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I have been admitted as an undergraduate for both degrees but my main goal is to become a financial engineer .Which of the two best prepares me for an MFE?I am supposed to register in two weeks,so I would greatly appreciate any form of advice.Thanks.

Thankyou conor.apreciate you advice

University of Capetown

Hey conor i need your help.i have been accepted by a university for both mechanical engineering and quantitative finance(math and statistics concentrated) and i have to make a choice between the two.I want to persue a career in financial engineering.I am realy confused by which undergrad degree...

I think its engineering since the is a lot of physics but I also love math/stat.I can comfortably pick any for my undergrad,but what i need to know is if MFE admissions are favouring which of the two these days and which one in 5/6 years to come.thankyou for your help.

Thankyou for your advice but I can't say that I am not disappointed.Well,does undergrad college name/prestige have any value in being admitted to the top MFF programs.What do you recommend,studying for a engineering or math/stastics degree.

I have been just admitted to a Quant.fin Bs.I am not sure if this is the right route to become an excellent quant.I also fear being overlooked by top MFE schools in favour of math/stat/CS/physics oe engineering majors.The carriculum covers a lot of actuarial science content,a lot of statistics...

Im probably the odd-one-out member of this website because I am just about 2 start my undergrad education!I want to become a quant but i don't know which route to take.I am really good at physics(particulary applied physics) and really love it(my passion).I am also very good at math but it bores...