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hubris

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  1. Funding is the trouble with cash-cow MS programs if you are planning on continuing your education. If you view it as a professional degree, then kinda sucks but the trade off is a bit more palatable. Anyway, I am under the impression that most Stat departments have consulting gigs come in fairly frequently. No idea how competitive that gravy train is.
  2. whoa looks like u pants is sending out acceptances

  3. Well, if anything we see that there is a diversity of opinion on what is important. For what it is worth, I am under the impression that "fit" is very important. However, "fit" is both a function of faculty interest and time (i.e. who will need a student soon). Best of luck.
  4. Interesting, I always thought I was alone in that time frame (10pm-4am).
  5. Have you visited any of the schools that accepted you? Also, when you say "CMU ... is more famous to people outside the acdemic." There is Shreve, but he is just a start in fin eng. So...
  6. Echo this: you have until April since they signed on, but it is good manners to ask your other programs your status and informing them that you have an acceptance.
  7. You worry too much. Dress in a manner that is comfortable to you (and legal ).
  8. For what it is worth I fled consulting to go back to the street. Both schools have nameplate, which will start the conversation, but Columbia will put you closer to NYC and Boston for a marginal gain. However, the MBA will not be "value-added" after one MS, but a Ph.D. might be required. You need to keep in mind that consulting does not make $$ and from there you can figure out how to get in.
  9. I think setting up a second route via a MS is a good idea. Not so much because you need the course work, but so you can retake the GRE, 10 on the putnam with a 720 Q? You can do a lot better than that.
  10. I am inclined toward UC as they seem to have an overlap with your interests and I have a vague notion that IU is a slave driver (yet I do not recall why). However, call them up and ask to be flown out.
  11. This, hiring is up but the credit markets are still pretty tight. PS: Keep in mind that those entering IBs at the analyst level are expected to level up within in a few years.
  12. Admittedly the bar is pretty low, but some of the responses are amusing, eg, "... we cannot admit everyone ... (oh, thanks, guys)".
  13. Congrats! Regarding SLC the whole Mormon thing? If so, then you might be pleasantly surprised.
  14. From experience the department should suffice, but if you are even marginally willing to consider the other schools sit back and wait. You can always decline asap.
  15. Well, I would assume it is not a proper offer since it is not fully funded in a normal year. However, the UC system is really bleeding money so it might be the new normal. It looks like you will not have to worry about tuition, but will be largely on your own for living costs. Great nameplate to have and it looks like they like you. So, try to bargain for other things to mitigate costs.
  16. I just remembered that one of profs turned down MIT for the same reason.
  17. Excellent pick. Clearly, someone with such good taste will have no problem getting graduate school acceptances ad nauseum.
  18. SMU's campus is supposedly one of the most pricey areas in the US. Also, known as a place for spoiled rich kids. UT-Dallas will always be in the shadow of Austin. That said I am not in the CS field so...
  19. Yes, good points.
  20. Actually, if you either have industry connections, or are working industry it is a bit easier than one might think (it is all about the payoffs).
  21. Congrats! Too bad about having to wait for funding info.
  22. Without the subject exam, I think you aimed a bit too high. So, slim odds. (I hope you prove me wrong. )
  23. Given the near zero pay of a graduate student I do not think you would have the income to "waste." That aside, what is the interest rate you are paying on the loans? Another thing to keep in mind is that your tail-risk or "worst-case scenarios" will most likely be a relatively small dollar amount to most people, but not a grad student. So, if something does move against you, it could be a drag for sometime. Something else to consider is making payment on the interest while in school to keep your draw-down on the savings in lock-step with your progression in the program and guard against going into revolving debt with the remainder of the savings.
  24. Bummer (but you are 50% at this point, so not bad at all ). Maybe a "fit" choice on their part.
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