Recent content by Miket

I would disagree with this.. i feel that many elite universities are filled more with hard working average or slightly above average people looking to get the elite branding than truly exceptional people. which is not a bad thing. as in the case of the turtle and the rabbit.. slow and steady...

I'm not sure if I'm understanding your points correctly, so let me know if I'm wrong You're saying a function P takes a vector (time series) of percentage changes, lets denote them S1, S2, S3.. P(S1) gives some probability that security S1 will increase in the next time step. So say you have...

without going to grad school i think it'd be much easier for you to get a job as an actuary than as a quant.. its true that most companies had a hiring freeze for a while but many are starting to hire again. i was considering being an actuary for a while so i applied to a few companies back in...

im just curious since you mentioned that you took some of the actuarial exams.. how come you're not pursuing an actuarial career?

i agree with eugene.. although i don't know why your asking us if your background is good enough. the easiest way to find out is to apply for jobs and see if you get any interviews

whats ur reasoning for wanting to double major? since ur already set on doing IE, i would recommend that while you finish ur IE classes you figure out what exactly you want to do first and then figure out if adding a seond major would help you achieve that purpose. not much reason to put in all...