WUSTL MSF Class of 2018
Hey Guys,
I just got accepted into the MSF program at WUSTL and have a few questions for anyone who either recently got accepted into the program or anyone who is currently going through/ finished the program.
Where did you live?
Is it possible to land and complete an internship during the program?
Is there anything that I can be doing right now to help better myself with either the curriculum or recruitment?
Is there anything in general that you guys would suggest that I should do before the program starts?
Thanks!
Hi gothicwaffle..
congrats man.
My sibling is from that program and now works at a hedge fund (good work life balance and pay)...
Assuming you want to get into buy side or IM field, do CFA and get CFA I winter 2017.
most interviews are taking place @ 2018 feb/march and offers are being given during that timeframe...
so getting CFA 1 beforehand would be really nice to have.
Good job on the behalf of your bro.
Is he in an NYC hedge fund?
Did he get the role with WUSTL's help, or on his own?
Did he have pre Msf IB experience?
Also very curious about these questions.
my sibling works at midwest and had other offer(s) from nyc but it was Asset Management... didn't like the culture & pay so decided to work for the midwest HF... found the opportunities via WUSTL's online career website and school network... and did not do IB pre MSF but did internship at HF and 1 yr FT at an international tech firm in a finance role. my sibling told me that work experience helped a lot but if you do not have direct relevant work exp. CFA is the best bet if you want to go to buy-side.. IB at WUSTL is certainly doable... but it is not that common and you have to network a lot! if you need more info, let me know.
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Fair point
Hey, thanks for the info!
hi I am a WUSTL MSF class of 2018 as well. wondering if there is any divergent in terms of placement between C-track/Q-track, US citizen/international students.
Hey man. You can check out the employment report here: https://olin.wustl.edu/EN-US/academic-programs/specialized-masters-prog… It does show some difference between C-track/Q-track placements. Which are you in?
Thx, saw that stats already, decide to be cautiously optimistic, there might be some different insights from a person instead of those numbers. And also I think that class size inflated dramatically after those stats, so that's my main concern there. I am a Q track student. also international
Well yes, the career paths are very different. That's obviously due in part to the very different curriculums but also because Quant track and Corpfin track students tend to intern at different places and therefore accumulate different skill sets. The Quant track students typically intern at RGA or NISA while Corpfin students intern at Butcher Joseph Hayes, Cultivation Capital, etc. Check LinkedIn for more specific data points. International's have to deal with Visa issues, so a decent portion of them get placed outside of the U.S.
Check LinkedIn for more specific data points.
Just checked out these firms you mention, thx a lot for your input cuz i m really interested in info like these. My guess is the environment in terms of corporate culture/career opportunities/comp prospects in STL can be quite different from those of in places like NYC or Chicago.
I know there are difficulties like Visa issue such and such, but I am prepared to bite every opportunity i can lay my hands on. young and not afraid, but not sure which way to go. I am trying to map out a direction that I would like to go.
Great post~!
This post is only for banking -
Did not do the program personally but I was accepted and networked with a former WUSTL MSF Alumni in IB. Take this with a grain of salt (because this is now heresay) but he said the program didn't really do jack for him from a recruiting perspective. He went out and networked very hard to get his spot and said that the guys who expected it to be "easy" given the ranking of the program or sat on their hands and expected to get a great job were left holding an empty bag with only job offers they didn't like.
Hopefully this helps - just network early and aggressively and you should be set. Lastly, congrats since WUSTL's MSF is a great program.
Axe
This is true anywhere. You can't sit on your dick and expect the world to be handed to you. Also, people generally like to attribute success entirely to themselves rather than acknowledge contributions made by others. WUSTL's curriculum is really its strength. You actually learn a lot from the program. People will tell you that knowledge isn't important in finance, but that hasn't been my experience at all. Also in my year, 8 or so got IB out of a class of 30.
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