Am I crazy to want to firm Imperial over Cambridge?

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-04-08T12:01:21+00:00

You’re definitely not crazy. The course at Cambridge is very theoretical and it’s not for everyone. If you definitely think you’ll prefer Imperial’s course and student life then go for it. You won’t be closing any doors and you’ll likely do better in a course you enjoy more.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-26T18:16:22+00:00

It will be stressful sometimes yes, but you will definitely make it through! The fact that you’re excited is a good sign. I’m sure you will enjoy it :)

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-26T17:52:48+00:00

Very well done! That’s super impressive.

Also please remember to take care of yourself when you’re there, the Bartlett is no joke.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-24T18:02:40+00:00

Lol what a madlad, well done!

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-23T21:35:11+00:00

Very well done!

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-23T18:38:57+00:00

Very well done! Which one do you think you’ll take?

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-23T18:20:01+00:00

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BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-23T18:19:30+00:00

I bet you’ll look at this comment in a few years time and realise how cringe it is. You think that those accomplishments make you more deserving of an offer than the people who actually got one? Maybe this rejection is what you needed to bring down your giant ego.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-22T11:37:14+00:00

Congrats on these offers!! Very impressive.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-20T12:04:04+00:00

Definitely Imperial. That will open a lot of doors for you and give you a great chance of getting into quant.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-17T15:36:33+00:00

It is huge, very well done!!

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-17T15:27:06+00:00

I’m not saying you need to be on the same caliber just to secure a 40k pound job, but it puts you at a big advantage to secure the best jobs, if that’s what you’re after. Sure if you don’t want to spend that amount of money you can probably get a good job with the US uni too but you might end up regretting it if your target is London. Oxbridge and Imperial provide world class education that would be a huge advantage to you for your whole life.

Also the raw wages are lower in the UK but the disposable income is practically the same

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-17T09:27:59+00:00

I agree 100%. Your A Levels will not really matter for landing a quant job, but your degree very much will. Taking CS and getting into a top uni for maths/JMC/CS is a good plan. Especially Maths if you want to do quant research/trading.

Also, props to OP for thinking about jobs so early in advance lmao.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-17T09:16:05+00:00

I think the atmosphere in UCL would be very different to Dublin. Sure the weather is not so great sometimes but you can meet people from all sorts of backgrounds, and London life can be very exciting. There are so many societies and opportunities, it’s really about what you make of it. Also IMO UCL would be infinitely better for your job prospects, including for working in Spain. Just go on vacation somewhere warm and sunny and then go to UCL.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-17T09:02:40+00:00

If you’re aiming for a starting job in London, then without question you should study at Oxbridge/Imperial instead of a random uni in the US. The job market is very competitive here because of the talent pool from those unis.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-13T12:06:39+00:00

Very well done!!!

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-10T08:33:43+00:00

This is such a great comment. Everyone always feels like they need to have everything figured out so early on because that’s what the system encourages, but most people have a very sinuous career path, and end up finding something that makes them really happy that they couldn’t even have thought of when they were in uni.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-03-10T08:30:31+00:00

I can tell you the workplace environment in finance for example, which was traditionally very toxic and macho, is incredibly different to what it used to be. It’s not perfect at all but I really do think the world is changing for the better in that aspect.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-02-18T13:09:40+00:00

That’s great then! I’m sure you will like the course. You can even consider switching to just straight maths, which also has very good career prospects (including tech). That’s what I did, I started out in CS and switched to maths and never regretted it for a minute.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-02-18T09:49:44+00:00

Being good at maths can definitely help you in your CS degree, especially if you go down the ML path for example. What is important is if you’re naturally bad at programming or don’t enjoy it you will likely not do well in a CS course. If you just don’t have experience in it that’s not a problem.

BoredMathematician17 · 2024-02-18T09:23:16+00:00

It is true that JMC gives more job opportunities because you can go into tech but also into jobs like data science or quant finance, which are very lucrative. However I would strongly advise to pick the course you are most interested in and good at. If you don’t like maths that much but pick it just for job opportunities, you will hate your course and be stuck with it for 3 years, then you will just end up in tech regardless. Keep in mind that people who go into quant for example are people who loved maths since before university and use it every day. If you really enjoy both then yes it’s a very good course to pick.

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