. Exams, finals, etc will take place online. There is a chance schools in NYC will follow as more cases are confirmed.

You would need both. Face masks are to protect you from getting the virus through the air. Use Purell to watch your hands when you are the public and touching shared surfaces.

I will know who is the curpit if number of people jumping off balcony in NYC suddenly increases. Stay safe there in NYC. With the public transist, it is a matter of time. I truly hope this will be blown over in a few months.

Send them to me. I'll cover the shipping cost.

The level of gouging is unreal. These masks should cost less than $5 in normal time and it sells almost 20X markup https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Protective-Dustproof-Mask-Reusable-Outdoor/dp/B084CT7FD4/ I order a bunch of these on ebay a few weeks ago at "normal price" but it ships from China...

Most people would go hunt for the disposable ones but you can get those heavy duty N95 from Homedepot and hardware stores under the Paint section. They are expensive and I'm not sure if you can reuse them. I have these 3M respirator that I bought a while back with cartridges for wood making that...

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Already reserved a trimotor cybertruck minutes after the unveil. A lot of members here own a Tesla or stocks or both.

Just started reading this book. I saw the HBO document a few months ago Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup: John Carreyrou: 9780525431992: Amazon.com: Books

Some historical data Admission Statistics from MFE Programs

Been a long time. How's life?

The most effective method is networking and having a program with a big and active alum network is key. Just do your research to find one with such.

We started the online cert in 2011 and have thousands students use the cert to satisfy programming requirement at many programs. When they went to those programs, they did really well in programming courses so the results are there. I haven't heard of any instance where a program does not accept...

I have witnessed countless students who successfully completed the first course and some the advanced course. Many have said that this is the best C++ course they ever taken (online or in class). They all achieve a level of maturity in term of how to approach programming methodically. This will...

https://quantnet.com/threads/10-things-you-can-do-while-waiting-for-admissions-result.8766/

Fixed that wrong links. It should work now.

@currentipnis You can use a virtual machine (Parallels, VMWare, etc) and install Windows with Visual Studio on it and save yourself a lot of headache.

The guide is in the QuantNet master reading list https://quantnet.com/threads/master-reading-list-for-quants-mfe-financial-engineering-students.535/

This WSJ article refers the data collected by Baruch MFE graduates.

I changed it for OP.

Upcoming MFE webinars Every Friday between 9 and noon https://lehigh.zoom.us/j/6782010181 Follow the MS in Financial Engineering Program Upcoming / Past Events MS in Financial Engineering Program Website Podcast LinkedIn Page Twitter Instagram The program takes full advantage of the...

Check with them. I can't talk for them other than we use the same reporting criteria for all programs participating in the rankings.

Without going into details (I will kill you if I tell you sort of thing), suffice to say that we have some minimum threshold and safeguards in place to make sure our rankings represent the most comprehensive comparison between programs that the prospective students can rely on. It will never be...

Good point. The rate is reported by QuantNet from raw data provided by the programs (size of graduating class, number of students with jobs at graduation and 3 months later). We have done that since the last few rankings.

We are pleased to announce the release of our QuantNet 2020 Rankings of Financial Engineering programs, to be available online at 9AM EST on Dec 16th. Please turn on push notification and like this first post so you can instantly get notified when the rankings is live. You can enable the push...

The 2020 QuantNet MFE rankings will be released when it's ready and soon. We raise the bars for inclusion in the rankings every year and the 2020 promises to be the best so far. We can't wait to release it and hope you love it too.

Not at all. You just have to make sure you can plan your schedule to do both course at the same time. We have many C++ graduates who took the Options course to get a better intuition so they can do better during interviews for jobs/internship.

Directors of every MFE program will want to talk to you about it. Getting qualified domestic candidates interested and applied would be their top priority.

Google Stephen Miller for more information.

This case is of most interest to many of our QuantNet audience here since most of them will need to get OPT for internship and post graduation job opportunities. This case may eliminate the OPT program causing extreme hardship or virtually impossible to get a job after their MFE degree...

That's no longer true as of today :) The 2020 ranking will be released in December, exact date TBD.

