CMU MSCF CMU MSCF Application Discussion

[mhy]

My interview (and from what I know most/all interviews are the same) was basically asking about my background and motivations, and career goals. Also a little bit of discussion regarding whether to do the program full time or part time (I chose part time, but was asked if I was thinking of doing it full time - not sure what the intent of this was)

You can also search this forum for past interview experiences. In general it is a conversation about your fit with the program.

 

[ritesh chopra]

@tonylxy , @EddyS and @ellen_h : all the best for the interview... Nail it
Do share your interview experience.

 

[tonylxy]

@tonylxy , @EddyS and @ellen_h : all the best for the interview... Nail it
Do share your interview experience.

@tonylxy , @EddyS and @ellen_h : all the best for the interview... Nail it
Do share your interview experience.

Thanks! The interview was very casual with very typical questions. The whole interview took 18 minutes only.

 

[evan guggenheim]

Thanks! The interview was very casual with very typical questions. The whole interview took 18 minutes only.

Could you further elucidate which type of questions you had asked to you? Thanks.

 

[tauyan]

Thanks! The interview was very casual with very typical questions. The whole interview took 18 minutes only.

Would also highly appreciate any details...

 

[mhy]

@evan guggenheim
@tauyan

Check my post here: https://www.quantnet.com/threads/cmu-mscf-f2015-interview.19130/#post-144954
PM me if you want more advice

 

[evan guggenheim]

@evan guggenheim
@tauyan

Check my post here: https://www.quantnet.com/threads/cmu-mscf-f2015-interview.19130/#post-144954
PM me if you want more advice

Thanks @mhy , I'm really surprised it was all fit questions, especially for a competitive program like CMU. I heard at Berkeley you get grilled with Tech questions!

 

[mhy]

Thanks @mhy , I'm really surprised it was all fit questions, especially for a competitive program like CMU. I heard at Berkeley you get grilled with Tech questions!

You'll have enough Tech questions for a LIFETIME once you join the program :D

 

[evan guggenheim]

You'll have enough Tech questions for a LIFETIME once you join the program :D

Ahaha! Clever response, great point.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

The type of interview questions will depend largely on your interviewers. For CMU, it's Rick (director), Gwen and other people in admission office. They surely won't quiz you on stochastic calculus or C++ functions.
UCB MFE would have students interview you initially and those guys would more be comfortable with technical question. The second round would be done with Linda (director) and admission people for fit/personality questions.

 

[evan guggenheim]

The type of interview questions will depend largely on your interviewers. For CMU, it's Rick (director), Gwen and other people in admission office. They surely won't quiz you on stochastic calculus or C++ functions.
UCB MFE would have students interview you initially and those guys would more be comfortable with technical question. The second round would be done with Linda (director) and admission people for fit/personality questions.

Thanks @Andy Nguyen !

 

[Quantmaster Quoquo]

Hi

How was the interview. What all was asked.

Thanks

 

[ellen_h]

My interview takes about 10 minutes...
And..
1) How do you know MSCF program?
2) What you gonna intend to do with your master degree?
2-1) Will you get a job in US?
3) Any questions?
4) Other schools you applied..
4-1) How did you decide to apply those schools?
And go back to 3) again.

The interviewer, Richard, was very kind and witty anyway.

 

[Dude Lebowski]

Has anyone who applied for Round Two of CMU MSCF receieved an interview invitation yet?

 

[Mingming]

Did you get one? I haven't heard anything yet....

 

[Dude Lebowski]

Nope.. not yet.. But I'm guessing that there's a lot of time left for interviews since the official result date is in the first week of April..

 

[Hemant Dua]

Their website doesn't make any disclosure about the date by which all interview invites will be out (for Round 2, that is). May be a good idea to mail the AdCom.

 

[Dude Lebowski]

Well, based on Round One, they set interviews for a week or two before the decision notification deadline (30th Jan)... If they do something similar for Round Two, then interviews should be in mid to late March... I posted this in case CMU has deviated from past behaviour... I don't think I'll mail the AdCom before mid March...

 

[Hemant Dua]

Fair enough. I agree with you on that.

 

[Wenzhe Jiang]

any update?