MFE right after undergrad?

I have the option of getting a five year BS and Masters. The BS is in quantitative finance, and the Masters would be in Financial Engineering. Would spending the extra year and getting the MFE increase my chances at getting an offer at BB S&T, HF, or even top prop trading shops?

MFE is top tier 2 if that makes a difference.

Thanks in advance.

 

I'm assuming this is at Stevens. Look elsewhere for an MFE. The placement stats at Stevens are weak at both the masters and bachelor's level. Do some searches on linkedin and see how many Stevens Quant Finance and MFE graduates are working in back office/ops roles or unemployed.

 
IB_hopeful:
I'm assuming this is at Stevens. Look elsewhere for an MFE. The placement stats at Stevens are weak at both the masters and bachelor's level. Do some searches on linkedin and see how many Stevens Quant Finance and MFE graduates are working in back office/ops roles or unemployed.

You are correct about Stevens. I'm fine with BO or MO if that makes any difference. Eventually I hope to go to M7 for an MBA.

"The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets." -John D. Rockefeller
 
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futurectdoc:
An MFE makes sense look at CMU, Berkley, NYU, Columbia, how is your GRE/GMAT/GPA?
I'm a sophomore so I haven't taken the GRE/GMAT yet. My GPA is ~3.78, I hope it'll stay there and I don't anticipate it dropping to under a 3.6. I am not looking for IBD, I'm looking more along the lines of S&T (derivatives) or HF derivatives again. Do BBs hire MFE grads without any work experience?
"The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets." -John D. Rockefeller
 

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