COMPARE How is Stanford MS in Statistics?

[Alex Zhang]

I was admitted by MS in Statistics program at Stanford. Since the FinMath program is also in the Stat Department and course selection is very flexible at Stanford, I can tailor my curriculum pretty much the same as that of FinMath. Together with Stanford's brand-name, will this program help me a lot to get a job in quantitative finance (quant or trader)? Can I get an interview when competing other MFE programs?

I was admitted by UChicago MSFM program before, but I prefer STAT at Stanford.

I am also on the waiting list of CMU MSCF program, and seems there is a high probability to be admitted later (I am not sure if it's true...). Should I wait for CMU?

Thank you!