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MathFin/MFE application resume - Advice Please!
 

markhobbus's picture
(Baboon, 138
 
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 on 7/12/12 at 12:47pm

Hi all,

http://www.razume.com/documents/26449

I recently updated my resume by adding the relevant project under education. I was not sure what metrics to include in the description and have thus far only included excess return. I am thinking of substituting that with a sharp ratio estimate since the excess return number might draw probing questions.

All other comments are welcome. I am looking to use this resume as I apply to MFE programs this fall as well as a few internships this fall/spring.

Mark

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IlliniProgrammer's picture

1.) Strong academics 2.) You

ST
(Almost Human, 9,244
 
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 on 7/12/12 at 2:55pm

1.) Strong academics
2.) You should get an 800 on the GRE.Q. If so, you should get into most programs.
3.) Why not get an full-time offer instead and go part-time?

NYU, Columbia, Cornell, Chicago, CMU are all within reach with that resume and an 800 GRE.Q.

Work hard, play hard.

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Thanks for the review

(Baboon, 138
 
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 on 7/12/12 at 7:55pm

Thanks for the review IP,

I'de rather go full time and knock it out quickly. Also I want to finish it before my parents change their minds about paying for it.

I took the GRE and got 165Q/161V. I think i'm going to stick with this score as it is above the implied 90% cutoff point for most of the top programs (165 is around 93%.)

IlliniProgrammer's picture

Fine. But work full-time, go

ST
(Almost Human, 9,244
 
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 on 7/12/12 at 9:28pm

Fine. But work full-time, go part-time and have your *employer* pay for it. Save your parents some money. Live on a grad student's budget and *save* the difference as you work. That's easily worth it taking an extra year.

Work hard, play hard.

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ST
 
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 on 7/16/12 at 8:14pm

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 on 7/15/12 at 2:28am

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IlliniProgrammer: 1.) Strong

ST
 
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 on 7/16/12 at 8:15pm
IlliniProgrammer:

1.) Strong academics
2.) You should get an 800 on the GRE.Q. If so, you should get into most programs.
3.) Why not get an full-time offer instead and go part-time?

NYU, Columbia, Cornell, Chicago, CMU are all within reach with that resume and an 800 GRE.Q.

I'll be applying to those programs in a couple years myself. Do you think pedigree from an ivy undergrad matters as much for these programs? Obviously, I'm from a non-target school and am planning to use this type of program to "re-brand" myself. Also, do the GRE verbal and writing sections matter at all?

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No. Chicago, for instance,

ST
(Almost Human, 9,244
 
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 on 7/16/12 at 9:19pm

No. Chicago, for instance, has something like a 50% admission rate, although there is some self-selection. But not everyone gets the job they want when they come out. In fact, only about 20-30% of the graduates get placed into the Front Office. Princeton, Stanford, MIT, and maybe CMU are the best programs to aim for. (CMU has the best research, teaching, and QuantNet ranking, but not as many people who graduate CMU get jobs as at MIT, Princeton, and Stanford.)

On the one hand, an MFE teaches you how to do some of the most complicated and difficult stuff in finance. On the other hand, it doesn't necessarily get you a job.

Andy Nguyen on QuantNet.com is really the best resource for this.

Work hard, play hard.

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