I'm an engineer who got a master's in financial technology. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

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I'm an engineer who got a master's in financial technology. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christian Hollar, a recent graduate of Duke University's Master of Engineering in Financial Technology program and an avionics software design engineer at Boeing. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

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