Toronto MathFin U of Toronto MMF Admission Discussion

[Tuna]

Hi, has anyone got any admits/rejects? Any updates?

 

[alex yang]

i am wondering do they giving out the offer based on the order of interview? say, they interview 20 ppl each time and they interview for 10 rounds, so they will send out the offer in 10 rounds, and choose among those 20 ppl?

 

[Wenqing LI]

There is one admit on tracker, I think they start sending out decisions.
No too sure about that, but according to last two years posts, looks like somepeople get interview before the assessment
and some people do the assessment first.
I think they send out decisions one week or two after people done both interview and assessment

 

[Nitinpandit]

There is one admit on tracker, I think they start sending out decisions.
No too sure about that, but according to last two years posts, looks like somepeople get interview before the assessment
and some people do the assessment first.
I think they send out decisions one week or two after people done both interview and assessment

I am from India. I didn't received any interview call yet?
what this means?Do i still hope to get admission or i am out?
Please let me know.
I shall be thankful to you

 

[Nitinpandit]

All the required knowledge mentioned on the website is fair game, if you got an A in ODE's and linear you better know what an integrating factor and an eigenvector are respectively.
If you know C++ matlab code is close enough that you'll get it (this was my case).
Also the requirements specifically state that for the more theoretical stuff (measure spaces, analysis) "general knowledge" is the only thing required, common sense will tell you that they probably won't ask you to prove something on the spot but you could be asked for the epsilon-delta definition of a limit.
Remember that this is an applied masters!
The interview will also be reflective of your background. If you wrote a paper or did an in-depth project there could be questions on those things.

Finally here's some great advice that I got over coffee from an HR consultant.
A thing that applicants lose sight of (in job and school applications) is that they are dealing with rational human beings (for the most part ) . When wondering what questions you'll get asked use your common sense. If on the job or school application/website/info-sheet, there are words like "required" and "highly recommended" beside subjects this is most likely what you'll get asked about. Be honest with yourself and really evaluate whether or not you know and understand those "required" and "highly recommended" things. If not then go over them till you do, if so then you're probably prepared anyway!

They're not going to ask you to prove Fermat's last theorem or how to cure cancer. They're going to ask you about subjects required for the role/program and subjects that you claim to know, to test your aptitude and your honesty respectively.

I am from India. I didn't received any interview call yet?
what this means?Do i still hope to get admission or i am out?
Please let me know.
I shall be thankful to you

 

[Wenqing LI]

I am from India. I didn't received any interview call yet?
what this means?Do i still hope to get admission or i am out?
Please let me know.
I shall be thankful to you

Did you try emailing the office?
I don't want to give you false hope since people get interviews around Feb 20th.
But I would say try to email them and see what the adm office says.

Good luck!

 

[Nitinpandit]

Did you try emailing the office?
I don't want to give you false hope since people get interviews around Feb 20th.
But I would say try to email them and see what the adm office says.

Good luck!

I contacted admission off. I got this reply-
The mmf Admissions Committee is currently in the process of evaluating almost 400 applications. Interviews are conducted throughout the month of February and into the middle of March. Those chosen for an interview are also required to complete an assessment. It is not a test or an entrance exam. After that, decisions are released by email until mid- to end-April. At this time, your application remains with the Admissions Committee, and I am unable to state where you are in this process.

What this means.....am i still under consideration or i should not hope positive feedback..
Thanks

 

[Tianxiao Chen]

I did my interview on Feb.18 and still got no response. They have started to send out offers about one week ago. But I heard some students are still doing interviews during last week.

 

[Tuna]

I did my interview on Feb.18 and still got no response. They have started to send out offers about one week ago. But I heard some students are still doing interviews during last week.

Hey, how do you know they've started sending out offers??
Do you know anyone who has got one? Except the one person who updated on the tracker?

 

[Nitinpandit]

I did my interview on Feb.18 and still got no response. They have started to send out offers about one week ago. But I heard some students are still doing interviews during last week.

Thanks a lot.
One last question.
Do they always conduct interview?

 

[Tianxiao Chen]

Hey, how do you know they've started sending out offers??
Do you know anyone who has got one? Except the one person who updated on the tracker?

