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the master looks good but i doubt that they will consider me. i only have calculus, linear algebra, basic probability, inference, general econometrics, financial econometrics, operations research and advanced econometrics 1, all from economics departments. absolutely no math dept courses. or is the ms&e department known for making exceptions?

oh and by econ, i mean economics, not econometrics

I was just wondering... is it possible to get into a statistics program at Stanford / Chicago / Columbia with a plain econ degree (without real analysis ect on transcripts)? If not, are there other 1-year stats degrees that one could consider in this situation?

i feel we are going to have a great time in amsterdam

dude, you will have a hard time studying for a phd if you intend to be an investment banker. a masters degree will give you the brand name as well and it will suffice for any IB job. i have worked in m&a, derivatives trading and in structuring with two of the top-5 houses and i havent seen one econ phd even at senior levels. i would even say that a phd will put you at a disadvantage. if you want to be a quant, though, a phd is fine (but then it should be statistics / engineering).

hi, i was referring to the MSc in Finance and Economics (Limited Availability) and as i wrote, the status has been set to limited availability 1 week ago, while the guy applied about 3 weeks ago. i would guess that this means the program is full already and they are only will accept those late applicants if accepted students decline their offer. but i have absolutely no clue if its really like that - thats why im asking. thanks and regards

Hey TMs, a friend of mine applied for lse masters (finance and economics in the 1st choice) relatively late - i think it has been 3 weeks ago or so that his application has been considered complete, could be 4 weeks though. i myself have applied in april for the same programme and got admitted after 3-4 weeks. now the availability status of the program changed to "limited availability" on the lse and he is wetting his pants. his profile is not as strong as mine (which is again only medicore compared to some us-phd applicants here on TM), but it by far should be sufficient for that master thing. does anyone know how lse are processing their applications in this case? will it be considered at all? cheers --- edit: oh im sorry, this is probably the wrong board. in this case: moderators, could you please move it to the right one? ---

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