Looking to get into Quant trading (highschool senior)

[Spartans]

Hello, I am a senior in high school and I'd like to get into Quant Trading. I don't have the best GPA in high school but I am pretty successful in majority of my classes. My GPA is tanked because I didn't talk world language classes like German seriously. I have a 2.92 right now but I will graduate with hopefully a 3.3-3.4. I excelled in computer science and was my main focus. I have a very strong extra circular background. I started my own business where I consulted and developed software applications for larger companies and helped them generate 6 figures. I worked at my parents business throughout my entire life. Also other academic successes like leading a club etc. I plan on retaking the SAT but no test dates are available till after early app on colleges end. Overall I cannot apply to a Ivy league but I was looking at public colleges. Realistically I am unsure what degree to pursue. I was thinking about going in applying to be a finance major and a CS minor.

 

[lv_sreenivaas]

In my opinion, this would be a very helpful article:

I'm a buy side Quant Researcher at a top hedge fund (Jane Street/Two Sigma/AQR/etc). AMA

I would strongly suggest that before you pick a niche you are not entirely certain of, you explore the larger domains that build it.
Explore mathematics and computer science, and develop a thorough understanding of these subjects.
You could always self-study finance by reading books, and doing courses on MOOCs.
Then, if and when you pivot into Quant Finance, you would be able to navigate better.

I studied Finance and Math during my undergrad, and if there was something I could redo, it would definitely be to focus entirely on Mathematics, not only because I genuinely enjoyed exploring the subject, but also because in most universities the curriculum for finance is grossly antiquated.

I do understand that competition is growing rapidly, but one thing that will be everlasting is that individuals who have strong command over their foundational subjects will always be able to navigate through the crowds. This is why you see students at top MFE programs go on to top firms. The programs polish the candidates and enhance their skills related to the domain, but the students had to have extremely strong fundamentals