MIT MFin MIT MFin Admission Discussion

[jphall]

Ha ha I saw that one.

There is also the guy who spammed like 5 questions that were already answered.

 

[macro_trader]

Yea, seriously. Based on the caliber of these questions, I'd say the odds look decent. Then again, I know better than to think that.

 

[jphall]

Yeah I was thinking that.

But who knows..

Nothing really concrete came out of this chat.

 

[IanXiao]

Can't agree more, it is totally unequal situation, MIT don't want to provide any specific data for the Waiting Listers...

 

[Juan Pablo]

Hi Kevin,
My undergrad is in applied mathematics (3.63 gpa approx. graduated with honors), worked 1.5 years in an information technology consulting firm (part time), 2 years in the central bank of Mexico (2 publications and 1 paper in preparation), part time professor of Advanced Algebra and Applied Mathematics to Economics (at my undergraduate institution), won the Financial Markets Award and the National Award of the Mexican Stock Exchange (for my bachelor's thesis), attended several conferences and workshops representing the central bank (domestic and international). Certificates: earned the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma) and became Certificate Associate in Project Management (CAPM) from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Extracurricular: Improvemente lessons for people of scarce resources (Division Director), Account manager at AIESEC, and General Director of a program focused in granting scholarships for people with scarce resources though high academic achievements. Additional info: snow skiing, jogging (10k and 15k) and member of the Civil Defense Brigade at the central bank . O.K. GRE scores (Q: 162, V: 154, A: 4.5)

 

[sk_mfin]

Hi anyone heard from MIT yet? Also any ideas until when we can expect a call from them?

 

[jphall]

I imagine earliest you would hear would be mid-april when the intent for those who have offers is due.

 

[sk_mfin]

Yeah that's what I thought... well the wait is surely a long one... especially when we have no concrete info to go by.

 

[jphall]

Yeah.. during the chat, they said "anytime till class starts"...

Not very concrete at all!

 

[Terrytd]

its not too bad, irrelevant, but I had a +15% P&L on my portfolio today =]

 

[Andy Nguyen]

its not too bad, irrelevant, but I had a +15% P&L on my portfolio today =]

If you keep that going, you may not need to get a master degree. Somehow, I have a feeling such a trend does not last long

 

[kevinxu]

Hi kevin...undergrad...engineering in information technology gpa of 4.0, interned for a firm during undergrad for developing AI systems for trading optimizations, insurance...gmat of 720
Work exp of 3.8 yrs fulltime in private banking...post graduation in marketing mgmt and cfa L2 candidate
On the extracurriculars front i was a showstopper for a few fashion shows in college, been a part of 5 ventures, karate brown belt, made presentations about e-commerce BI and strategy to some firms in Asia and Germany...i think thats all that i covered in my applications

Californication. Thank you for your informative reply. Your extracurricular,Int'l exposure as well as UG experience is very impressive and I think that's what differentiate you from others. Really big diversity on you. I see why I got denied...

 

[macro_trader]

I was admitted from the wait list on Friday via phone call. Best of luck to everyone in the waiting game.

 

[macro_trader]

hey guys. I'll be attending in April. too bad you won't be able to make it, but I look forward to meeting you all this summer!

 

[dvb]

Hi, I was also admitted from the wait list via phone call. Have you received any additional e-mails explaining the next steps?

 

[Applicant MFE]

Hi, I was also admitted from the wait list via phone call. Have you received any additional e-mails explaining the next steps?

Hi dvb, can you please share your profile please? Congrats!!

 

[French]

Congrants to both of you!

 

[Terrytd]

anyone heard from MIT yet?

 

[Applicant MFE]

Not yet. Has somebody contact the admissions office?

 

[IanXiao]

Several people (I think at least 10) have been offered admission from waiting list last week, so...