What to do if your previous degree is not from a top internationally recognized school
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Another, very smart option is the following. You should consider applying for our M.Sc. degree in Quantitative Finance. ................... If you do exceptionally well in this program, and can also demonstrate the other skills mentioned above, then your chances of entering our doctoral program are quite high.
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這類program本身是既可就業導向, 亦可用來當跳板的......
對夠mathamtical的MFE/MQF來講, career vs phd preparation之間其實沒幾多衝突的.