I'm keeping everyone updated here. Maybe if we can't conduct the chat until Dan fixed the problem, here is the ongoing chat.
You may want to post the most important questions here so he may get back later.
[08:03] <Carlos> Good morning :-)
[08:03] <sanket> good mornin
[08:03] <Carl> hello
[08:04] <sanket> everyone here applying to the mfe at baruch?
[08:04] <Carl> yes
[08:04] <srikanth> yes
[08:04] <Carlos> Yes
[08:04] <sanket> where else have you guys applied?
[08:04] <Carl> are there any current students here?
[08:04] <Carl> i applied to all the NYC schools
[08:05] <sanket> im a student, but at at baruch
[08:05] <Sachin> well i have been admitted to Baruch
[08:05] <sanket> im currently studying at florida state university
[08:06] <Carlos> I´m from Mexico and I´m applying next year :-)
[08:09] <sanket> which channel is dan going to be on?
[08:10] <Carl> I assumed this one
[08:10] <Quantnet74> is this the baruch online chat?
[08:11] <sanket> i just saw his post on the forum
[08:11] <Carl> Stefanica posted on quannet and said "I will try to connect from a different terminal. Hopefully, this will be resolved shortly."
[08:11] <sanket> he was having trouble connecting
[08:12] <sanket> i hope dan comes on soon, my laptop batter is close to dead =)
[08:13] <Poirot> Out of curiosity, are most of you guys prospective applicants for 2008 or 2009?
[08:13] <sanket> 2008
[08:13] <bobbychopra> 2008
[08:13] <Poirot> cool
[08:13] <Carl> 2008
[08:13] <Carlos> 2009
[08:14] Quantnet62 (Quantnet62@6D1629B7.E27D7440.DBED67D1.IP)
[08:14] <Poirot> I wanted to apply for 2008 but I feel like I wont be ready. So I may defer to 09.
[08:14] <Jocelyn> do we only have an hour to chat?
[08:14] <sanket> How many schools have you guys applied to?
[08:14] <Carl> 6
[08:15] <Poirot> yep, an hour.
[08:15] <Quantnet18> How soon is the chat expected to begin
[08:15] <Poirot> Carl, would you be going to school on a full time basis?
[08:15] <sanket> We're waiting on Dan
[08:15] <sanket> he's running a bit late
[08:16] <Carl> I hope to
[08:16] <Carl> but i have questions about that
[08:16] <sanket> he posted this earlier
[08:16] <Poirot> i see
[08:16] <sanket> "I will try to connect from a different terminal. Hopefully, this will be resolved shortly."
[08:16] <Jocelyn> Did you browse the transcripts on the website?
[08:16] Nick change: Quantnet94 -> weiser
[08:17] <Carlos> Jocelyn: yes
[08:17] <Carlos> but I still have a couple of questions
[08:18] <Carl> does anyone know if there is a minimum number of classes to take if you go part time?
[08:18] <Carl> can you take 1? or must it be 2?
[08:19] <sanket> I don't know
[08:19] <Jocelyn> maybe we can share questions first
[08:19] <bobbychopra> as far as I know, you could even take 1 class parttime
[08:19] <bobbychopra> you could even skip a semester
[08:19] <Poirot> Dont think there is a minimum but lets get the official word from Dan.
[08:19] <Carl> ok, good to know. I will ask Dan when he gets here
[08:19] <bobbychopra> but you should get confirmation from Prof. Dan about it
[08:20] <Poirot> BTW, has anyone yet to take the GREs?
[08:20] <Carl> I took them in December
[08:20] <sanket> I took GRE in december
[08:21] <Poirot> Nice, I am taking mine in a month.
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[08:21] <srikanth> i took the gmat
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[08:21] <Poirot> Are most of you guys from the tri-state area?
