The following review was submitted on 1/13/2011 by a student who studied part-time in the program from 9/2007-12/2010
Can you tell us a bit about your background?
no extensive background in math, but met the application requirements.
degrees in finance and banking, international business.
4.0 GPA
worked as a strategy consultant
Why did you choose this program?
Very tough to get into, great reviews on the PT track. I didn’t apply to other programs
Tell us about the application process at this program
Pretty straightforward – make sure you have everything required for the application, attend the info session. then submit everything and hope you’re called in for an interview. do well on the interview and hope you get an offer. worked well in my case .
I used QuantNet, general reading, personal contacts to learn about the program.
Does this program offer refresher courses for incoming students? How useful was it?
A must, at least for this program. Everyone who took it, regardless of their background, were happy to have taken it.
Tell us about the courses selection in this program.
I like the combination of courses covering the fundamental concepts, and the more practical classes. the former were rather tough at times, but surviving those made the practical courses much more enjoyable.
Tell us about the quality of teaching.
Combination of academics and practitioners, with “more academic” professors mostly assigned to early classes in the program (e.g. probabilities, linear algebra, etc).always ready to help, during and after the class.
TA are very helpful, partly because many had been in current students’ shoes themselves.
Teaching materials are a combination of traditional textbooks, additional reading and instructors’ own materials.
Programming component of the programC++ is the king/queen in the program, with occasional use of xls/VBR. 2 classes dedicated to C++, plus numerous assignments that require C++ skills
Projects
Projects tended to be rather practical, not much pure academic research. At times involve coding, but coding did not serve as a goal in and of itself. Quite a few trading strategy projects, risk management, and related areas. Mostly group projects, but some professors insisted on individual assignments.
Career service
Extremely helpful, and that’s an understatement. The Director is personally involved in each student’s success with getting an internship and a job. Tons of helpful seminars, postings, and relevant information.
What do you like about the program?
Strong values
Student body that is helpful, respectful, not arrogant
Value
What DON’T you like about the program? What suggestions would you have?
With so many activities and projects, the staff looked a little overwhelmed/overworked at times. Work on improving the brand recognition, though that’s definitely a matter of time at this point.
What are your current job status?
Employed FT, Head of Financial Services Team at NYCEDC
On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), how would you grade this program?
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