Carnegie Mellon University - MS in Computational Finance

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  • 2014  Enrolled LewisMast has a tracker for this program.
The interview this year has been extended to 30 mins.
Does anybody has finished the interview already? Any hints?
 
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  • 2014  Rejected Vic_Han has a tracker for this program.
  • 2014  Rejected QuantHopeful has a tracker for this program.
  • Andy Nguyen is an Administrator
  • 2012  Enrolled babinu has a tracker for this program.
Ok, thank you. I am very capable at doing that so your words are comforting. I wonder, do you (or anyone else) know what percentage of interviewed students are retained? Is this a stage where many are weeded out or is that mostly done with applications?

Also, babinu, I hope you don't mind me asking, are you a student there? Where did you get your information?
Yes, @cab I just graduated this December from the Pittsburgh campus
 
  • 2014  Rejected QuantHopeful has a tracker for this program.
  • Andy Nguyen is an Administrator
  • Andy Nguyen is an Administrator
The interview this year has been extended to 30 mins.
Does anybody has finished the interview already? Any hints on the interview?
The biggest hint is who will be your interviewer. In the past, Rick Bryant (the Director), Gwen (admission) and other administrative staff conducted the interview so it's mostly fit/personal/English skill. If they let alumni to conduct the interview this year, everything is fair game but it's usually everything on your resume is the biggest thing they will focus on.
 
  • 2014  Rejected Vic_Han has a tracker for this program.
The biggest hint is who will be your interviewer. In the past, Rick Bryant (the Director), Gwen (admission) and other administrative staff conducted the interview so it's mostly fit/personal/English skill. If they let alumni to conduct the interview this year, everything is fair game but it's usually everything on your resume is the biggest thing they will focus on.

Hi Andy, I think this time the invitation does not explicitly specify who the interview will be. So I guess a comprehensive preparation will be needed.
 
  • agl_mumbai has no tracker for this program.
Has anyone got the interview invite already for Round 1. I haven't received it yet so I am counting a rejection for me :(
 
  • moretodo has no tracker for this program.
Yes. It's been around 1-2 weeks since they've started sending out interview invites.
 
  • 2014  Rejected QuantHopeful has a tracker for this program.
Don't give up hope yet! Someone updated the tracker for interview last friday. Assuming he did the update on the day he received the invitation (I know I would), that means they were still sending out interview invitations on friday. You still have a chance of getting one this week. Best of luck!
 
  • cab has no tracker for this program.
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The interview was non-technical and fairly casual. I come from a non-finance background (BS/MS in math) so he asked me "Why are you here?" once my motivations for entering the program were clear he said that I "made my case" and the conversation seemed to switch to chit-chat mode. I got the impression that once my motivations were established that I was deemed acceptable, and then he just wanted to give me information about the program. I left with the expectation that I would be accepted, but I can't be sure until the 31st!
 
  • Andy Nguyen is an Administrator
  • 2013  Enrolled mhy has a tracker for this program.
My interview last year was about 45 minutes in total. It is non-technical and designed mainly to assess your fit with the program and your motivations/career plans.
 
  • 2014  Enrolled Claudia P has a tracker for this program.
For the information of future applicants:

The interview was non-technical and fairly casual. I come from a non-finance background (BS/MS in math) so he asked me "Why are you here?" once my motivations for entering the program were clear he said that I "made my case" and the conversation seemed to switch to chit-chat mode. I got the impression that once my motivations were established that I was deemed acceptable, and then he just wanted to give me information about the program. I left with the expectation that I would be accepted, but I can't be sure until the 31st!
@cab , just curious. how long did the interview go for you?
 
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  • 2014  Enrolled Claudia P has a tracker for this program.
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