Post-MBA goals are to work in Energy IB:

Stretch Schools - Columbia, Booth, Stern (possibly)
Fair chance Schools - McCombs, Duke (possibly), UCLA, Cornell, Ross, Darden

Now I think I'm going to apply for 4-5 schools for Fall2014 but I just need to decide which schools.

I'd be open to go to school on any one of the coasts but it has to be in a major city, NY/LA/Chi/SF preferably and in that order.

Which schools not known for Energy would still provide me opportunitiies for Texas IB recruiting?

I know McCombs kills it in recruiting and so does Rice to a lesser extent but with UCLA being highly ranked would that fact at the very least put me on a level playing field with McCombs and Rice?

The merit fellowship deadline for CBS was January 9th. I know they get a ton of applications in before that deadline.

Since they do rolling admissions, is there any point applying this late? Anyone have an idea of how full their class is already?

Contemplating between EMBA (Columbia/Wharton) and Full Time MBA (Booth/Columbia/Wharton). I need to move to hedge funds or asset management post MBA. long term goal is to be a Portfolio Manager.

I have 5-6 years of experience in Derivatives Pricing/Risk in a financial services provider and a Masters in Financial Engineering. But I am not/ don't intend to be a hardcore quant. Clearly, I am not on the right track to be a PM in buyside.

Is it better to do EMBA or FTMBA to get into the fields mentioned above? With EMBA I won't be able to do an internship. Is Internship really that important to get into hedge-funds /asset management? As I mentioned before,

I recently stumbled upon the M.S. in Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University, as well as a similar M.S. at Columbia. I was wondering what everyone thinks about these programs in terms of placement within IBD/PE/HF? Are there any other programs that are similar to this one (1yr MS programs) that are in the same category?

Hey guys, just looking for some advice!

I will be graduating this year from a top architecture school program in New York City... (The Cooper Union), it has a great reputation but is not known as much outside of the field because it is so small and specialized (3 % acceptance rate, full tuition scholarship).

I am looking at the prospects of receiving another degree in economics/finance/strategy after completing my architecture degree. I took an intern position for two years working in Asset Management/Strategic planning for a governmental office in the city and am really excited about the prospects in the field of consulting. I was always interested in the business world, but didn't make the move back in high school.

Hi,

Would it be worth creating a resume and submitting it here...as in, do I have any chance of going to Wall Street with an undergrad degree in Mol Bio?

I'm a junior at (Yale/Princeton/Columbia) with a 3.8. Working towards a finance minor. Varsity crew. President of two clubs. Not white.

Gac Filipaj, Columbia University Custodian, Earns Degree After Working Way Through School

Facing war in his homeland, Gac Filipaj traveled to America in search of a better life and a job so he could send money back home to relatives.

Now, 20 years after leaving the former Yugoslavia for America without speaking a word of English, Filipaj has earned a B.A. in Classics -- with department honors -- from Columbia University's School of General Studies, where he has worked as a janitor for the past 19 years, the New York Daily News reports.

On Sunday, the 52-year-old will join hundreds of other undergraduate students at commencement to receive his degree and then take a break for two days. After that, he said operations will return to normal as he goes back to work as a janitor.

I've been admitted to Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science, Columbia Engineering and Cornell Engineering as an undergraduate. I will be a Computer Science major.

I realize that software developers max out their salary very soon and it's sort of a dead end job. Only way to succeed is to start your own company or join a successful startup. So I'm looking into a finance job. I may double major or minor in financial engineering (Columbia, Cornell) or computational finance (CMU).

My questions:

1) What kinds of jobs can computer science students get on Wall Street?

2) Which of these schools is best for me given my goals?

Thanks for your advice

Note: I'm not quite sure where I should put this thread. So sorry if this is the wrong forum section.

I am looking for help evaluating my candidacy to a top 5 B school, I really just need a sanity check to see if I'm in the ball park or if I should not be wasting my time.

First of all thanks to all for taking the time!

I'm planning on applying to B school for fall 2013. Below are my summary stats. I’m planning to apply to (HBS/Columbia/Wharton/Stanford) and would appreciate if you could tell me my chances of getting in to any schools in my list, as well as get an opinion on other schools where I might be a good fit. Thank you once again; all help is much appreciated!

