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Again... this is theoretical xD I won't be applying for an MFE until... 2015? :D Although your recommendation candidate point still stands. Thanks. EDIT: Also, I didn't see any classes labeled as stochastics, but I believe some of the courses have them as part of the syllabus. ---------- Post...

An exaggeration, possibly. But if you want to be a developer, a BS usually suffices. There is no point to waste your time and money otherwise.

Oh dear, I was so impressed with the Quantnet 2009 MFE rankings, but it's actually just a pile of crap :P http://static.ivygateblog.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/degioia.jpg

Haha thanks. Where did you go for undergrad? And where are you now ;-) Yes, it is essentially required for the finance degree; it is that or some even less quantitative courses. Some of the courses, particularly comp sci courses, are considered senior undergrad / grad. However, I really can't...

I've attached a schedule that I made using the UMCP course catalog (University of Maryland Undergraduate Catalog 2010-2011). Successful completion of this schedule would get me 3 majors: Finance, Computer Science, and Mathematics (Statistics Track). I could choose two of those to be separate...

Thanks for the info. However, the fact remains that VB = :wall lol

Yeah, he did :P

I haven't ever used Splus but is the file read only?

That's unfortunate. I hate VB that much :'( Oh well I'll survive haha.

Yes, this is correct, but is this a big issue? Sorry for going so off topic.

You can effectively have the same outcome if you use VSTO, though... right? :| I'm probably completely wrong xD

Ah! Pretty useful. Does he put it out on the web for free or is it something one is expected to buy :P Edit: Never mind, I see that previous versions are clearly free: http://www.ieor.columbia.edu/pdf-files/Paul_Dominic.pdf

Is C# or any other .NET language a valid substitute for VBA? Because... god... I hate visual basic >.<

CMU has one for the general tepper population here: http://www.facebook.com/teppercmu

For the cluless ones (i.e me) can you explain what this is...?

The thing is, I am not that interested in financial advisory. My question is how to tactfully ask him if he has any other leads :P

Awww, come on, give me some more credit than that. I am currently interning at an IT firm and next school year I'm an intern at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. So at the least, I should be able to bring the branch manager coffee. lol. But on a serious note, at the end of the internship, should I...

Hahahahahahaha. You must have not seen my other threads. I'm a rising senior... in high school :P

True. Any advice on how to get an internship next year ;P

Hi - Will there ever be internship spots advertised this way?

Yes, I suppose this is very true.

Posting the exact same thread twice will not get you a quicker answer.

Usually applied mathematics or the like.

Also everyone, how are the canadian colleges, particularly University of Toronto?

Don't take my word for anything as I'm not even in college yet, but complex analysis... :/ You're not going to be an EE so why take it :P

If your one percent a month is really risk free, then you should be able to make an infinite profit by shorting treasuries and going long your strategy. Just saying.

Whoa... hold on a second here. Baruch forbids you to double major? So finance + Stats, for example, is not allowed??

Yzia, I'm sending you a message but also posting the questions here. 1) Why did you choose UMCP? If you don't mind, could you give some of your HS stats for perspective? 2) How is the economics prograrm at UMCP? The physics program? 3) From what you can tell, how is recruiting at UMCP? 4) How...

Great firms list. Now I know who Im going to cold call next summer =)

Awesome! I'll think of a massive list and then shoot you a message. Thanks for the offer.

It certainly can't hurt but the chances that you will be recruited are slim because 1) you're a freshman and 2) you're not a finance major. It's too soon to be recruited as a quant IMO because you don't have the math/prog experience. Still worth a shot though. Honestly, for people like us...

Thanks, some useful info in there. Did your contacts tell you how good the recruiting is?

Anyone else have an opinion on this topic?

Sometimes its hard to tell if you're trolling or being serious :P Anything more useful? For a person who's not sure where to apply?

In short, with all these conflicting opinions, I have decided to screw college and live as a hobo on wallstreet xD I'd love to hear details/suggestions from everyone involved - more is more :P

True but it's cheap xD Do you know anything about it's academic/job placement quality?

Also, Connor, you said that Smith is a "good" school... Is that good in context of it being public or is it a legitimately pretty good school?

Also clarification joel: I was thinking of a double major between finance and math/compsci (leaning towards math), not math and compsci.

Your hope is incorrect. I have alerted the authorities. Flee the country. Flee it now.

Is that usual? And if so, doesn't that mean the undergraduate education, can, effectively, be of quite high quality?

I was kind of thinking double major. Does anyone know if undergrad students can take graduate classes, provided that they have the required prerequisites?

The proof for _many_ things was quite inelegant. Take Fermat's Last theorem. It was long enough to be its own book. Though I share your sentiment :P

I'm not particularly interested in taking "engineering" for undergrad, but what you're telling me is that it's undergrad is of far lower caliber than it's masters? Is that correct? Thank you very much, I appreciate your time.

Does the director of the MFE have any thoughts :D

Thanks a bundle!

