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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DavidKDeutsch" data-source="post: 13314" data-attributes="member: 147">Hello there everybody....My name is David; I am a 36-year-old software engineer, currently working for Thomson Financial. I have a BS in Computer Science, with a minor in Mathematics.  I'm considering applying for '07, but I am going to research the program (as well as potential career paths) before going for it. As I approach 40, the only way to move up seems to be management, which I tried and hated; I am a geek at heart. So, I am thinking of going the quant route.I took a look at the refresher courses; it has been over 10 years since my undergrad work so I would have to take all of them (except for C++, which I have a very solid background in, though I will probably give myself a refresher). In college, I breezed through Calc I with no problem, but really struggled with Calc II. Finding derivatives is easy; going the other way took a lot of memorization which I found difficult. As far as linear algebra goes, I took one semester of it, but the refresher course says that a prerequisite is to know it "very well". This confuses me a bit, since if I knew it very well, I would not need a refresher course.I actually got into math because I enjoy (ahem) wagering occasionally. So probability should be no problem <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I am also really into game theory, though I am not sure how much that plays in an MFE. It is actually too bad that one cannot take the refresher courses before applying; that would give me a good idea if I am cut out for it or not (boy, I sure do sell myself well, don't I?)BTW, is anyone here trying for the Netflix prize?</blockquote>

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