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Official University Transcripts
Arrange for one official copy of your transcripts from all post-high school (post-secondary school) colleges or universities attended (including Rutgers) to be sent directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions. Transcripts received opened are not official and will not be used in the review process. If you are admitted, you will be asked to provide a final official transcript reflecting your completed degree.
Official, translated copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts must be sent to Rutgers Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions. Applicants are required to obtain an official evaluation of their foreign transcript through an accredited organization such as World Education Services (WES) or Globe Language Services. Transcripts must be certified for authenticity and for U.S. equivalency.
All test scores must be submitted directly by ETS to the Office of Graduate Admissions on request of the applicant. Self-reported test scores, including copies of ETS reports mailed to students, will not be used for evaluating an application for admission. Rutgers University (New Brunswick/Piscataway campus) Institution code: 2790. Rutgers does not utilize department codes. Enter "00" when asked for a department code.
International applicants whose first language is not English and who have not recently completed a degree requiring two or more years of study in an English-speaking country must take the TOEFL. A Minimum TOEFL score requirements are occasionally waived in exchange for a commitment from the applicant to take English as a Second Language (ESL) courses at Rutgers or prior to admission.
IELTS
Acceptable IELTS score is a band of 7 again broken into 4 categories but an average of 7 final score.
Applicants are required to submit three letters of recommendation.
Current or former university instructors familiar with your academic performance in prerequisite courses should write your recommendations; letters from current employers or managers are rarely useful. Your recommendations should directly address your suitability for admission to the Mathematical Finance program, including your quantitative and analytic strengths and weaknesses, communication skills (in English), maturity and focus, and potential for future excellence. The most helpful letters give specific examples of the writer's direct observation of the applicant's accomplishments during class or office hours and avoid merely describing the applicant in positive but vague terms. Here is a recommendation letter form (pdf), if you forget to request recommendation letters by email when completing the online application.
The Supplementary Form allows our Admissions Committee to accurately assess whether or not you have the prerequisites (or equivalent courses) necessary to succeed in our program.
Please see the instructions below to complete the from:
- Please download the supplementary form and complete the form by filling the relevant and accurate information.
- Upload your completed Supplementary Form (see below for instructions) at the Graduate Admissions Uploading Your Supporting Materials web page within three (3) days of submitting your main online application form and fee to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
- Do not email the Supplementary Form to the Office of Graduate Admissions or the Mathematical Finance Program Office.
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Example: Your undergraduate major is Engineering and your transcript lists a one-year course called "Advanced Mathematics", beginning on 1 October 2007 and ending on 31 May 2008, offered by the Department of Mathematics at the University of Dublin, in Ireland. The three main topics covered were multivariable differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, and ordinary differential equations. Your instructor spent approximately 45 lecture hours on multivariable calculus (Autumn 2007), 40 lecture hours on linear algebra (Winter 2008), and 55 lecture hours on ordinary differential equations (Spring 2008). Enter the following information in Part 2 of the Supplementary Form for the subject Multivariable Calculus:
- Institution: University of Dublin
- Department: Mathematics
- Course Number: Leave blank if not known
- Course Title: Advanced Mathematics
- Grade: Your final grade or percentage mark for "Advanced Mathematics"
- Credit Hours: Leave blank if not known.
- Semester Year: Autumn 2007
- Textbook Author and Title: Enter primary textbook used for the Multivariable Calculus part of this course.
Repeat this procedure for the linear algebra and ordinary differential equations parts of your "Advanced Mathematics" course, and for any other courses corresponding in whole or part to our prerequisites.
Do not list the same course twice or more in any part of your application.
Your personal statement should be concise, two (2) pages maximum, with one (1) page preferred. This is not an essay. Please explain in simple, plain language why you are interested in pursuing a degree in Mathematical Finance, describe any current or past employment or internship in the financial industry, what type of career you plan to pursue upon graduation, and how our degree program will help you achieve your career goals.
You must submit a resume (curriculum vitae), two (2) pages maximum, one (1) page preferred.
