Am i even ready for quant ?

[aggarwaladi]

hi, I am a final year undergrad in computer science and applying for masters , i consider myself good in maths , covering maths syllabus like algebra,calculus,probability and statistics . And also good ai/ml ,done some internships as ml engineer,good knowledge in deep learning,hasnt published a paper. i also do some investment , and some stock trading . learnt some technical and fundamental analysis from free sources . now im really thinking about degrees combining the both ,i came across degrees from oxford, ucl, imperial . like msc in mathematical and computational finance , but im really unsure if i even get into the program. and is it even the best degrees to break into this industry.
please recommend degrees and colleges from uk and if i can get into these colleges . btw one of my research internship was in carnegie mellon university , other was in isro (indian space research organization), both related to ml.

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[Andy Nguyen]

Without knowing your full stats, I think you have a good chance at some UK programs outside of Oxford, Imperial. You should be able to get a job in finance that combines math and technology/ML as long as you have realistic expectation.
Take a look at the UK rankings and you will see their acceptance rate

2025 QuantNet Ranking of Best UK Quant Programs

quantnet.com

 

[aggarwaladi]

hey thanks for the reply , there is just one issue that most of the degrees in that list requires a bsc in finance , maths or stats . and given that ive btech in computer science ,do you think just doing a masters in computational finance help me shift my career as quant trader .
and do you think ranking in uk matters to get a job