UCB MFE UCB MFE Admission Discussion

[Hacose]

On Course Era you can search for those classes and they will notify you when they are being provided…?

Okay I'll have a try, but do you know any other online course providers?

 

[Hacose]

I wish I could, man. I am just an observer and wannabe applicant. Everything is IMHO.

@zeez
is hold better than waitlist
i thought following was the order
accept>waitlist with guarantee>vanilla waitlist>hold>reject
please correct me if i am wrong

I think waitlist is better than hold too. Hold should mean they may reconsider the applicant after he completes conditions and he still have to compete with those on waitlist, I think.

 

[dexter_]

Applied in the 4th round. I had one round of interview earlier. I too have been put on a waitlist.

Here is what I have been asked to do :

• Read the Crack (Heard...), Hull (Options...), Zhou (A Practical...), Brealey (Principles...), and Jones (Macroeconomics) texts and the WSJ weekly.
• Successfully complete all of the preprogram courses offered by our department in January. "Successful completion" is a B grade or higher.
• recommended: further self-study of macroeconomics

 

[whatsisthename]

@dexter_
are you planning to go for it? does anyone have any stats on the conversion from waitlist to acceptance?

 

[dexter_]

I have not decided yet. The fee for these pre-program courses is quite high, considering that doing these courses dont guarantee admission for a waitlisted candidate.

 

[Rajan Seth]

Below is my list

1. Read the Crack (Heard...), Hull (Options...), Zhou (A Practical...), Brealey (Principles...), and Jones (Macroeconomics) texts and the WSJ weekly.
2. Successfully complete all of the preprogram courses offered by our department in January. "Successful completion" is a B grade or higher.
3. Successfully complete coursework in Partial Differential Equations and Numerical Analysis at any accredited institution.
4. Successfully complete coursework in R and Python at any accredited institution. "Successful completion" is a B grade or higher.

Still in the Dilemma to take or not to take Pre MFE courses.

Any suggestion on coursework in Partial Differential Equations and Numerical Analysis at any accredited institution?
How can I complete this? I am currently working full time in Singapore?

 

[Jonoh]

The admission office said the Numerical Analysis course is available on Coursera. I haven't been able to find it yet though.

 

[evan guggenheim]

The admission office said the Numerical Analysis course is available on Coursera. I haven't been able to find it yet though.

So were aloud to take Coursera classes and they count as prerequisites even though they are not accredited classes?

If so, you just made my day, aha.

 

[evan guggenheim]

Okay I'll have a try, but do you know any other online course providers?

Yes, Edx is also another good one, i've taken a course on there. Check it out.

You can also see if your local community college offers the class online, that way your getting the course as credit with an official transcript for less than half the price as at an universities' online course.

 

[SungHwan]

Received waitlist with guranteed admission for 2016 Spring! But I have requirements to follow (so it's not 'guranteed' afterall, right?)

 

[zyz]

This uh, is a little ridiculous, init? Waitlist with guaranteed admission if conditions are met?

 

[findiot]

Received waitlist with guranteed admission for 2016 Spring! But I have requirements to follow (so it's not 'guranteed' afterall, right?)

Did you have a call with Linda?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Some good info on pre-courses at UCB.
https://www.quantnet.com/threads/ucb-pre-program-review.8410/

 

[SungHwan]

Did you have a call with Linda?

Nope not yet.. But the mail says she will contact me tomorrow

 

[Jonoh]

Hey Evan

A little confusing. In the email they sent me, they said I could take it on Coursera. However, after a phone call with them last night, it looks like they suggest the course through Columbia Video Network. So I'd go with the latter.

 

[Hacose]

Hey Evan

A little confusing. In the email they sent me, they said I could take it on Coursera. However, after a phone call with them last night, it looks like they suggest the course through Columbia Video Network. So I'd go with the latter.

Hi Jonoh, I asked Linda last night if we can take those "graded courses" on MIT OCW, and surprisingly she said yes, so could it be that they don't actually have strict requirements on the result of courses, or just that she made a mistake? The CVN costs over $5000 for one course and it's a little too expensive...

 

[Jonoh]

Hey Hacose. I would go with them not having such strict requirements. Thanks for the heads up. I definitely want to save that kind of cash.

 

[whatsisthename]

@Hacose @Jonoh
can you please share a link to the courses that you are referring to here?

 

[zyz]

@Hacose @Jonoh
can you please share a link to the courses that you are referring to here?

Ditto, and thanks in advance.

 

[evan guggenheim]

Hey Evan

A little confusing. In the email they sent me, they said I could take it on Coursera. However, after a phone call with them last night, it looks like they suggest the course through Columbia Video Network. So I'd go with the latter.

Okay, thanks Jonoh. It seems they are wanting courses that provide credit then, not to mention its cash in their hands. Thanks again for the heads-up.