Yeah that's what I heard

 

[Tianxiao Chen]

Thanks a lot.
One last question.
Do they always conduct interview?

Probably. I don't know anyone who got in the program without doing an interview.

 

[Nitinpandit]

Probably. I don't know anyone who got in the program without doing an interview.

Are you student of UoT. If yes, how many people you know who got the admission?
Thinking positive as didn't heard anything from anyone yet?

 

[Tianxiao Chen]

Are you student of UoT. If yes, how many people you know who got the admission?
Thinking positive as didn't heard anything from anyone yet?

No I'm not from UT.
Now you can find out more information from the tracker.

 

[alex yang]

Hi everyone, I am a newly admitted student to mmf program at U of T. I am glad for receiving it. I would like to congrats to those who have been admitted to mmf or other programs at other school, also, for those who have not heard anything back yet, I wish all the best luck to you guys.

I just want to ask some questions for this program, because my optimal goal is to do Phd in math/stat/actsci (TBD), does this program provide lots of theoretical background which might help me in the Phd level studies. I am really concerning this right now since I only have like 4 days to make the final decision. Thanks a lot for those who have seen and reply this post.

 

[Canuck]

Hi everyone, I am a newly admitted student to mmf program at U of T. I am glad for receiving it. I would like to congrats to those who have been admitted to mmf or other programs at other school, also, for those who have not heard anything back yet, I wish all the best luck to you guys.

I just want to ask some questions for this program, because my optimal goal is to do Phd in math/stat/actsci (TBD), does this program provide lots of theoretical background which might help me in the Phd level studies. I am really concerning this right now since I only have like 4 days to make the final decision. Thanks a lot for those who have seen and reply this post.

The MMF is an applied masters that prepares you to join the financial work force, it is not optimized to cater to students who want to do a phd afterwards.
That being said there are students that do go on to do phds (most of our TAs are those kind of students), but they are the exception to the rule usually having done a very intense mathematics based undergrad.

Full disclosure: I am a current MMF student

 

[alex yang]

The MMF is an applied masters that prepares you to join the financial work force, it is not optimized to cater to students who want to do a phd afterwards.
That being said there are students that do go on to do phds (most of our TAs are those kind of students), but they are the exception to the rule usually having done a very intense mathematics based undergrad.

Full disclosure: I am a current MMF student

Thanks a lot Mike, for your reply. How hard do you find the program is. By hard, I mean, how abstract the math did you learn in the courses.

 

[Canuck]

Thanks a lot Mike, for your reply. How hard do you find the program is. By hard, I mean, how abstract the math did you learn in the courses.

That is a very subjective question, to people who had never done pure math some of the courses could be viewed as overly-rigorous while pure math students might find them just right.
I found that pricing theory hit the mark perfectly, although the best (and most fun) course was investments with Prof. McCurdy.
Again if you want to do a phd this is probably not the masters for you, do a 2 year math masters with dissertation et al.

 

[VickyLiu]

That is a very subjective question, to people who had never done pure math some of the courses could be viewed as overly-rigorous while pure math students might find them just right.
I found that pricing theory hit the mark perfectly, although the best (and most fun) course was investments with Prof. McCurdy.
Again if you want to do a phd this is probably not the masters for you, do a 2 year math masters with dissertation et al.

Hi, I just received the offer from UT and could you please tell me how you evaluate this program. And I also appreciate more information about internship, career service and placement. Thanks a lot!!!

 

[Canuck]

Hi, I just received the offer from UT and could you please tell me how you evaluate this program. And I also appreciate more information about internship, career service and placement. Thanks a lot!!!

The first semester is very difficult and you will be challenged mentally and physically (ie. lots of difficult work and little sleep). You really need to take a minute and think if you can handle this, as it is an extremely heavy workload and is done at a blistering pace.
Although I found it was great prep for the internship, since you will have the best work ethic in the office. The program also makes you into a self starter, nothing is spoon fed and you're expected to keep up, which again is excellent preparation for the work place.
Internship placement this year was 100%, roles were diverse including desk quants, model vetting, consulting and asset management. These were mostly in Toronto with myself and a couple other students finding roles abroad (London and Mexico respectively).
In terms of last year's full time placement, from what I've heard, all have found jobs in finance (risk, trading, asset management).