Would greatly appreciate thoughts from the Quantnet community regarding which program is better. A bit of background about myself... I have worked in banking and consulting (relevantly) for 2 years. Mathematics and finance majors in university. I hope to move into quantitative trading, either in a prop trading house or a bigger institution. I would rather work in the US, however am open to living elsewhere. Here are factors I'm considering:
1. University prestige within the states: Columbia = U Chicago
2. University prestige outside of the states: depends on the country, but probably Columbia > U Chicago since it's an ivy league school
3. Curriculum: U Chicago > Columbia. I think Chicago's program looks awesome. I may be taking core courses at Columbia, which are less relevant to my career path
4. Exit opportunities: U Chicago > Columbia. If I want to work as a quantitative trader, I'm thinking that U Chicago gets comparably more attention from firms in its city vs. Columbia
Could people agree or disagree with my thoughts? And give reasons?
Thanks in advance!
J
1. University prestige within the states: Columbia = U Chicago
2. University prestige outside of the states: depends on the country, but probably Columbia > U Chicago since it's an ivy league school
3. Curriculum: U Chicago > Columbia. I think Chicago's program looks awesome. I may be taking core courses at Columbia, which are less relevant to my career path
4. Exit opportunities: U Chicago > Columbia. If I want to work as a quantitative trader, I'm thinking that U Chicago gets comparably more attention from firms in its city vs. Columbia
Could people agree or disagree with my thoughts? And give reasons?
Thanks in advance!
J
