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How's the placement for the program? I saw that employment rates are only 55% for US (3 months) and its been consistent over the past few years.
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Same question, but I did hear that the career service in MAFN is much better than Columbia's MFEHow's the placement for the program? I saw that employment rates are only 55% for US (3 months) and its been consistent over the past few years.
Hi @dudepc , do you have the employment report?Same question, but I did hear that the career service in MAFN is much better than Columbia's MFE
I don't, but I've heard from a lot of alumni saying Columbia's MFE has literally 0 career service, and MAFN has a better career service compared to MFE. (take it with a grain of salt)Hi @dudepc , do you have the employment report?
I'm certain it's MAFN > MFE solely on career service based on what I was told@dudepc its the other way round
From who?I'm certain it's MAFN > MFE solely on career service based on what I was told
from current columbia mfe, they basically said mfe has 0% career support, mafn has 30% supportFrom who?
nah i get what ur trying to say, but i don’t think landing ft = good career service experience, it’s more about the individual’s ability. But solely on career service’s mfe is pretty bad i’ve heard.I heard the other way lol. Majority in MFE already landed internships and FT jobs during the course while mafn career was quite mid
Yea but seems like only half the class is employed in US vs UChicago. Do you have more info on MAFN?Columbia is not a school you go to if you’re looking for personalized bespoke career services. it does seem like you are sort of on your own, albeit with the bare minimum stuff like resume books and such. Places like Chicago seem to feature a lot more guidance and hand holding in the job search.
Which is why MAFN program has an option for you to do the program in 3 semesters instead of 2. The extra semester is extremely important for international students to stay current with their visa longer while they search for internship/job.Or it could be like i suggested that relatively lackluster career services make it hard for international students to get a foothold in the us during the relatively short program length.
agree, would be good to know the class profile too. I don’t think program length is a factor since it can be done in 1.5 years tooI’ve seen some threads on here suggest that columbia has a better name brand around the world than uchicago? I’m a us citizen and both of these programs hold equal name recognition in my view. But i wonder if there isn’t some self selection going on in the columbia programs (and mit) having a significant portion of students go back to their homeland after studying. just a guess. Or it could be like i suggested that relatively lackluster career services make it hard for international students to get a foothold in the us during the relatively short program length.