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On the same lines, does it matter if the school has a PhD program or not? For example, I am looking at an MS in Computational Finance from DePaul University. I saw that the department does have some research and publications, and they have the flexibility of graduating with a research thesis instead of an internship, but they do not have a PhD program for Finance. The program is quite pricey, and I would love to know your inputs before applying there. Sorry if I am hijacking this thread.

Has anyone applied to UT Dallas? I saw one acceptance on gradcafe, but I haven't heard anything from them. I have one acceptance from another university and being an international student who is currently working, I need to plan out my notice period according to my visa interview. Would love to know where I stand and if anyone has got any interviews from them?

@hummingbird Hi, Which dept in UTD? Did you hear from them??

I have taken a course on Calculus offered by UCLA called Math for Management. I have always been good at math and have high grades in my other Quant courses. Of course, apart from this, I'm afraid the Math that I have is the AP level Calculus, Linear Algebra from high school. Will this be a serious deterrent to my candidacy though?

Hi, I am a candidate from India. I have done business administration at both undergraduate and graduate levels specialising in Finance (BBA and MBA). I have also completed two levels of CFA. I am planning on pursuing a PhD in Finance but I do not have sufficient math background. After speaking with several people (past and current PhD students, and Professors) I have come to the conclusion that I need to do a Masters in order to bring my math skills up to scratch. I have gone through a lot of posts and have a fair idea of the kind of quant courses that are required of PhD finance students. Although I have taken courses in Statistics, Econometrics and Probability, I understand that the level at which these courses were conducted is not considered very competitive, especially to do research. I have no college level Calculus at all. So, my question is, which Masters should I pursue? I could not see a lot of MFin courses that taught the kind of math courses that were required of a PhD candidate. Should I go for an MS in Stat or Economics? Are there colleges that offer specialised courses for this very purpose? I saw that TAMU was one. Any information on this would be very helpful. Please keep in mind that I am an International candidate and options like taking courses in the evening at a local US university is probably ruled out because I would need to be enrolled full time in a course to get a student visa. 1) MS in Stat or Economics or anything else? 2) Any university or college that offers specialised courses for people like me? Thanks!