MS in Mathematics in Finance

One (1) official academic transcript from each post-secondary institution attended (uploaded as part of the online application)

Only submit more than three (3) letters of recommendation if the additional letters provide significant new information. Two things to keep in mind: Letters of recommendation are not character references. As such, please refrain from asking for letters from individuals who do not have first-person insight into your mathematical and technical abilities. Don’t write a letter of recommendation for yourself. You may provide your recommenders with a resume, transcript, or a few details about yourself, but don’t write your own letters of recommendation.

Please submit a professional quality resume. For your work experience, please provide the company and division where you worked, your dates of employment, the location of the company, and a brief overview of your responsibilities. Please include major non-academic and non-technical activities as well, such as military service, performing arts, or community service along with dates and locations.

Please address the following three topics, individually, using at most 150 words for each: You may offer additional information you want us to consider in a Personal Statement, which is a separate and optional part of the application. Please note that content generated by tools like ChatGPT is less effective than personally crafted material because it lacks the specificity of the writer’s unique facts and ideas. What is your motivation for pursuing a career in the financial industry, and how does it fit with your quantitative interests and background? Describe a mathematical or scientific fact, or a theory, that you find particularly interesting or important. Describe one of the following: (a) a research project you participated in, (b) an interesting class you have taken, or (c) an internship/job you have done.

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Full-time applicants are required to submit a short video statement along with their application. Our preliminary screening of applicants utilizes both your written statement of purpose and your video submission. Your video will be evaluated for its content, not its technical quality. Please see below for video guidelines. Your video should be no longer than five (5) minutes. In your video, please address one of the following topics: Describe a challenging experience or project, and explain its relevance to your prospective career in quantitative finance. If your career goals involve a particular area of quantitative finance, share what type of quantitative finance that is and why it suits you