Chicago Booth MiF

[Andy Nguyen]

Anyone with info on who is the director of the new program? Someone we can contact to get more info?

 

[aerobicfrown]

Did my interview on Feb 9th. I've seen a couple interviews been sent out at least 10+ within the last couple of weeks.

Hey, congratulations on completing the interview! Just wanted to ask about the format of the interview, and what kind of questions they asked.

 

[dudepc]

Hey, congratulations on completing the interview! Just wanted to ask about the format of the interview, and what kind of questions they asked.

For me it was just bunch of behavioral questions, not stressful at all

 

[Eric Kopen]

Has there been any discussion about how quantitative this program is? I was looking through the curriculum and saw the core courses include Investments, Corporation Finance, Data Analytics, and Financial Accounting. Corporation Finance and Financial Accounting are something you learn with a general Finance degree. I do see you can specialize in Asset Management which includes topics like Quantitative Portfolio Management and Fixed Income Asset Pricing, but overall it seems as if you can go a variety of directions with the degree, like even into investment banking... thoughts anyone?

 

[quantchoices]

Has there been any discussion about how quantitative this program is? I was looking through the curriculum and saw the core courses include Investments, Corporation Finance, Data Analytics, and Financial Accounting. Corporation Finance and Financial Accounting are something you learn with a general Finance degree. I do see you can specialize in Asset Management which includes topics like Quantitative Portfolio Management and Fixed Income Asset Pricing, but overall it seems as if you can go a variety of directions with the degree, like even into investment banking... thoughts anyone?

Agree. But given their electives and core are mostly finance modules. But since it’s mostly for Stem undergrads that’s why

 

[quantchoices]

Anyone with info on who is the director of the new program? Someone we can contact to get more info?

Hi @Andy Nguyen is there more info on the program?

 

[quantchoices]

Anyone got an interview invite last wk?

 

[aerobicfrown]

Hi, has anyone heard back for an interview invite in Round 2?

 

[Mokamoka]

yes, was interviewed on last Friday.

 

[aerobicfrown]

yes, was interviewed on last Friday.

If you don’t mind me asking, could you shed some light on the type of the questions asked and the overall structure of the interview?

 

[McCree]

Anyone knows whether there will be other waves of invites to interview?

 

[Mokamoka]

If you don’t mind me asking, could you shed some light on the type of the questions asked and the overall structure of the interview?

All questions are behavioral. Pretty chill. The structure is just like the regular interview.

 

[aerobicfrown]

All questions are behavioral. Pretty chill. The structure is just like the regular interview.

Thanks for sharing! Was it a pre-recorded assessment (like Kira) or a live online interview with a person?

 

[Mokamoka]

online interview with a person

 

[aerobicfrown]

online interview with a person

Great, thank you so much for sharing, this was really helpful!

 

[davidnalbandian]

online interview with a person

Did you apply early in the round 2? I applied on the 21st March, and it still says under review.

 

[Mokamoka]

Did you apply early in the round 2? I applied on the 21st March, and it still says under review.

I applied on March 26th. If you haven't received an invitation so far, it could indicate a rejection, as decisions are expected by April 29th.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

They enrolled 116 students in the first cohort starting in 2024.
The average tuition will be $114,000 for this 15 months program.

Prerequisite Courses​

• While there are no specific required classes, it is recommended applicants have taken advanced quantitative coursework and have exposure to coding. Examples include: Linear Algebra, Statistics, Multivariable Calculus, Python, C++.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

We got the first review for this program from one of our members. Thank you @MVDP
This program seems like it has serious resources behind it and can be a big player in the next few years.

University of Chicago - Master in Finance - Reviews

quantnet.com

 

[Andy Nguyen]

This kind of programs is not going to be small. They may target 100 students, maybe more.
How much resource will they have available for it is something we dont know yet.
Something to keep in mind and find out.

They enrolled 116 students in the first cohort starting in 2024.
The average tuition will be $114,000 for this 15 months program.

Prerequisite Courses​

• While there are no specific required classes, it is recommended applicants have taken advanced quantitative coursework and have exposure to coding. Examples include: Linear Algebra, Statistics, Multivariable Calculus, Python, C++.

I was guess right. These programs from business school are not going to be financially viable with a small class size.
When MIT MFin first enrolled the first cohort in 2010, they had only 27 students out of 179 applicants.
I think Chicago Booth MFin will likely get applicants who interested in Columbia MSFE, Yale Asset Management, MIT MFin, Princeton MFin and the like.