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I was referring to investment banking, which obviously is completely different from quantitative finance but is still in the same industry. Although it's romantic to claim that one shouldn't pursue investment banking if they don't love it, the fact of the matter is that nobody likes working 100...

I like making music more than doing math equations and reading the Wall Street Journal. Are you saying that I shouldn't work in math/finance and just make music instead? It pisses me off when people say "money's not important, do what you love". Get real. If you genuinely love finance and...

Crap you're right thanks

You are given two glass jugs. Each contains the same volume V of liquid. One jug contains pure alcohol and the other jug contains pure water. A modest quantity Q of water is poured from the water jug into the alcohol jug, which is then thoroughly mixed. The same modest quantity Q (now...

I'm currently a junior at Virginia Tech. Next year I will apply for MFE's straight out of college. This is probably what my profile should look like School: Virginia Tech Major: Math (Bachelor's) GPA: 3.7/4.0, GPA with freshman year excluded: 4.0/4.0 Relevant Coursework: Math-Finance Modeling I...

I don't like the white background, the contrast with the black hurts my eyes. You should implement a way to change the background colors (or maybe it already exists and I'm too stupid to figure it out). Edit: That's a lot better, thanks.

Adding to what Yike Lu said, you'll also have to network very actively to get that first interview since the large firms rarely recruit at non-targets. You'll need to contact alumni working on Wall Street or whoever else can help you get that first round interview. If you're just applying...

I have a first round phone interview for this on Monday. Anybody know what kind of questions to expect? FYI: I'm a junior undergrad math major with 0 finance experience (besides a mathematical finance class I'm taking) and some programming experience. So I'm guessing they'll ask me a few brain...

Ok I take back what I said about being extroverted. What I really meant was the ability to communicate well and be nuanced in the social norms. Nobody I know who's worked on wall street is socially awkward. I'm kinda socially awkward. Maybe I should take a public speaking class... I'll check...

I feel like this is the main obstacle standing in my way from getting a job on wall street. I'm a junior math major at a non-target, but one of the bulge-bracket firms is interviewing on my campus for a quant trading and analysis summer internship and looking for math majors. I don't have...