[rumour]

Hi every would like to know if there are any guys form the field of financial engineering.

Or any one preparing for it….

[bizskool]

Originally Posted by rumour

Hi every would like to know if there are any guys form the field of financial engineering.

Or any one preparing for it….

Rumour, i remember a thread on FE existing. pls search for it.

[rajatb]

Originally Posted by rumour

Hi every would like to know if there are any guys form the field of financial engineering.

Or any one preparing for it….

Check out the following threads:

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/career...vba-excel.html (Making most of VBA excel)

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/career...real-deal.html (Predictive Analysis : What is the "real deal"?)


I work in this field ,for any specific queries post on this thread I'll see if I can answer them.
Rajat

[rumour]

Thanks for the leads mate I am a newbie @ this forum ... :-)

[rumour]

I want to pursue MFE so would like to know whether you have done MFE and working this filed currently? and if yes then how much and what kind of work prior work experience is required as a prerequisite for this course offered by the UC as the website does not mentions it specifically.

[rajatb]

Originally Posted by rumour

I want to pursue MFE so would like to know whether you have done MFE and working this filed currently? and if yes then how much and what kind of work prior work experience is required as a prerequisite for this course offered by the UC as the website does not mentions it specifically.

By UC I assume you mean University of California ,Berkley.
I don't think prior workex is a prerequisite but getting in there is very tough(in MFE programmes Berkley is at the very top).Most of the ppl over there have solid workex or the ones without it are having a killed profile-Phd in a Quant disipline +some post Doc research.

I work in this field although do not have a MFE degree,you can break into this field even without an MFE provided you a have a Master's /Phd in a Quant heavy discipline from a top notch institute +an inclinaction towards finance.

[rumour]

Well just to give u an idea I have done my Engg. in computer science form Pune university and have a 23 months of work exp. in soft. dev. (Not in financial domain though) and I am currently pursuing Master of Engg. Management. from Australia will be done with this course in coming 6 months so I have started out doing some research in the field of finance and I am typically interested in modeling part of it. So now i want to ask you do I stand a chance to get in to UC Berkeley. And what kind of score should I aim for give that I dont have the luxury of dedicating 4-5 hours in a day for GMAT. (Thanxs again you are really helping me out and do you have any leads in UC with whom I can interact)

[rajatb]

Originally Posted by rumour

Well just to give u an idea I have done my Engg. in computer science form Pune university and have a 23 months of work exp. in soft. dev. (Not in financial domain though) and I am currently pursuing Master of Engg. Management. from Australia will be done with this course in coming 6 months so I have started out doing some research in the field of finance and I am typically interested in modeling part of it. So now i want to ask you do I stand a chance to get in to UC Berkeley. And what kind of score should I aim for give that I dont have the luxury of dedicating 4-5 hours in a day for GMAT. (Thanxs again you are really helping me out and do you have any leads in UC with whom I can interact)

Kindly check the requirements of Berkley ,do they require a GRE or a GMAT?,many of the MFE programmes require a GRE score since they are attached with the Engineering Schools,in Berkley's case thought it is offered by the Haas School of Business.
You can see the profile of the current students over here:
Master's in Financial Engineering (MFE) Program - Student Bios
See if you fit into the kind of profiles they want.
My advice to you would be to first get some fin related exposure before embarking on another degree particularly one as specialized as the MFE.If getting into finance is your only motive then it may not be such a good option because the kind of roles offered to you wuld be from a narrow range(Risk management,Derivatives pricing,Quant Modeling,Trading etc) For the M&A and Corp Finance type of profiles MFE does not make any sense.
And if you finally decide to go for it don't limit yourself to Berkley,other programmes at Columbia,CMU,Georgia Tech etc are equally good.
I know a senior of mine who is going to Berkley for an MFE this summer ,he had bout 18 months work ex with Oracle +a stint at NSE ,will have to look up his contact though and weather he has the time and inclination to help you out.

[bizskool]

Originally Posted by rumour

Well just to give u an idea I have done my Engg. in computer science form Pune university and have a 23 months of work exp. in soft. dev. (Not in financial domain though) and I am currently pursuing Master of Engg. Management. from Australia will be done with this course in coming 6 months so I have started out doing some research in the field of finance and I am typically interested in modeling part of it. So now i want to ask you do I stand a chance to get in to UC Berkeley. And what kind of score should I aim for give that I dont have the luxury of dedicating 4-5 hours in a day for GMAT. (Thanxs again you are really helping me out and do you have any leads in UC with whom I can interact)

Rumour, try to shift to a orgn working in finance domain. Preferbly a captive SW/BPO orgn. Thereafter try getting a basic finance degree like CFA-AIMR or similar.

Even if you get thru UCB MFE you will be fish in desert situation. I have seen finance professors from ICFAI and other top Indian schools not able to read thru and understand UCB MFE question papers. Its pure quanti stuff. Also be thorough in econometrics, statistics before you apply for MFE.

[golugeek]

Thanks a lot for the information. Could you all gimme me a heads up about the colleges which are good enough may not be the top notch in US wherin i can apply.. i am a software Engg working in the telecom domain.. and have a 3.5 Years exp .. i seriously want to switch to Finance now..