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Lloyd

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I'm interested in a career in trading (long term preferably quant). My undergraduate degree (a few weeks ago) was in Economics and Mathematics, minoring in applied statistics. I'm interested in continuing education, whether or not I need it. That being said, my first question is about ways to increase my appeal. I had no chance for a summer internship as I took courses for my last two summers, and graduated with a 2.95. My problem is that this is due to medical reasons, not due to failed learning. I say this not to make excuses, but to at least explain my current situation. In my job applications, companies see this and want to shove me in the back office. Applying to grad schools (I realize that many programs don't set cut offs) this GPA coupled with my lack of work experience clearly makes me out to be an idiot(or lazy). My question is what can I do to boost that resume. I took the CFA level I in june, I've passed the series 65, and I'm teaching myself to program this summer (halfway through Prata's C++ primer plus) to show my motivation.
My second question is in regards to further education. I'm sure many people would recommend the MFE programs, which I am very interested in. What other masters programs should I be considering?

And hello everyone :)
 
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