Track To Quant Assistance

[iniquitous]

Hello everyone. I am currently a Florida high school student and have been accepted into UF / UFL / University of Florida for Summer B Term. This was my best option considering my financial position. I have bright futures so my undergrad tuition is paid for, and I have max FAFSA money as well. I’m aspiring to Major im Mathematics, Minor Unknown. Would it be possible to become a quant going to this school? If so, what would be the suggested roadmap/track to take in order to reach the goal. FYI I’d also appreciate knowing an ideal minor as well as grad, as hopefully afterwards I can transfer out the state to a good quant program. Thank you!

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Your undergrad may not matter as little chance you will get into a quant position with a BS degree. You can do Stats minor so you can take all the important math courses.
Then take the C++ courses (first and advanced C++), Python course here to complete your programming skill.
Some people may suggest a CS minor or double major but that may involve extra time or unnecessary courses.
Get some internship and do lot of reading.

Baruch MFE Thread 'Feedback on plan for building profile for Baruch MFE Fall 2026?'

9/2/24

Hi everyone,

I posted here around a month ago, and have since put together a plan for the next year in order to bolster my application, as well as fill most of the quantitative holes from my undergrad degree. Any feedback/suggestions would be much appreciated!

A little background:
I graduated in 2021 with a BBA in Economics/Finance from Baruch College. My GPA was not good (~3.00), but I’ve since gained 3.5 years of experience in industry. My career so far has been in data engineering, software project management, and data science. I consider myself very proficient in Python, SQL...

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[iniquitous]

Thank you very much Andy, I hope to get familiarized with this career path and your suggestions are the building block to this. I am very grateful for this response.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

You are at the right place very early in this process so it's a good thing.
Start off with this list which could take a few months to get some better idea on the industry.

Thread 'Master reading list for Quants, MFE (Financial Engineering) students'

7/1/07

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