Boston MSMFT Boston MSMFT Admission Discussion

[Sasi Mishra]

Hey Seniors ,
I got the mail from Boston Mathematical Finance Adcom saying you have been put under waitlist for fall 2015 Round1 application. They said that final decision will be out anytime before but not later than July.
So seniors please help :| what is the probability of an acceptance in such scenarios or this is an apparent "Reject" . Previously had there been instances of converts for WL candidates? Any prior experiences?
Do I need to wait almost till half of this year or post round2 deadline, another round of decisions will be rolled out?
(PS:Boston Mathematical Finance is my first priority )

 

[MHS]

I ve been placed in the wait list at Boston. Can anyone share info on waitlist candidates who receive admits.
What is the probability that waitlisted candidates receive an admission offer.

Kindly help

 

[MHS]

Any current students at BU, pls share any info

 

[who_needs_username]

I also have been placed on waitlist, I mailed then about giving results as early as possible, but no positive response. Please, anyone, by when this waitlist decision will be given and what is the probability of getting an admit?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

It's going to be a long wait. Check out the Tracker for timelines of last year.
They gave out 170 admits last year and got 68 enrolled so if you are waitlisted, you will have to wait for those admitted to accept/turndown their offer.
https://www.quantnet.com/resources/admission-statistics-from-mfe-programs.51/

 

[who_needs_username]

Quantnet rankings show Boston MSMF better ranked than Rutgers MQF. But on some forums people rated Rutgers MQF bette than Boston MSMF.

https://www.quantnet.com/threads/rutgers-mqf-vs-nyu-poly-mfe-vs-boston-msmf.19753/

How do you rank them?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

You can wait a few months for our 2015 rankings then.

 

[Reyn S]

You can wait a few months for our 2015 rankings then.

When would the 2015 ranking be post, I really eager to see it to get some advice when choosing between the admission I got.

 

[Rimjhim Saxena]

Did any of you receive any communication regarding the waitlist from Boston University yet?

 

[udyan]

Hi,

Has anyone received interview calls from BU?

Till last year a lot of interviews had taken place till now for the first round, but i dont see any updates yet this year. Is there a change in pattern this year?

Please update if anyone has heard anything from BU.

 

[smj]

Hi,

Has anyone received interview calls from BU?

Till last year a lot of interviews had taken place till now for the first round, but i dont see any updates yet this year. Is there a change in pattern this year?

Please update if anyone has heard anything from BU.

This year BU includes interviews in the online application. There is a video essay section which is equal to an interview. Hope this helps.

 

[lacy]

No video interviews are required for the applications for the MSMF program at BU. You can find updated information on the site MS in Mathematical Finance | Questrom School of Business | Questrom School of Business. You can also get admission tips by registering for a webinar going to be held at 8:30 am (EDT) on November 5th, 2018.(link: Calendar | Questrom School of Business)

 

[JFChen]

Hello, I just received an e-mail today from BU and I got waitlisted. How likely will I be out from the waitlist? By the way, if anyone gets accepted and will reject the offer, would you please refer me? Thank you in advance!!!

 

[Junping Chen]

The same on the wl of BU MSMF

 

[Sharon Yik]

As far as I know, nearly everyone from round 2 got waitlisted...so probably they will send out more offers later

 

[Aditya Manjeshwar]

I've been waitlisted too. Is there anyone who received an admit yesterday?

 

[Janet_h]

It is really strange that I has not received any update yet, even a waitlist.

 

[Squasher]

Does anyone know any sample questions for the video essay

 

[Qui-Gon]

I remember somewhere on the program website it is mentioned that for the 3 (I think) video essays, you essentially will have prompts generated on the spot and you’ll have some amount of time (less than 3 minutes if memory serves) to formulate and then provide a response. I believe BU is one of the only programs to conduct video essays in this way, though there could be some programs that I haven’t looked carefully at that do as well.

 

[Squasher]

Columbia does it as well.
Do you know any sample questions that are likely to be asked in the video essay?