We ought to redo this master reading list soon since it was first created years ago and there are many updated versions of books. Some may already be outdated.

@Ken Abbott Let us know how you get on with this. Look forward to seeing the results if available.

I was in a PhD program once and there was an old guy that seemed to study there forever. Was told that he did all his courses and just working his dissertation. He has kids and wife coming in few days a week. Seemed very miserable. 2 years later, I left to do my MFE and he was still there...

Educational requirements: knowledge of calculus and elementary knowledge of probability; programming knowledge not required, but useful.

Dear Friends, The online course An Intuition-Based Options Primer for Financial Engineering: Model-independent relationships vs. Black-Scholes created by Prof. Dan Stefanica and offered by QuantNet will open for enrollment on September 30. The course covers topics directly relevant to quant...

The article below cites Marcos Lopez de Prado as saying that crowd-sourcing the problem to thousands of data scientist is the way of the future. Do you agree with the premise of this article? https://news.efinancialcareers.com/uk-en/3002106/big-data-jobs-finance

I vote for Camtasia as well. There are many less expensive or free software to do what you want but many online training courses use Camtasia. QuantNet C++ courses by @Daniel Duffy and the Options course by @dstefan used Camtasia for the video lectures.

It is open 24/7 and we have people from all over the world joining every single day.

Almost everyone who has done all the work will do well enough to pass and earn the certificate.

Mark Rubinstein, a finance professor emeritus whose work had a profound impact on Wall Street by forever changing how financial assets are created and priced, died May 9 in Tiburon, California. He was 74. Rubinstein, who retired in 2012 after nearly 40 years on the University of California...

My advice applies if you have a job lined up or can get one by school starts. Princeton likes to admit applicants with some work exp so their advice makes sense for them.

You are still very young. Working a year and then go back to school will give you the big advantage of knowing exactly what skills you need and how the theory applies to real world. If you can get in a program now, you will have a better chance with the additional work experience. Lot of others...

The reviews were deleted by its original authors for whatever reason. It was disappointing to say the least. I know it takes a lot of effort to write a review, specially the unprompted reviews.

If it is happening at programs with hands on directors like this, imagine how it is playing at other programs where career service is non-existent.

Hi With re enrollment you will only pay $1200 and will get a fresh 16 weeks. You can reenroll at any time. The link is Online Invoice Payment 1200 for Amount and reenrollment for Notes.

Here is another one that I'm currently reading. Autobiography is my favorite genre, it seems. https://www.amazon.com/Power-Broker-Robert-Moses-Fall/dp/0394480767?tag=quantfinaneng-20

Many of my cohorts and I entered the MFE program at in our 30s about 10 years ago and successfully transitioned into this field. So age is nothing but just a number. The time may has changed and probably the specific skills/knowledge are evolving as well. Just make sure you enroll in a program...

https://math.nyu.edu/people/profiles/YANG_Deane.html

That's the name of the game. You got it.

@APalley

Send the program an email to see if they can reconsider you for Fall 2019 instead.

We have some ebooks that answer that same question and more on our master reading list (a link is in my signature). Enjoy that.

Baby Rudin came to mind.

I dont have first hand experience with Baruch other pre-mfe courses that are offered at their campus. I run the C++ courses online here that is part of the pre-mfe program and I am responsible for many aspect of c++ courses. I am often the first person who students contact for any porblem. I...

Appreciate the kind words @Michsund but I only provide a platform and the QuantNet community is as good as the people contributing to it. That means YOU GUYS. So I just hope you guys utilize the tools and introduce QuantNet to other people. It means a lot to me if all the applicants fill in the...

@Junping Chen @idkmyname can you guys add your timeline to the Tracker? Thank you

As admission decisions start to come in, let's get a tradition going here so we can share the programs we applied, the admits/rejects we received and the program we are ultimately joining. Let's keep the format uniform and discussions on their separate programs threads. Please share details on...

Yes, would be really useful if you can share it on the Tracker. Thanks.

