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I don't think that's necessary, though I don't work for finance company.

Thank you for your comments. :)

When programming with C++, is STL widely used in quants' daily works?

Thanks agian, Dominic. I'll keep that in mind when I am on board.

Thank you so much for your help, Dominic. I heard that 1/3 students of the class in Warwick's program are chinese. I really don't know whether I should regard it as an advantage or disadvantage. :) Again, thanks a lot for your comments.

Dominic, I really appreciate you your opinion. Thanks a lot. I assume the first priority after enrollment to ensure a job position is to improve my english communication skills.

Thank you guys. I guess I asked a stupid question. It might be hard to compare the career prospect in there two colleges, since they aim for two different markets. Actually I've made some homeworks on Warwick. The pro is it owns a high reputation in the industry in London. But it seems it...

Today I got an admission from Gatech, the program of QCF. Before that, I've already received an admission from Warwick. Could you guys give me some comments about these two schools? What I care about is only the career prospect in London/NYC. Thank you very much. I'm supposed to make...

Given that some big names are cutting their size of staff due to subprime crisis.

Thanks for your comments, Dominic. I assume that it doesn't make much difference for recruiter to highlight experience of C++ or C# in the CV.

My friends working in JP Morgan told me that the quant team there program mainly with C# and JAVA, instead of C++. Is there any trend towards this transition in other companies?

If I finished the MSc program at age of 29, does that mean the chance to get a working visa in England is relatively low? BTW, I just want to work in London for several years and then go back.

Thank u, guys. I suppose it's not too late for to chase my dream now.

Hey, guys, I'm a prospective student for a Financial Math program in UK. I will be 29 after finishing the course. Would that be too late to get into the industry? My background: M.E. & B.E. in mechanics worked in Siemens as a software engineer for 2 years ran my own B2C website for 1 year...

Hi, everybody, I'm not going to Baruch, but I'll pursue a degree in financial math in UK in 2008. I'm so glad to found this forum. Nice to meet you all. Mark Chan