Princeton Masters in Finance
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on 4/18/07 at 10:19pm
I've been looking for the average GMAT and GPA to get into the Princeton Masters in Finance (M.Fin) program, but no real luck so far. I'm guessing you need to have above 680 GMAT and 3.8 GPA. Let me know if you think my estimates are too high, too low, or just about right. Also what else do they look for when you apply to a program like this?
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You also need Calc 1,2 + Lin
You also need Calc 1,2 + Lin alg + real analysis
Yeah, I was planning on
Yeah, I was planning on those. I'll also be finishing up Probability, Econometrics, & Mathematical Methods for Economists(basic review of clac applied to econ). I know cal tech want you to have C++ programing but is it necessary for the Princeton program?
Re: Yeah, I was planning on
Yeah, I was planning on those. I'll also be finishing up Probability, Econometrics, & Mathematical Methods for Economists(basic review of clac applied to econ). I know cal tech want you to have C++ programing but is it necessary for the Princeton program?
I heard some good things about Harvard's MBA program as well, supposed to be a decent program
Re: Yeah, I was planning on
Yeah, I was planning on those. I'll also be finishing up Probability, Econometrics, & Mathematical Methods for Economists(basic review of clac applied to econ). I know cal tech want you to have C++ programing but is it necessary for the Princeton program?
I heard some good things about Harvard's MBA program as well, supposed to be a decent program
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Re: Yeah, I was planning on
Yeah, I was planning on those. I'll also be finishing up Probability, Econometrics, & Mathematical Methods for Economists(basic review of clac applied to econ). I know cal tech want you to have C++ programing but is it necessary for the Princeton program?
I heard some good things about Harvard's MBA program as well, supposed to be a decent program
Cool, does this "Harvard" have a website?
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Hahaha. Good times on the
Hahaha. Good times on the forum.
I like the Princton program
I like the Princton program alot. Most Harvard MBAs cannot add, but the Princton program gives a nice background in stoch calculus and other quant areas that might be useful for trading/research. On the other hand, they also have the soft classes if your more into corporat finance or whatver.
I applied but did not get in. Check out the profiles of th students....many have phds or were physics majors at MIT or something. The MS finance program at vandy is also strong.
The MFin is a kick ass
The MFin is a kick ass program. If you have the mathmatical aptitude you should pursue it like a champ. I would love to do it but I just don't have the math.
Similar Programs:
Oxford has a MSc in Financial Econ
Cornell has a MEng in Financial Engineering
Cambridge has the MSc as well
Berkeley has something too
Cambridge
Cambridge actually has an MPhil Finance, not a MSc, but the difference seems to be minimal (basically just means it's easier to stay on for a PhD if you want to).
I'm currently on the program and can definitely recommend it - stellar placement in London (essentially everyone who wanted an IB job got one; mostly front office IBD with the big names as well, we've got quite a few guys going to GS, MS, Greenhill) and as you get to chose your modules you can make it as technical as you want to, ranging from pretty much no maths whatsoever and mostly management courses to hardcore financial engineering if that's your thing.
The Princeton masters seems strong as well, I guess it's more of a decision to be made based on Ivy League vs Oxbridge or US vs UK.
The MFE at Oxford is generally more technical, much more expensive and seems to place more students into second tier banks than the top ones - we actually have students here at Cambridge who did the MFE last year but didn't manage to find a job and are now getting a second masters instead.
Just PM me if you're interested in more info about the Cambridge MFin, I'd be glad to help out.
Quantitative Masters
I just applied to a whole bunch of these programs this past year. The best are (in no particular order): NYU, Columbia, Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, Berkeley, U of Chicago, U Toronto.
I don't know what the averages are for Princeton but I got in with a 3.8 GPA (math major) and 800q 790v GRE. All the info you could ever want about admissions to these programs is actually available at www.global-derivatives.com
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Thanks. These comments have
Thanks. These comments have been enlightening.