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[Khorge]

Hi QuantNet,

What are your thoughts on this program? I am deciding whether I should accept the offer and I would like your help.

 

[zxsilver]

Hello, congratulations! Do you need an UK working visa? If you do, the immigration rule is tough, US schools may be a better option. As you currently working as derivative trader, I personally think why not keeping this job. This program is for quant, and many quants eventually want to become trader.

 

[Khorge]

Thanks for the reply - Australians get to apply for the "Youth Mobility Scheme" visa which allows us to work and study for two years. Not sure if this is enough for UK employers though!

As for the career side of things, I want to move from trading to quant! Quant seems more interesting to me anyway...

Does anyone else have an opinion?

 

[zxsilver]

Good to know you are from sunny Australia! I got a couple of colleagues travelling to UK for work last year, they all went back to Sydney by now as they can't survive the next UK winter

I am applying to this program as well. went to Oxford for interview on Wednesday, I felt I did very very bad. Couldn't remember some basic concepts. I haven't decided to go or not anyway. I am on working permit and don't want to shift back to student visa.

How did you feel during your interview?

Market seems quite tough in the UK right now. I held PhD in EE, kept trying to find a quant job these days but even difficult to get an interview. I am from China, as far as I know in 2011/2012 Oxford MCF class, only 2 Chinese students found jobs in London. I don't know others.

 

[NewbAtResearch]

I did the math MSc at Oxford (not the MCF one). But I believe that the MCF has very good job placement. I believe that most of them do find jobs in London; mostly in Banks, few in HFs.

 

[Eduardo Mineo]

Khorge and zxsilver, how are you? I'd like to know more about oxford interview, could you share a bit? What kind of concepts do they ask? I suppose it's concepts from calculus, linear algebra and statistics, but I'd like to confirm it.

Thanks!