Which MSF for CS New Grad?
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You’ve got real momentum here — solid GPA, relevant experience (even if it’s not ‘bulge bracket’), and a clear sense of what you want. The fact that you’re asking the right questions already puts you ahead of half the MSF applicant pool. Let’s break this down:
✅ You’re not stuck with just “no-name” experience — you’ve got legit exposure to finance functions, modeling, and even a HF internship. That matters.
🧠 CS degree? Even better. IB, IR, or buy-side shops are all starting to value tech-savvy folks who can talk numbers and understand data pipelines, especially in energy or quant-adjacent roles. Lean into it.
🎯 Realistic targets:
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I got my MSF from Rochester (Simon), and pretty much all the Americans got ib or asset management jobs in NYC, Chicago, Boston, or Texas.
Some did the option to do internships, others took the option to just graduate normally. I am not sure if that option is still given or if they made the program strictly one way or the other.
International students it was very much luck based, some stayed at different jobs, mainly in NYC, while others went back home either due to bad luck, or just because that was their plan all along.
The American students were either undergrads that were already at UR and just did a 5th year, or from random schools (Mainly public mid-sized Universities from the south, midwest, northeast, upstate NY, west coast (with the occasional flagship state school with 40,000+ students); or small 5,000 student private colleges nobody has ever heard about). I would say ~ 33% of the international students also attended those same schools and did their undergrad in the US.
While during recruiting interviewers/hr might care about your undergrad, any Simon person you reach out to will not think much of it; if that is a worry you might have.
This is very helpful, thank you! Do you know the sizes of the places the Americans ended up? (like BB, MM, etc.)
For IB I think mainly MM or boutique with the occasional BB, a few also went to Big4 valuations, and small to medium sized consulting/valuation/investment banking/ asset management firms.
Some did corporate finance, but I think that was mainly if not entirely international students, so sponsorship was the biggest issue there.
Never heard of the Tulane program. USC seemed really poor for outcomes when I looked at it, not great placements, lots of internationals basically being bank tellers. I thought nova was a bit more highly regarded.
Unfortunately that's all i can offer lol.
i was deciding between yale am and booth mif. i went with booth in the end. i have heard outstanding feedback about their career services. since the program is funded by Asness and Liew, there is a lot of attention drawn towards it and the potential is huge. 80% international is standard. MIT's MFin is 90% international. with booth, you get to do an internship which is very valuable, but the program is not 2 years (so you save money vs a 2-year program). you can make the program as quant-heavy as you want.
there's also (right now) a format where you can apply to the booth deferred mba during the program, and if you have a decent gpa you're basically in. this helps in case u decide u want to pursue a riskier path (you can fall back on the mba).
This is really good to hear - and congrats! What's your background like, that it got you into those programs? Do you think I have a shot at Booth?
i dont see why not. i would try to retake the gre and aim for 330+ though.
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hi, how's it going!? I just had an interview with Booth MiF, & I'd love to know what you're up to / what the courses, people, & opportunities are like / any regrets or praises you have! you can msg me
you must have done your internship, how was it?!
do you feel supported compared to the MBAs? how much interaction do you get with your MiF cohort vs with MBAs and other masters?
are the tracks beneficial? is there anything you wish were different about the program / do you ever feel like a lab rat since you're the 1st cohort or is it well put together?
it would be my first choice based on location/rep but i'm worried bc there's no employment report yet, their last mba report was subpar, and the school overall is struggling for money
Thank you!!
If you're aiming for investment banking, focus on schools close to New York or in NY if possible. Vanderbilt places well in IB. Georgetown is a strong option—if you can do the two-year program, it allows you to recruit for a summer internship, although most Summer Analyst 2026 spots are already filled. UChicago has a strong IB alumni network, so it's a great choice too. Also consider NYU. I wouldn’t recommend UT Austin unless you're specifically targeting IB in California or Tx. Columbia is amazing of course. Go into the school linkedin and see the alumni network in IB, even if you do MSF you can reach out to undergrads in IB for help are referrals
Thank you for the straight-up advice. Columbia MSFE I assume? and NYU MSRE or MSQF?
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