@Joy Pathak shared his experience when he was an MFE student and networking was a reason he got in the door. He is very extroverted by the way. https://quantnet.com/threads/how-to-get-your-dream-quant-internship.10053/

Should take about 50+ days according to the Tracker info. There are few entries for USC MFE so please enter your timeline. https://quantnet.com/tracker/?program_id=45&order=application_updated&direction=desc

I only see about a dozen entries for the Princeton program entering 2019. Can you guys add your timeline there (if you haven't) so we can compare progress? https://quantnet.com/tracker/?program_id=8&order=application_updated&direction=desc Thanks much.

Learn to code well. It will be the key open the doors to many opportunities beyond these master programs since the trend is more technical hand on skills.

Check the Tracker as well. It has all the latest admission status from QuantNet members. https://quantnet.com/tracker/

They are using 6 months after graduation which helps everyone get close to 100%. On contrary, we use only 3 months after graduation in our ranking methodology.

Very interesting read. Let me know what you think of this. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/technology/computer-science-courses-college.html

The following is list of top 50 H1B visa occupations from myvisajobs. The footnote said data is from 2017 so not sure the accuracy of this but it's not surprising that the majority H1B visa is technical jobs.

@nicolalove @OriginalThinker @Ultimate Cheese Please add your timelines for your applications to the Tracker if you can. Thank you https://quantnet.com/tracker/

Check results on Tracker https://quantnet.com/tracker/

Thank you Ken for sharing your paper with QuantNet. I'm going to send it out to our memberships at large. This is the first paper that I'm aware of that takes a close look at risk management MS programs.

https://quantnet.com/threads/master-reading-list-for-quants-mfe-financial-engineering-students.535/

The reading list on my signature would be a good place to start exploring different specialties of this quant finance space.

I actually flew to Albuquerque with my wife to do a tour of BB and drive 4 hours to Four Points Monument. It is an interesting state to visit.

And I got some good stuff to bring home.

I saw it twice. Guess where I am now.

Anyone here us a fan of the above show or its spinoff Better Call Saul?

There are industries that pay more than finance. Think AI, tech, etc but you gotta be top of the game. You can't just thinking getting an MFE degree and then money will follow. Many people realize it a year and 100K too late.

If you got your undergrad in the US, it is not as high a factor as someone whose bachelor degree is not from an English language system.

I can hardly see a scenario when we are ordered to hand over such info given the nature of the forum. Moreover, the personal data we keep is so minimal that it's impossible to reveal anyone's identity.

There is a historical table of admission stats gathered over the years at Admission Statistics from MFE Programs It may be updated in the future.

I like to point out a finer thing in our 2019 rankings methodology is that in the survey we specifically request data for full-time admission and placement stats. This helps ensure better comparison between programs which may also explain some subtle changes from last year rankings. We already...

That's something we will look into. It makes more sense for us to do specific regional rankings which is why we decided to do US-only programs this year instead of including Canadian programs as in the past.

The QuantNet 2019 Rankings of Financial Engineering programs is now available online. You access the rankings at the link below https://quantnet.com/mfe-programs-rankings/

We are pleased to announce the release of our QuantNet 2019 Rankings of Financial Engineering programs, to be available online at 9AM EST on Dec 4th. New and improved, the 2019 rankings will include several new programs and focus entirely on US-based programs. Please turn on push notification...

Maybe we are much older now and don't need another reminder of that? ;)

Tues, Dec 4th :)

Term completed should be the date of your completion. It is on your cert. Skip the credit hour if it is optional or put N/A if required.

The numerical score. If you have a distinction, mention that as well.

Our course is pretty well-known and many CMU MSCF students have taken it over the years. The course is offered by the Baruch MFE program. There isn't any course number so you can skip it if optional. Since it's pass/fail course, it makes sense to provide the grade you received. Good luck with...

Soon.

There are now courses in that track offered by various programs. You may as well look into Data Science Master program since MFE is a short program so you won't learn much by taking a course or two.

Just a reminder for anyone who hasn't added their UCB MFE timeline as well as other program timelines to our Tracker. This is hugely helpful to everyone tracking their own application. Applications

I removed the duplicate. Thanks for letting me know.