I am a Puerto Rican male; bilingual (Spanish)

Academic:

Middle Tier Boston Business Undergrad (Think BU/BC/Bentey/Babson) GPA: 3.2 Finance GPA: 3.8 (had very strong upward trend after initial issues)

BA Economics from Top 10 School (Top 5 to a few people)
GPA: 3.38
2 years public finance consulting firm (financial/management consulting to local/regional/state govs)

I know this is hardly enough info- but it does give you the broad strokes.
Assume everything else about my application is "average"

So above average UG Prestige, below average GPA, below average W/E years, above average GMAT.

Chances at Stern or Columbia?

Looking for some advice on bschool applications. My stats:
3.75 GPA from top 30
730 GMAT (80%Q, 95%V)
1.5 years S&T in small-midsize Canadian bank
Current – 2.5 years (at time of matriculation) at large well known AM firm in portfolio management
Good ECs and very involved with charity work

Goal: continue to move up the ranks of Portfolio Management either at an AM firm or HF or S&T at a BB

What's going on everyone? So I have a 2.9 GPA and major in History. I'm also studying my ass off for the CFA (Level 1) in June. I'm currently looking for internships as well. But my question is, do you think with all this going is it worth it to enroll into Columbia University (Business Certificate Program)? There is no way I'm getting in on regular admissions and the certificate program would cost 20k all together. Any value for resume?

I've been reading threads around the website for a while but this is the first time I've decided to post. My question is regarding the 2+3 programs (or 2-1-1-1) that are offered by many liberal arts schools to receive and engineering and liberal arts degree in 5 years. Do any of you have any experience with these types of programs at top ranked schools (Dartmouth, Columbia, Caltech)? And would one have access to recruiting at both the engineering and liberal arts school? Thanks.

If I want to pursue the best MBA for a career in Restructuring, what schools should I target ?

Any suggestions outside of the top 5 schools, but in the top 20-25?

Thanks.

Columbia University has added a new class to its curriculum... Any of you Monkeys planning on taking this class next semester?

Does getting pepper-sprayed count as extra credit?
Columbia University is offering a new course on Occupy Wall Street next semester — sending upperclassmen and grad students into the field for full course credit.
The class is taught by Dr. Hannah Appel, who boasts about her nights camped out in Zuccotti Park.
As many as 30 students will be expected to get involved in ongoing OWS projects outside the classroom, the syllabus says.
The class will be in the anthropology department and called “Occupy the Field: Global Finance, Inequality, Social Movement.” It will be divided between seminars at the Morningside Heights campus and fieldwork.

Columbia has an open class visit policy -- meaning you just have to check into the admissions office before you go to the class and blend in with the current students and arent met by anyone that is a student and the like. I'm gonna be going to a few this week and trying to decide if i should suit up and stand out hardcore from the others or go with business casual / dress shirt or polo and jeans and dress shoes? Gonna be coming from work and no dress code at work, suit will look suspicious lol

I know this has been covered previously, just thought I would bring it back up since I'm considering this program. How is this program viewed from perspective employers? Without prior buy-side or equity research experience would this program be a good launching pad to the buy-side?

I'm in NYC and am thinking about doing an EMBA.

Please take the following as givens:
1. Accepted into Columbia and Wharton EMBA programs
2. Almost 30 years old, somewhat senior FO role at hedge fund
3. Solid pedigree (top-tier undergrad/excellent grades/decent career progression)
4. Employer footing the bill (but still opportunity cost of time)

Here are my opinions:
A. No direct benefit to immediate position/short-term career
B. Would enjoy the program (I like this "stuff")
C. Moderate improvement to pedigree
D. Potentially significant benefit to medium-/long-term career (if I ever started a fund or whatever)

Question for you monkeys: does it make sense for me to get the EMBA, and if so, is it worth the short travel to Wharton over Columbia?

Hey guys, I'm an expatriate living in the US who is planning to apply for Columbia MBA for the January term. I work in Finance currently but I want to get out into Corp Strat at a large firm after B-School.