[08:22] <Carl> yes
[08:22] <srikanth> am from singapore :)
[08:22] <Carlos> I´m from Mexico :-)
[08:23] <Carl> is anyone here also applying to Polytechnic? it is hard to get information on the program there
[08:23] <Quantnet18> how can u change ur nick name while chatting on this applet
[08:23] <Jocelyn> I'm from Taiwan
[08:23] <Poirot> I was thinking of applying to Baruch and Fordham. But I have heard aweful things about the fordham program.
[08:24] <Quantnet18> that button seems to be disabled change nick to
[08:24] <Poirot> Nice, seems like we have a good representation from around the world.
[08:24] <Carl> all the bad rumors are based off of one students' statement
[08:24] <Quantnet18> I am from India btw
[08:24] <Poirot> yep, disabled for me too
[08:24] <Carl> it's difficult to tell from that
[08:24] <Carl> did you go to the information session at Fordham, Poirot?
[08:24] <Poirot> Carl: true.
[08:24] <srikanth> quantnet18: just type ur nick in the edit box n press 'enter'
[08:25] <Poirot> No dude. Too busy at work.
[08:25] Nick change: Quantnet18 -> AT
[08:25] <Carlos> Quantnet18: you can use IRC commands here, for changing the nick you can use / nick new_nick just putting / and nick together
[08:25] <Poirot> But as far as I know, fordham doesnt have a part time program.
[08:25] <AT> ok i got it actually i was using special chars there which wasn't working
[08:26] <sanket> i think you can use limted IRC commands
[08:26] <Carl> correct, Fordham does not have a part time program
[08:26] <Poirot> Ya, unfortunately Fordham wont fly for me. I wanna continue to work while going to school.
[08:27] <Carl> where do you work?
[08:27] <Poirot> Lehman Brothers, in the ny office.
[08:28] <DinoII> hi, does anyone know if Baruch allows students to waive or at least challenge any courses? I have a lot of C++ programming experience, and also a CFA designation and was thinking if I could substitute with some advanced courses.
[08:28] <sanket> anyone here still an undergrad?
[08:29] <Jocelyn> Poirit:what you heard about the fordham program?
[08:29] <Poirot> Jocelyn: bad things mainly! :)
[08:30] <sanket> dan said the chat might have to be postponted
[08:30] <sanket> *poned
[08:30] <AT> :(
[08:30] <Poirot> but again I dont have a first hand experience with fordham's program.
[08:30] <sanket> he said
[08:30] <sanket> The chat might have to be postponed, if we cannot fix this by 10:30am.
[08:30] <Poirot> oh no ...
[08:30] <Carl> someone posted a solution
[08:30] <Carl> maybe he'll try that
[08:31] <Quantnet43> is it still time to apply for barush?
[08:31] <sanket> you can still apply
[08:31] <Quantnet43> 04thank you
[08:31] <sanket> the deadline isn't till end of april
[08:32] <Poirot> DinoII: I read somewhere in the quantnet forums that you can transfer up to 3 classes. But find out for sure from Dan.
[08:32] <Carl> does anyone know how long it takes to hear from Baruch after your application is complete?
[08:32] <sanket> i was told about a month
[08:32] <AT> ya same question as above
[08:32] <Quantnet43> 04for quick review, could i send paper materials including scans of GRE/TOEFL scores to you?
[08:33] <DinoII> Poirot - it's up to 4 courses - but I don't ahve a university "course" to transfer :(
[08:33] <Jocelyn> so what is the advantage of Baruch compared with Fordham, Poirot?
[08:33] <sanket> i think you have to have an official copy sent to baruch, but you should ask dan to be sure
[08:33] <Carlos> where can I find out if Dan is coming today? I still have to go to the office...
[08:33] <Poirot> DinoII: I see. Ask Dan if you can challenge some of the courses.