I have to disagree there. First off, that would mean some of our encryption algorithms would not be secure, AND the proof would indirectly suggest a method of attack. Besides that, much research has assumed that P=/=NP

Thanks for taking the time. I'd buy you a beer but I'm under 21 :P Still curious if someone knows about Baruch because it is certainly affordable. Another question, Connor, if you don't mind (sorry for being such a brat; there is no one around me to ask these sorts of things). Which would...

Yes, I have seen that, as well as academic responses. It seems likely that his basic idea is right, but there are some erroneous details. Don't expect a finished proof until maybe a year from now.

So, any thoughts?

It's not about choosing the school I want to go to so much as choosing the school I want to apply to :P Still, what schools would be designated "safeties" for me, in your opinion? EDIT: And what is "my level"? And what of SUNY Binghampton and Baruch (or do you just not know that much about...

Ok. Let's start with Stats, since that will be what gets me rejected from the top universities. Now my SAT scores are fine, and super scored (I'm retaking in the fall) should get me Math: 800 (I have this) CR: 790 (I have this) Writing: 750+ (I only have 710 right now, but I want 2350+) My...

I don't see how location can change based on whether I get in or not =) As for cost, let's assume I get next to no financial aid.

Where should I go for undergrad? My current thoughts are CMU NYU UPenn UVA MIT But they're expensive/hard to get into So how are these schools (for _undergrad_) UMCP Binghampton Baruch How is job placement at the last three, and for Baruch, is social life really that bad? :( Thanks for your...

True. However, at the level of English they seem to process, that may be quite difficult to do...

With one post, this could just be a troll operation.

Interesting! Did they experience significant hits to their salaries by choosing a less hour-intensive job? And more importantly, how much work experience do they have behind them? Thanks for the input. PS Can someone PLEASE answer my baruch question?

My cousin was an applied math major in Harvard. He went to work for a Barclay's in Singapore. Now, Barclays is a British firm. So EAST coast is closer. For this reason, I think the program itself, not location, is important for overseas work (I am by no means advocating Harvard though :P)

While I am obviously applying to Wharton, I cannot -expect- to get in :P Thanks for the input thogh; do you (or anyone else here) happen to know about baruch undergrad?

Hey guys, another question :) Sorry, and thanks for all the answers! I'm thinking of where to apply for undergraduate, and I was wondering if Baruch also has a good undergrad program (from what I've seen, it looks quite affordable too!) Any other suggestions for undergrad? Don't say CMU...

I hope you're wrong too. [-o<

Greed is good ^.^

:( This basically just killed any desire for a finance career, Andy.

Come on, isn't anybody here into Gordon Gekko :P I'm just afraid I'll be disappointed :-ss

Cost...and simply getting in is the issue for me. To the WSEA: Could that be a reference to Wallstreet 2 ;-) In fact, is anyone else on this forum Going to see Gordon Gecko one last time?

Hello Sir (that is, the WSEA :P) and thank you Andy for posting the message. For 1) I meant not the quality of education per se, but rather the prestige. Is prestige an overly important factor? In addition, 12 hours a day is about 60 days a week - if you don't work on weekends. That being said...

Can you elaborate on that :) Are you a masters or undergrad student, and what firm did you intern for?

Are you using different emails? Why not just have a forwarding filter on one of them...

Hey all. Avidly reading the forum/articles; lots of good stuff here. I had three questions. 1) How important is it to go to a "top-tier" school in undergrad and grad/phd respectively for a quant job. 2) Is there any job in the _finance_ industry that can lead to a quant job? 3) What are the...

How are you a chemistry Phd with no math experience O.o

"Rest assured we will be treating this matter with the utmost confidentiality" Hahahaha

80k is not a hard threshold to pass... :/

Haha... yes, taxes are low. However, if you're a U.S citizen, don't you still pay U.S taxes? I may be wrong on this one.

Another thing is I'm afraid I can't really afford an expensive college for undergrad... is that going to be a problem?

Hehe... it's actually not that early for me! I am currently an intern dev at a commodity price services company and next year will be interning for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. But this career development stuff seems really overwhelming D:

Andy: Yes, it was of his own volition. He didn't like being half a world away from everyone he knew. (That, and with the market conditions he wasn't likely going to get the significant bonus/raise he was hoping for)

I know that my cousin went to Singapore to work for Barclays as a trader. After a little less than 2 years, he's back in the U.S. Draw your own conclusions :P

Never mind! The issue is moot; since I'm able to access the ribbon itself through Globals.Ribbons I am able to handle the ribbon's events :D ---------- Post added at 10:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:26 AM ---------- Now if I only knew how to make an installer for the add-in in VS...

Hi. I'm developing a C# Excel Plug-In and I was wondering if there was a way to obtain the current application in use from the Ribbon object. :) Thanks in advance.

Oh, wow! Seems like being a quant is more math than finance (if even a measley finance minor isn't required!)... I sort of assumed it was an even mixture of both. What similliar job would you guys suggest that involves a lot of math/sci but is more directly finance related?

Hello everyone! This is my first post on this forum. I am actually currently a high school student, and I am considering a future career as a quant. I have a pretty good aptitude for mathematics (I took calculus my freshman year of high-school), computer-science, and finance. I have already...