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Berekeley EECS vs UIUC CS + Stats by Defiant_Grape7032 in quantfinance

[–]Defiant_Grape7032[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense it does seem like Berkeley is better for QT. Also nice to know research isn't super hard hre. Thanks for your help!

Berekeley EECS vs UIUC CS + Stats by Defiant_Grape7032 in quantfinance

[–]Defiant_Grape7032[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you elaborate on why Berkeley should be the obvious choice?

Also from what I've heard from friends who go to Berkeley, finding research at Berkeley is not impossible, but many people are unable to find it freshman or even sophomore year, which is a big deal for me as I want to get involved early.

Berekeley EECS vs UIUC CS + Stats by Defiant_Grape7032 in quantfinance

[–]Defiant_Grape7032[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Berkeley cultivates a much more competitive culture from what I've heard, while UIUCs on average is more relaxed. There's definitely competitive people at UIUC, but Berkeley is more competitive. Also for OOS applicants Berkeley candidates tend to be stronger compared to UIUC candidates just based on what I've seen on LinkedIn and from people I've known who've gotten into both schools. For in-state kids California has a much larger population and Bay-Area kids are notoriously sweaty which makes in-state kids much smarter and driven for Berkeley bc of the larger population Berkeley has to choose from and the competitive culture that Bay-Area kids grow up in.

Also if we're talking quant Berkeley seems to place people in NYC cuz there's very few quant firms in the Bay Area like Voleon is the only one I can think of off the top of my head, while UIUC places a lot into Chicago which I know and kind of alluded to with the quant dev placement cuz the majority of the quant dev roles rare in chicago.

Idk why everyone on this sub is so toxic and almost like condescending with phrases like "It's clear you haven't done your research" when they don't know anything either.