[08:33] <sanket> Chat today, Wed 3/5/08 - cannot connect - Quantnet.org - Financial Engineering Forum (http://www.quantnet.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2432)
[08:33] <sanket> check there
[08:33] <DinoII> Anyone here from India? I have a question about immunization records (whatever they might be :))
[08:34] <Sachin> hi Carl..i applied arnd Nov end and came to know abt the interview schedule in 1st week of Jan
[08:34] <Sachin> hi Dino..m from India
[08:34] <AT> me too
[08:34] <Sachin> I spoke to Andy abt it..nd he tole me we cud get it done in India itself or from Baruch when we reach there
[08:34] <Quantnet43> 04i saw a thread of choosing between rutgers and barush, in which it stated that rutgers graduates can also find good jobs had they have connections in NYC, you mean those people already had relavent experiences?
[08:34] <DinoII> When I was born, there was no such thing as a "record"
[08:35] <Sachin> i know..i guess we have to get fresh shots of MMR
[08:35] <DinoII> so, how does one fulfil the immunization requirement?
[08:35] <Poirot> DinoII: How old are you man? Just joking. :)
[08:35] <AT> ya it's a quarter century back
[08:35] <AT> :D
[08:35] <DinoII> Only about a hundred years
[08:36] <Poirot> :)
[08:36] <AT> lol
[08:36] <sanket> haha
[08:36] <DinoII> See the "dino" in my name :)
[08:36] <Sachin> i think getting shots again...and getting tht form filled from the doc which is available on the ISSC site
[08:36] <Poirot> Quantnet43: I did my undergrad from Rutgers.
[08:36] <AT> man then u r goin to increase the average age of Baruch
[08:37] <DinoII> hmmm
[08:37] <sanket> how old is everyone here?
[08:37] <Poirot> And yes Rutgers tech programs have a very reputable name on Wall street.
[08:37] <sanket> im 21
[08:37] <DinoII> m 40
[08:37] <Carl> 25
[08:37] <AT> 24
[08:37] <Sachin> just turned 25
[08:38] <DinoII> happy birthday
[08:38] <Sachin> noit today man :)
[08:38] <Carlos> I´m 30
[08:38] <Poirot> I just 30 as well.
[08:38] <sanket> anyone still in school right now?
[08:39] <Sachin> looks like Prof Dan is not able to connect
[08:39] <DinoII> I hope there will a sub chat soon.
[08:39] <DinoII> bye all[08:40] <AT> ne updates on the Chat today[08:40] <sanket> nope
[08:40] <NataliyaSaldina> does anyone knows, can I waive the GRE?
[08:40] <Carlos> a new date for the chat will be posted on the site, right?
[08:41] <Sachin> "Unfortunately, nothing worked for me. We will have to reschedule the chat for another day."
[08:41] <Sachin> Dan's post on quantnet
[08:41] <Quantnet51> How did people know that Dan was having problems?
[08:41] <bobbychopra> Last I heard was no GRE waives
[08:41] <Sachin> on Quantnet..
[08:41] <Quantnet51> o ok
[08:41] <Poirot> Yep, GRE cannot be waived.
[08:41] <bobbychopra> but you can ask the Admissions office or Prof. Dan
[08:41] <sanket> the chat will most likely be re-scheduled
[08:42] <NataliyaSaldina> how can I ask Prof. Dan?
[08:42] <sanket> looks like the chat is going to re-scheduled
[08:42] <sanket> no date though
[08:42] <Quantnet43> 04hi poirot, thank you for asking my question. i know rutgers' engineering is good...but i got their offer from math finance dept, and i didnt have relavent working experience, and i m international too. gee, i m afraid i cant get a job after graduation and pay back the loan.
[08:42] <sanket> time to go class, by all
[08:42] <sanket> *bye all
[08:43] <Carl> good bye
[08:44] <Poirot> Quantnet43: Based on my personal research, I think Baruch MFE has a better placement record than Rutgers MFE.
[08:44] <AT> the chat's been postponed .. waiting for the new day/time to be updated
[08:44] <AT> bye all