As I've been preparing for the GMAT, I've been getting cold feet, mainly at the prospect of the $160,000 in estimated costs for the degree.

I would have to dip into my savings and possibly take on a loan in my home country to finance this education. My parents paid for my undergrad here in the US so asking them to pony up the dough is something I'm not sure I have the stomach for.

On the flipside, I've had 3 jobs since graduating 4 years ago, so the branding of an MBA and time to think about next steps is maybe exactly what I need.

Does getting a certificate in say Banking or Finance from a university like NYU (SCPS) or Columbia give you access to any OCR? Or for that matter, aside from personal learning does it provide any networking opportunities at all? It would be a small price( ~$3800) to pay for access to NYU's career services offices and their recruiting network.

Interested in any feedback from Columbia undergrads and alums - calling all CC/SEAS/GS/Barnard/JTS - about the perception vs. the reality of the Columbia School of General Studies - good, bad, inconsequential... Somewhat interested in feedback from people who at least know such people... Not super interested in feedback from people who don't actually know anything about GS, but who are nevertheless more than happy to post about it as though they do. :-) Bonus points for those who at least sound credible about CU and GS.

Attending GS is a big decision for a lot of reasons: beginning with money; secondly, transfer students (especially left-coasters) having to uproot; and third and perhaps most importantly, the opportunity cost of NOT attending a different school's program.

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I am a rising junior at a ~60th ranked non-target university studying Industrial Engineering. I applied for transfer to two schools for next year. I was accepted at both Columbia and Cornell for Operations Research. I was originally pretty excited at being accepted, however after receiving the financial aid awards I don't think transferring would be in my best interest. I was wondering if you guys would be willing to share your opinions.

First off, my stats:
Major: Industrial Engineering
GPA: 3.99/4.00
ACT: 35/36

Work Experience:
Soph Spring: Boutique Investment Banking Internship at a local firm
Summer: F200 Engineering Internship - Leadership Development Program
Also, involved in research with the University that is heavily stats/OR based.

Hi everyone,

I'd like to ask anyone who's reading this to try and help me -
either with advice, or with clear examples. Thank you in advance.

I am a member of Grinnell Class of 2015, and I plan on majoring in economics and doing the 3-2 program with Columbia.

My dream job is something that has a lot of interaction with people, especially negotiating, persuading etc. ; currently, I'm torn.
From all of the career placement tests I did, most of them said that I should be in law, sales, marketing, and business in general.
I would enjoy being a stockbroker the most (that's what I'm leaning towards) - I like risk-taking, selling and the stock market
(which for me is a living, breathing organism).

Sup fellas, I will be applying to Business School this year and I wanted to get an idea of how the Columbia Value Investing MBA translates into the HF world in NYC. If I pursued my degree there, will I have a high likely-hood of landing a position with a HF in NY, compared to other typical MBA Finance programs?

Admitted to London Business School Masters in Finance and SIPA's (Columbia) International Finance and Economic Policy Concentration for Masters in International Affairs.
Stats: 3.5 years at FOF macro research role, currently internting at emerging markets credit hedge fund as credit analyst, 1 previous internship in emerging markets credit. Level 3 cfa candidate, international background, semi target undergrad (think Claremont McKenna, Bowdoin, Davidson.)
Goal is to get into emerging markets sell side research.

Thoughts on which program to choose?

Thanks

Good day, fellows,

I'm curious about getting an MBA degree in the U.S. (preferably in New York city).
Here is my concise background:
- Citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic (I bet you never heard) - developing, third world country, one of the former USSR republics;
- Gradiated from the American University of Central Asia [AUCA] (bet you never ever heard about it...) with 3.4 GPA, Business Administration department;
- Studied one academic year in Lincoln University of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO;
- During study at the AUCA, won several business-plan contests, scholarships (Global UGRAD, AUCA, local business representatives);
- Right know, I'm working as an auditor assistant in KPMG Moscow, Russia (and will work till Sep. 2013)
- Also, improving my English (TOEFL) and math (GMAT);