newbie here....hello everybody

[mj23]

halloooooo everyone,

This is yuchen from singapore...likely to apply Baruch for 2k7 intake....can anyone check my chance?

bachelor of computer eng. (2nd upper, or maybe top 10%), nanyang technological university
master of science in bioinformatics (course work, GPA = 4.6/5.0), national university of singapore
both above under full government scholarships...

1.5 year working experience as bioinformatics specialist in a research institute in singapore...nature of the
job is rather scientific programming and biological data analysis...

two publications in peer reviewed journals...

GRE: math 800 verbal 650 essay 4.0

thanks a lot ya bros and sis......

btw, i do see a NTU senior of mine here, as an 2006 intake...Looi Ong...anyone knows? intro leh...

cheers, yuchen

[Andy]

Hi Yuchen,
Not sure if you guys are related but we have a student named Yusheng in our program :)
If you have specific questions, you can email the NTU alumni, a student in our program to ask for advice. Other than that, you can go ahead and apply. It's very tough to get in our program but you won't get in if you don't apply.
By the way, by your username, I assume you are a big Jordan fan ? ;)

[mj23]

Hi Andy,

Glad to hear from you and you are really the one i expect to give the first reply after reading so many threads in the forum. :)

The NTU alumni i mentioned is Peik Looi, i saw her name on Baruch MFE page and she is one of this year's incoming students. Yusheng is from Nankai university of China, i guess you mixed Nanyang and Nankai... :)

I have been searching about US MFE programs for a while and Baruch really gives me a nice feeling. From this forum i can see this is just like a big family where everyone finds a sense of belonging. This really makes me eager to give a try.

With 2-year working experience in the research field, I think the lack of experience in financial sectors is a disadvantage for me. While i can shown my strong mathematical and analytical abilities using grades and publications, there is really nothing much i can do on this. I had one subject Economics in my honour year which i got an A, but that surely is not enough compared to many of the students in the program who have extensive working experience in the field. May I check with you how important it is to have related working experience for a successful application?

I am surely a fan of MJ, and i love to play basketball. If i missed a game during weekends, i would feel sth wasn't right the whole week. :)

[Andy]

The NTU alumni i mentioned is Peik Looi, i saw her name on Baruch MFE page and she is one of this year's incoming students. Yusheng is from Nankai university of China, i guess you mixed Nanyang and Nankai... :)
We are a family here so we know each and every single student in our program. I'm sure Peik Looi can give you better advice on what and how to apply to our program.
I have been searching about US MFE programs for a while and Baruch really gives me a nice feeling. From this forum i can see this is just like a big family where everyone finds a sense of belonging. This really makes me eager to give a try.
Thanks. I'm glad to hear that.
May I check with you how important it is to have related working experience for a successful application?
I myself have no financial background or any working experience. Your past may help but the present and future count more. If you are eager to learn, all is possible.
I am surely a fan of MJ, and i love to play basketball. If i missed a game during weekends, i would feel sth wasn't right the whole week. :)
I hate to disappoint you but the Knicks have been really bad the last 6-7 years. I stop watching them long ago. That aside, learn the games of football and baseball, we have some diehard fans in our program :)