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Tulane's new program - master's of mgmt. in energy trading & finance
Posted on 4/12/12 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 4/12/12 at 1:27 pm
anybody know somthing bout this program? LINK
i just got an email from them recently with a brochure. i think its intresting but i am thinking more about going into a more general computational & quantitative finance program this fall.
would a more focused program like tulane's bring in more high-$$ job offers though????
i just got an email from them recently with a brochure. i think its intresting but i am thinking more about going into a more general computational & quantitative finance program this fall.
would a more focused program like tulane's bring in more high-$$ job offers though????
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Posted on 4/12/12 at 1:32 pm to Dapper Prince
That's the wrong question to be asking man, if you think like that you're guaranteeing yourself a career of boredom chasing money and doing what you want to do. The question to be asking is "do I want to work in energy and will this help me get there?" If you don't want to work in energy its not going to do you any good, and energy people get pigeonholed in finance pretty fast.
Posted on 4/12/12 at 2:08 pm to Dapper Prince
that sounds like money in the bank with a meteorology degree
Posted on 4/12/12 at 4:54 pm to baytiger
Always money in the energy industry, not sure who hires grads of this program though
Posted on 4/12/12 at 5:32 pm to Dapper Prince
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would a more focused program like tulane's bring in more high-$$ job offers though????
yes, but their programs are very expensive. Tulane does a very good job of preparing you for the job market IMO. I am getting my MHA at the school of public health and tropical medicine next year. Really great masters program.
Posted on 4/13/12 at 8:54 am to Dapper Prince
quote:
anybody know somthing bout this program? LINK
i just got an email from them recently with a brochure. i think its intresting but i am thinking more about going into a more general computational & quantitative finance program this fall.
would a more focused program like tulane's bring in more high-$$ job offers though????
i have a couple of buddies in the program, from talking to them it seems like a one way ticket to houston. also very trading focused. So you should ask those two questions? do i want to be a energy trader? do i want to live in houston?
Posted on 4/13/12 at 10:06 am to whodatigahbait
Very trading focused by from what I've heard, and that isn't much, only about half of grads go into trading.
Posted on 4/13/12 at 12:45 pm to kfizzle85
i appreciate the feedback. i could definitely see myself working in energy, even though i am finding myself interested in any career based on dealing with commodities or derivatives. i think i would love to trade derivatives based on quant programming models. energy seems just as good as anything else to trade .......... if not more interesting than the rest. i just don't want to paint myself into a career corner tho, so youre making a good point....
Posted on 4/13/12 at 12:46 pm to Burt Reynolds
Posted on 4/13/12 at 12:48 pm to whodatigahbait
houston seems aight with me. at least i don't have any problems with the place that i know of. i like the texans and astros.
what about chicago though? do any of the grads from tulane end up making it there?
also, isn't this kind of a new program? how did your buddies enjoy walking into a new situation....... or was it just tulane renaming an older program that they already had????
what about chicago though? do any of the grads from tulane end up making it there?
also, isn't this kind of a new program? how did your buddies enjoy walking into a new situation....... or was it just tulane renaming an older program that they already had????
Posted on 4/13/12 at 1:34 pm to Dapper Prince
Tulane is pretty regional. I'm not saying you can't get a job in Chicago, but if you want to work there you're much better off aiming for Northwestern or something up there.
Posted on 4/13/12 at 1:41 pm to Dapper Prince
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also, isn't this kind of a new program?
The energy trading institute has been around for a while and has a very good reputation. Previously it was a concentration program that was tacked onto whichever masters degree a student was pursuing. They just recently expanded it into a separate grad degree. It's a great program from everything that I've heard.
Posted on 4/13/12 at 1:42 pm to kfizzle85
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Tulane is pretty regional.
I would disagree with that in general (not that Tulane is a target school or anything), but for this specific program I think that it's strongly tied in with Houston.
Posted on 4/14/12 at 8:53 am to Dapper Prince
Clearly I'm biased towards equities but of all the remaining areas of finance commodities I think would be one of the most interesting.
My rank order would be:
Equity
Tech VC
Commodities
And, oddly, I really like the political angle of Public Finance.
My rank order would be:
Equity
Tech VC
Commodities
And, oddly, I really like the political angle of Public Finance.
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