I got one of those LinkedIn messages from Quantic saying they were offering me a Leader in Healthcare Scholarship for their MBA program. Does anyone have experience with them and can tell me what that scholarship is and what the cost would be? Hoping to avoid jumping through their marketing hoops to find out.
@Dustin got the full scholarship back in the days when they actually allowed it... Now, it's more of a 50% discount at most, if I recall correctly. You may want to see if a WGU MBA or MSML will work as an option. If you don't like competency based MBA, try the Hellenic (HAU) MBA for $3K USD instead as they are Regionally Accredited. If you're looking for a freebie and have some Data Analytics/Science under your belt, try the WorldQuant MS Financial Engineering instead of the Quantic MBA, they're both Nationally Accredited.
That's a school to watch! I've found them VERY interesting from Day 1. A single-purpose institution, it seems, and I believe VERY good at what they do. I'm pretty sure part of the school's mission is to discover and nurture potential new talent for WorldQuant, the firm. Both founded by the same person. Google writeup here: "Relationship to WorldQuant Igor Tulchinsky, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of WorldQuant, LLC, established the WorldQuant Foundation, which sponsors WorldQuant University." WorldQuant, LLC here: https://www.worldquant.com/ WorldQuant U. here: https://www.wqu.edu/ This is highly interesting stuff - all of it.
The Master of Science in Financial Engineering just sounds cool. Not sure I could pass their quantitative pre exam though . Sounds like a great opportunity.
Take some courses where Dustin went, then - Eastern. Then you'll OWN the exam! Actually - Python (which WorldQuant admission exam requires) you can learn pretty cheaply anywhere. Good language - almost incredible range of applications. And here's the best part, from Google: "Python is an open-source programming language, which means it's completely free to use: you can download Python and its frameworks and libraries at no charge.
Financial Engineering sounds cool but is a TOUGH field to enter. Unless you already have your foot in the door with it, I recommend an in-person program that gets you access to on-campus recruiting and internship opportunities.
It is very technical and yes, math is important. It's been around as a discipline by that name since 1990s and I think I first heard the term somewhere around 2000. Some introductory info here: ttps://www.cqf.com/blog/what-financial-engineering?psafe_param=1&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwg-GjBhBnEiwAMUvNW67VXMlqmoXqJATLvGDXKSdnhQvDoKe_VrhGC0UBC6lmSRoue_cNThoCUF0QAvD_BwE
Financial Engineering is focusing on technology and mathematics for finances. Duke University's program is very interesting. https://fintech.meng.duke.edu/courses
Like @Johann said, it is very technical and math oriented. Quant Traders, etc. make great money though. Lol
