Princeton University Campus
This review was submitted on 4/12/2010 22:54:15 by a student who studied full-time in the program from 9/2008-06/2010
Can you tell us a bit about your background?
I joined this program right after college.
Did you get admitted to other programs?
NYU Courant
Stanford FinMath
Columbia MFE
Harvard Applied Math
Berkeley Haas MFE
Why did you choose this program (over others, if applicable)?
Job placements / Average first year starting salary.
Brand name.
Quality of professors / Courses offered.
Tell us about the application process at this program
Reasonable application process. Interview required for final part of application.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the accessibility of the faculty and staff?
10
Programs like Baruch MFE, UCB MFE have refresher courses for incoming students. Does this program offer such courses? How useful was it?
Yes, math refresher camp. Not so useful for me since I came straight from college, but well taught.
On a scale of 0-10, how would you grade the usefulness of these refresher courses?
9
Tell us about the courses selection in this program. Any special courses you like?
Fixed income (very rigorous)
Risk management
Financial crises
Behavioral finance
Stochastic calculus
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the flexibility of the curriculum?
9
Tell us about the quality of teaching
Great professors, both academic and professionals. Great help from motivated TAs.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the quality of teaching?
10
Materials used in the program
Not so many textbooks, mostly notes and slides from Professors.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the practicality of the curriculum?
10
Programming component of the program
R
C++
Matlab
VBA
Projects
All sort of projects, both individual and in groups. Can do an independent project (1 or 2 semesters) with possibility of being published if you work hard enough.
Career service
Princeton career services and Bendheim Center staff.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the career service for internship and full-time job?
10
Can you comment on the social interaction between students of different ethnics, nationalities in the program?
Very diversified, people from all over the world: North America, South America, Europe, Asia.
What do you like about the program?
Small class size, high standard, job placement, tuition support.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the value of the program for the price tag?
10
What DON’T you like about the program?
More flexibility in course selection for the 1st year (6 core courses out of 8).
Suggestions for the program to make it better
Shrink the length to 1.5y instead of 2y.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade your experience in the program?
10
What are your current job status? What are you looking for?
Associate position, Interest Rate Trading.
On a scale of 1-10, would you recommend this program to others?
10
Besides the program’s websites, what alternative sources of info you used to learn more about the program?
Quantnet.org
Globalderivatives.com
Alumni
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This review was submitted on 3/2/2010 at 15:41:38 by a student who studied full-time in the program from 9/2008-5/2010*
Can you tell us a bit about your background?
12 years of work experience in private equity and venture capital.
Did you get admitted to other programs?
Columbia
MIT
Why did you choose this program (over others, if applicable)?
Quality of professors.
Course options.
Past career placement success.
Tell us about the application process at this program
Reasonable application process. Interview required for final part of application.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the accessibility of the faculty and staff?
10
Programs like Baruch MFE, UCB MFE have refresher courses for incoming students. Does this program offer such courses? How useful was it?
Yes. Math boot camp. Particularly useful for me as I had been away from school for so long.
On a scale of 0-10, how would you grade the usefulness of these refresher courses?
9
Tell us about the courses selection in this program. Any special courses you like?
Fixed income (very rigorous)
Risk management
Financial crises
Behavioral finance
Stochastic calculus
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the flexibility of the curriculum?
9
Tell us about the quality of teaching
Fantastic professors. Excellent TA’s (very helpful with homework).
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the quality of teaching?
10
Materials used in the program
A few textbooks. Mostly faculty notes and academic papers.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the practicality of the curriculum?
9
Programming component of the program
C++
R
Matlab
Mathematica
Programming requirements vary based upon curriculum choices.
Projects
Both individual and group projects.
Option of conducting independent research with a professor for 1 or 2 terms.
Career service
Dedicated career service staff.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the career service for internship and full-time job?
9
Can you comment on the social interaction between students of different ethnics, nationalities in the program?
Group very international (<20% from U.S.) Strong representation from Europe, Asia and South America.
What do you like about the program?
Small class so very personalized service from the faculty and staff.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade the value of the program for the price tag?
10
What DON’T you like about the program?
More course flexibility in the first year.
Suggestions for the program to make it better
With small class size, could probably offer more scholarships for tuition.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you grade your experience in the program?
10
What are your current job status? What are you looking for?
Asset and Portfolio Management
Offer pending.
On a scale of 1-10, would you recommend this program to others?
10
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