I am confused as which university to pursue my masters in finance from. I have got the offer from McGill in MMF program and UCLA's MFE program. I want to go into Futures and Option Trading/ HFT trading as of now but my goals might change while exploring the masters. Which university should I choose? I have already paid 5K CAD to block my seat at McGill. If someone can help me in this dilemma then that would be super great!
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I still recommend UCLA. Opportunities in Canada for HFT trading are very limited and you’ll likely still be looking for a job in the US after you graduate McGill.
The main benefit you’ll get from UCLA is the 3 year OPT program which will help a lot in the initial job search combined with the Anderson alumni network and MFE career team’s efforts.
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Did you apply before Round 1 deadline? If so you’re probably fine to email them and ask for a status update, their tentative decision date is listed as March 1st which is long past.
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Yeah. They sent a mail on 1st that they'll be sending results on a rolling basis. But no update after that.
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Seniors, could you please guide me on how to tackle the technical part of the interview? It would mean so much. Is it difficult? Any tips? Should I revise a few college math concepts before attending it? I've to take it in the next day or two. Thanks a lot.
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If you're rusty on math I would definitely go over basic calc/linear algebra/probability
If you google Chinese forums for them you can find questions from last year which are very accurate to this year (I had a few of the same questions)
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Could you please send over the link to the forum with last year's Qs? Also, can I connect with you on Reddit or somewhere else if you're comfortable? Thanks a ton.
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Probably revise Basic Linear Algebra, Probability concepts and PDEs. The questions are fundamental and won't need a lot of calculation. All the Best!
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Hey, anyone received an update? I gave my interview on 17 feb and got an email on 1st March saying that my application is still under review. I’ve emailed them again last week, but they said the same thing. Just wanted to know if anyone else is in the same situation
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I am in the same boat, gave my interview on 26th Feb. Honestly, I don't have much hopes left.
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I wouldn’t keep waiting if you haven’t heard anything yet. The admits orientation zoom call is tomorrow and I believe this is the only one (for round 1 at least)
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Did you get any update? I think they might have just forgot,
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A few days back I received an email that stated that I could still complete my video interview if I wished. The funny thing is that I never received an invite for a video interview. I wrote back asking for clarity, it's been a week but haven't heard back.
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They took my Interview in February, no update since. Maybe in your case, the interview invite went into your spam folder. It actually happened to me for another college.
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It is unlikely. I have been checking my emails every day, even the spam folder.
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Did they tell you any tentative date?Not yet
Still waiting.
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I am also waiting just got the same tailor made reply on first May that application is under review
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