Do’s and Don’ts of MFE Applications

Nobody has added any new entries yet since the Tracker was not available until recently. Maybe you can be one to start it up again.

I just updated it and you should be able to do it now. More to come.

You can still do so via the Filter on the right. Just enter the username in the Created by and it will show the same thing.

@sarahwang @Joseph Shamsian The Tracker is available now in its early beta stage. Check it out and let me know if there is any bug or missing features.

Not really quant questions but surely you will get these. Hopefully you can make good use out of it.

You can actually highlight relevant skills and work experience from it. I think you should use them to your benefit. Quant finance is pretty multi-disciplinary and not a one-track field like most people believe.

If you are a fresh MFE graduate and this is your first job, it will be really how good a deal the director can get for you (in good programs usually). When you change jobs, you will have a better idea of how much peers in similar roles make across the market and can better deal with employers...

Most people that are in the US self-apply, specially if you already did your undergrad here. There could be a whole industry for people in China to apply for college and that may extend to the MFE programs as well but it's not a big part of it from what I can tell. Looks like if you are done...

Here is a good place to start. It takes time but the quant field is large and there is lot of specific roles with its own specific skillsets. Master reading list for Quants, MFE (Financial Engineering) students

It depends. It would take a while to go through if you want to do all of the coding exercise there. Try it and you can find out your own pace after a month.

You need to toggle the BB code button (the wheel button on the right most above the input box).

Reasons are many, some you already mentioned. Graduate STEM programs have lot of international students, many from China. WSJ - Why So Many Chinese Students Come to the U.S.

Besides demonstrating your genuine interest in quant finance by a project of some short, it would be important to explain it in your application. Stochastic is an important course in MFE so showing some interest and knowledge is a plus. Your profile probably has a lot of checkboxes clicked...

Which one do you refer to? The MFE rankings?

You can self study, do a part-time at night at a local MFE program. You sound like you want to improve yourself and do not want to be left behind since finance is getting more and more technical, high advanced math. Basically, MFE is more or less a way for most students to get into the door. If...

@pingu what your suggestions? Newer versions of the books on the list or entirely new categories?

@rohitr you are not supposed to complete the entire list. Just pick any section of interest and go as deep as you need or want. @Beep Boop i have fixed a few files. there are other attachments that have gone missing after 11 years so I will fix if i can or remove them.

Sarah, The Tracker is being updated and will be available again soon.

The list of books is here Master reading list for Quants, MFE (Financial Engineering) students

Was just a testing tool for us. Has little meaningful besides that.

Yes, it seems certain old files are missing. probably due to server moving years ago.

There are many successful professional in finance coming from state and public colleges. Many members here can tell you that.

Finance is not the only career option for ambitious young men and women these days. Tech and other industries have huge draw. Volcker has been major factor where regulation has been emphasized more but with the rule repeal, the days of exotic derivatives products may come back. We'll see.

It would help you a great deal if you spend sometimes reading about the industry and what each role entails so you can better answer during interview like what Ken asked. A lack of industry research is one of the biggest downfalls for new entrees to the field. You can get much of what you need...

Realistically, no but you can get yourself a better chance by working a few years, getting a few online courses in math, C++, probability, calculus. It's doable.

Stony Brook is already listed on the Tracker but has very few data points. Usually, applicants enter the data themselves but gently asking them to afd their timelines and results here is a great way to jump start.

Would love to see more entries of applicants applying to Stony Brook in the Tracker Tracker | QuantNet Community Curiously, there isn't many of them, the latest from 2014. If anyone know the recent batch of applicants who are members here, I would strongly ask them to add their profiles to the...

@TehRaio is right. Work experience is very valuable so get it whenever you can. If you later decide to go back to school, it will give you a leg up when it comes to understanding, real life application, salary compensation, everything.

https://quantnet.com/quiz

Do’s and Don’ts of MFE Applications You have an uphill battle to increase GPA so focus on what's important.

Also do a search on Quantnet for "a day in the life of" as title. You will find some samples to read.