Schools I am applying to are: Princeton, MFin MIT, MFin Duke, Master of Management Studies, Washington Unversity in ST. Louis, MSF Vanderbilt, MSF U of Virginia, Master of Commerce Villanova, MSF Oxford, Master of Science in Financial Economics Cambridge, Master of Philosophy in Finance LSE, MFin/MSc Accounting & Finance University of Warwick, MSF General Info 1. https://drop.io/MFinMSF Excel file with more info Pros/Cons of some schools Villanova Pros: 12 mo program Day Classes Strong Professional Development Services Prime Location Student Manage Fund required (Hand on Experience on Investment) Strong focus on Quant (stotastic process aka mathmatic with random variable usually used on the Black-Schole Model) Cons: Nationwide Reputation (In the East it is known as a close to Ivy League but everywhere its not well known) Strict structured program (No electives they structure the program as is) Cost of Living expensive Vanderbilt Pros: Top Faculty Networking (taking Classes with MBAs) Personally tailor your degree, very variable Academic Reputation world-wide Cost of living Day Classes 35 students Con: Circulum is only 9 mos In Nashville, far from money centers Vanderbilt doesn't have a Undergrad Business Program Purely Grad Student Management Fund is optional (take away from overall education) Boston College Pros: Top-notch Faculty Location (Close to all money centers) Academic reputation as a School and in Finance Networking (classes with MBAs) Con: 9 mo program Circulum is suspect -(Coming from a strong finance backround it seems like the courses taught are the same as the undergrad courses) All Classes are 4:30-9:30 Large Classes 50+ Student Management Fund is optional Work Experience is strongly preferred progam cost 50K for 1 year Florida Pros: Small Classes Great Career Devlopment Student Management Fund Business School is well known Nationally Day Classes Cost of Living Con: Marginal Faculty Placement is Suspect Mainly place in the south No recognition as a recruiting ground for Wall Street Known as a Party school less known as a Academic School Weak Network from msf-typical-student-41323.html

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shreyadalvi

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waiting to hear from MIT! :roll:

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Seriously no word yet? I'm getting a bit worried...

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I heard March 1st is when we can expect to hear back.

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decisions march 1st, but interviews are early February

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also no word yet from my end

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Still waiting for a MIT MFin interview invite....
can someone please let us know once they have heard back?

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Hey everyone, I emailed the admissions ppl a few days ago. If you went to an English speaking undergrad university they won't be interviewing you. They are only interviewing international students. So relax, sit tight and you'll hear on March 1st (if your an international student and you don't get an interview in Febraury I presume that's a bad thing...).

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Got an interview invite.. I did my undergrad at a Canadian institution.

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nbd52,
Did they mention they interview 'non-English speaking undergrad uni' folks or 'non-US undergrad'(all international) folks?

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Well.. I am an international student and I went to US school for undergrad. Nonetheless, I got an interview invitation yesterday from MIT.. :wink:

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Does anyone have an idea about the total applications this time for MIT Mfin course ? {last yr i think it was 175}
And how many they might be calling for interviews this time ??

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Hey, all they said was that they will interview international students or those who went to a non-English speaking undergrad university. They made it pretty clear that they don't interview every person that they admit so I guess interviews are something they do if they feel they need to know something more about you. But then again MIT's whole system is kinda like that (100-word essays and such), it seems like they don't really care to know much about you but just whether you are qualified academically.

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Hey guys, I just went back and re-read the e-mail and it says if you went to an English speaking undergrad university you "most likely" will not receive and interview. However, most students do not receive interviews before being admitted. So some will get interviews and some will not but it's not a bad thing if you aren't interviewed. I hope that helps...

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Wow... looks like a lot of people applied to MIT this year. I heard a rumor applications went up from 175 to ~900 this year, which I don't at all doubt now.

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Wow, 900 apps? That sounds like too much. From what I know Princeton is the best MSF program in the country and they usually get around 500 applicants a year. 900 would be an absurd number of people. I sure hope that's not accurate haha.

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Hey i got the invite last night ..
but i am not sure about the interview format ?

Does anyone know what kind of interview will it be ?
has anyone given any grad school interview before ?
please advice

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Hi Guys, does anyone know if the interview is for shortlisted people or simply every international student who applies ? in the sense, is it standard procedure ?

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I also received a invite for an interview with MIT.
I am also an international student but completed my undergrad in the US... but I find it hard to believe that just the international students are being interviewed.

Then again, I dont presume that all students would be interviewed.

From the MIT website:
Is an interview required?
While an interview is not required, the admissions committee may want to speak with you to gather additional information following the initial review of your application. Please note that interviews are by invitation only and may be conducted in person or by video, depending on availability of the applicant and interviewer(s). Arrangements and detailed information will be provided if an interview request is extended.

So there you go. Dont worry folks, fingers crossed!

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Btw, did anybody hear back from Princeton?
I read on the previous post that somebody received an interview call... I havent heard anything yet and was really looking forward to it.

Oh well.

Btw, does anyone have any tips on the MIT interview?