Quantnet Advanced C++ course or CFA?

[khoatran]

A little bit of my background, I'm going to start my undergrad senior year in Fall 2020 (I'm in the US) and I'm also considering to apply for a MSFE program after undergrad, which mean I have until the end of 2020 to finish my application. My major is Business Analytics and Economics, with 1 year of internships that are all in business (Real Estate Research, Sales Operations & Strategy, Business Development & a little of M&A work). I'm about to complete the Quantnet C++ for FEngineering course and wonder of what to do next between the next-level course and CFA. I have not yet taken GRE so I don't think I have time to do them both. So just wonder which one would add more value to my application. Hope this question help others as well. @APalley @Daniel Duffy

 

[khoatran]

I acknowledge that Baruch values C++ certificate more. But I also see other schools listed "any progress to CFA is preferred". I guess the question comes down to whether other schools beside Baruch will value the Quantnet advanced C++ certificate more than CFA?

 

[Daniel Duffy]

I don't know myself.
Why not both C++ and CFA?

Some schools look for ODE/PDE.