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Hello frnds,

I am very new to this forum and came across this thread while searching intensively for the MFE course in USA. I am living in NJ,USA and going to apply for the MFE course. I have selected Columbia,NYU for it as I am married and want to do it from a nearby college (NY/NJ college). I am taking the GRE test in Oct'07. I have heard a lot about the MFE program which is quite popular in getting a job in big I Banks, hedge funds n all.

I have done M Tech from IITkanpur (2004) and had worked for 2.5 yrs in the IT industry (including a 1 yr stint with Infosys) before coming here to USA.

My query is that
1. what are the prospects of this degree in India?? I will be back to India for sure may be after 2-3 years so want to know about it.

2. Can anybody please tell me does any college in NY/NJ offer such kind of course (MFE/Masters in Finance) in spring?? I have come across all thye programs starting in Fall only (Columbia offers it in Summer)!!

3. Is there any financial aid for International students in these Univs.? Most of them are only for the US students only!!

Those who have knowledge and any experience regarding this topic please reply to my post. Any other thoughts or suggestions related to this are also welcome!

TIA
Bye

[abhi_420]

hii hello
I am doing B.Engineering (Information Technology ) in my third year and also pursuing CFA

thinking of a 2yr job in broking/ banking job after graduation followed by MFE in US or equivalent in Europe depending on the prospects .

Can anyone help about the Prospects financially and Return to investment of MFE as such in US .

I serious doubt i have "Is MFE requires Programming Mathematical and Finance background ?" I can have transcripts of Programming and Maths and how can i manage that of Finance????? Will i be still considered.

Please reply and guide in this direction Whether to opt for MFE in US, MSc Finance in UK ?

Which of them has a better chance of landing me job alongwith my hardwork

Literally tell me anything about Financial Education in US and Europe. Except MBA which iam considering after 6-7 yrs of experience. Thanks




Abhi_420

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Hi

Currently I Am Pursuying MBA From Mumbai. Further I would like to get into Derivative Research. I would like to have opinion That F.E. From UTIIICM Mumbai Is worth doing it or not ? Because Currently Only they are providing that course in india apart from ISB

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Originally Posted by abhi_420

hii hello
I am doing B.Engineering (Information Technology ) in my third year and also pursuing CFA

thinking of a 2yr job in broking/ banking job after graduation followed by MFE in US or equivalent in Europe depending on the prospects .

Can anyone help about the Prospects financially and Return to investment of MFE as such in US .

I serious doubt i have "Is MFE requires Programming Mathematical and Finance background ?" I can have transcripts of Programming and Maths and how can i manage that of Finance????? Will i be still considered.

Please reply and guide in this direction Whether to opt for MFE in US, MSc Finance in UK ?

Which of them has a better chance of landing me job alongwith my hardwork

Literally tell me anything about Financial Education in US and Europe. Except MBA which iam considering after 6-7 yrs of experience. Thanks




Abhi_420

Hi

It is pretty clear that u have charted out your plans for ur future in Finance.
I shall suggest you to go for MFE in top Bussiness Schools as that will give an edge as the program is in a B-school environ.Coming to ROI MFE vs MBA Finance,I really wont appreciate u doing MBA after MFE becoz after doing u will have strong technical & quantitative skills in Finance which certainly will land u up in Wallstreet .So doing a MBA after getting in to Walal street is not that recommened becox once agian u have to work for the same breed of companies.

Moreover as i said getting in to MFE Berkely or CMU is not that easy as they look for ur experience in finance domain.
Instead of getting in to Brokerage r banks,I suggest uo to get in IT /Consulting comapnies and get in to BCMD(Banking and captial markets) Domain.
If luck is there u can also get an H1B sponsered by ut company itself ..isnt it??

Atlast Doing a MFE is one among the best logical decisions as u will be dealing with real money & capital markets& u will c that u work is realistic in nature.

Well said dude,If possible try to build ur profile by giving various Finance related certifications manifesting that ur passioante abt Finance.

All the very Best

Govardhan.R

[nikhil.bhargav]

hi,

I am also intrested in such a course but donot wanna give GRE since i plan to give gmat in few months and already have 6years+ exp.

Is there any such course offerd in india or online and requires no GRE.

-nikhil