COMPARE Columbia MathFin or Cornell FE

[williamyu]

I have a hard time deciding which program to attend. I wonder if you guys have any suggestions. As a Chinese student, I am a little concern about the placement after graduate in Columbia MathFin program because I was told it admits lots Chinese students and it is a short one year program. For Cornell FE, I like the courses better because it is less mathematic intense and have more choices in term of course selection, but it is really expensive, the total cost is around 90,000. It is a 1.5 year program and I wonder if it worth the money?

 

[bronson]

I have a hard time deciding which program to attend. I wonder if you guys have any suggestions. As a Chinese student, I am a little concern about the placement after graduate in Columbia MathFin program because I was told it admits lots Chinese students and it is a short one year program. For Cornell FE, I like the courses better because it is less mathematic intense and have more choices in term of course selection, but it is really expensive, the total cost is around 90,000. It is a 1.5 year program and I wonder if it worth the money?

Hello williamyu,
When did you receive your admission notice from Cornell? Are you on the tracker?

 

[roni]

I emailed Columbia MAMF about a month ago to ask them about their placements and never got a response back. Maybe I should give them a friendly call :\
Check out the reviews we have here:
http://www.quantnet.com/review-columbia-mafn-program/
http://www.quantnet.com/review-cornell-mfe-program/

Also, I am not really sure about Cornell's placements, for Dec 09 they put 70% at graduation and for 2010 Summer Internships the number is 90%(a research with a professor is also considered an internship). These number don't really tell much.