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[QUOTE=Chris S2K,Feb 5 2010, 12:59 PM]I think the best approach is to focus on what you can do now, which is to try to get into the best school you can get into, then load up on finance and accounting courses.
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Originally Posted by Chris S2K,Feb 5 2010, 12:59 PM
MFE in Finance and the CFA overlap quite a bit, so it sounds like overkill to me in one concentration. A lot of information has been thrown your direction, so my apologies if this is confusing more than it is providing clarity. I think the best approach is to focus on what you can do now, which is to try to get into the best school you can get into, then load up on finance and accounting courses. You can take a CFA after you graduate and decide whether you really want to pursue it or not at that time, don't worry too much about the jobs right now. 
I understand.. I guess I had a wake-up call last year when I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere in life.. even though I still go to school... run my own business... etc
So I say to myself "What do I need to do to position myself to be where I want to be?"
CFA? MFE? MBA? MSFin?
Because that way I position myself to make the right educational choices. For me.. A year ago I'd say to myself "I'm just going to SJSU (SFSU) and graduate" my grades showed that mentality (2.9 at a CC). Then I said to myself "I want to actually DO something with my school.. and chase for Haas or the like". And I got a 3.6.
Just READING about the MFE at Haas makes me want to study on my day off
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Originally Posted by espelirS2K,Feb 6 2010, 09:20 PM
Why is it that some colleges require you to take 2 semesters of Calculus just to get in (Santa Clara University) and SJSU doesn't even require calculus in any course work??
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Magician, since you majored in math, I figured you could answer this:
What does it mean when a said graduate school is focused on quantitative finance?
Is that where having a degree in some sort of math comes in? They say having a finance BS helps, but you need "a general knowledge of quantitative math" (i.e. course material, general knowledge... etc).
What's that?
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Yes, I could google it. But feel much more comfortable discussing things with people I "know" and who have a proven track record (degrees, certificates), then reading something off google...
What does it mean when a said graduate school is focused on quantitative finance?
Is that where having a degree in some sort of math comes in? They say having a finance BS helps, but you need "a general knowledge of quantitative math" (i.e. course material, general knowledge... etc).
What's that?
PS,
Yes, I could google it. But feel much more comfortable discussing things with people I "know" and who have a proven track record (degrees, certificates), then reading something off google...
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Originally Posted by espelirS2K,Feb 12 2010, 08:34 AM
What does it mean when a said graduate school is focused on quantitative finance?
Quantitative finance generally means using mathematical modeling techniques to analyze financial instruments. It is commonly applied to the analysis of complex securities such as futures, options, collateralized debt obligations, and so on.
Originally Posted by espelirS2K,Feb 12 2010, 08:34 AM
Is that where having a degree in some sort of math comes in?
Originally Posted by espelirS2K,Feb 12 2010, 08:34 AM
They say having a finance BS helps, but you need "a general knowledge of quantitative math" (i.e. course material, general knowledge... etc).
What's that?
What's that?
[QUOTE=espelirS2K,Feb 12 2010, 08:34 AM]Yes, I could google it.