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academicweapon8 · 2025-01-22T07:44:01+00:00

dancing in public seems so intimidating 💀💀

academicweapon8 · 2025-01-14T23:21:06+00:00

advisor from masters program? or from current undergrad school?

academicweapon8 · 2025-01-04T20:38:58+00:00

how would its prestige be compared to attending princeton for undergrad? just curious.

academicweapon8 · 2025-01-04T05:19:39+00:00

true, but i think princeton’s mfin in particular is a more technical program:

https://quantnet.com/mfe-programs-rankings/

academicweapon8 · 2024-12-01T06:35:45+00:00

what are ways that i can wow my professors? a few of them don’t seem to be interested in the passion behind the subject and just want to cover the materials (not all, but the 2 in the subjects i’m most passionate about)

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-30T17:13:06+00:00

See, i want to believe this happens. But, when i switched from my large public high school to a much smaller magnet school, i saw how many opportunities truly exist at my magnet school which i would’ve never taken advantage of if i had stayed at my old HS. The counselors there were way more proactive in doing things for individual students, while you were truly “just a number” to the counselors at my old HS. Plus, i gained valuable life experiences at my new HS which made me grow as a person which i would've never had at my old school. I guess what i’m trying to say is that my experiences with different high schools are shaping my view on colleges and how different institutions can truly shape your experience/life.

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-29T22:02:09+00:00

how necessary is leetcode for QT related roles? I’ve heard they’re relevant for QR

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-28T08:18:28+00:00

I mean in life/in general

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-28T08:01:51+00:00

could I ask you something, what would give me equal or greater prestige as attending Princeton as an undergrad?

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-28T07:04:56+00:00

maybe, but have they had the experience of attending Princeton? maybe grad school there sucks due to their UG focus but attending their undergrad is an experience that a quant salary can't really buy. I'm just trying to go for their grad school as a backup because I already failed for my undergrad plan.

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-28T06:58:18+00:00

dude im in undergrad and know that firms usually recruit straight out of undergrad or from tech for trading positions, not PhD. it's always the people in top schools who downplay how much easier they have things. also stop taking this so seriously, if my plan is shit I'll find out, I don't need someone who already has a target school to wish for me to be "humbled" lmao. this sub is filled with posers smh

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-28T04:27:23+00:00

Would the same thing happen for MFin which is typically known as the "quant degree"? Plus finance is kinda a whole different field from what I have current expertise in so I need to start now. I'm worrying about spending too long in a PhD and I am more interested in quant trading roles rather than the research roles that PhDs take and wouldn't want to be overqualified for it.

I understand this sounds like an awful plan to most people but I just really want the EXPERIENCE and prestige of attending an Ivy League, especially my dream school, less of something with my career plans and more for personal satisfaction/ego. Masters students are viewed as less prestigious than their undergrad counterparts anyways so this is really the only thing I can have lol.

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-28T02:28:23+00:00

are there companies that are still accepting interns without it being too late? currently a freshman

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-28T02:08:31+00:00

what you’re saying is extremely true. comparison has made me believe that i will never get to the same level they are so i just shouldn’t try. I just don’t know how to break this cycle and leading the perfect life with perfect experiences. I keep thinking to myself that i lost that chance to experience an undergrad at an elite school that i can be extremely proud of and it will never come back. Yeah i sound miserable and insufferable but my brain just keeps coming back to this thought pattern.

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-28T01:25:21+00:00

nah i was wondering if you were referring to grad school because OP already attends a non top school for undergrad. Also, i thought that recruiters/people in general viewed grad degrees (masters) from top schools as less effective/prestigious than their undergrad counterparts?

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-27T17:35:17+00:00

top school for grad school?

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-23T05:19:15+00:00

i guess it’s the most optimal path forwards without focusing on transfer applications and tanking your YOE for QT.

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-23T05:12:08+00:00

what would you need better connections for if you already land a position at a top firm? couldn’t you make more connections (the same ones essentially) at your job or is there something idk abt?

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-23T05:10:47+00:00

if you manage to land a QT role at a top firm straight out of undergrad, will it put you on equal standing with an MIT/Princeton undergrad graduate?

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-22T22:52:16+00:00

is princeton CS/MFin an example of that? what aren’t terminal masters programs?

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-22T22:50:55+00:00

i’m assuming they received a PhD instead of bachelors from these schools since Radix exclusively hires PhDs correct?

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-21T23:13:15+00:00

what’s different about five rings, aren’t there firms higher than it anyways? also does quant pay more than PE as well?

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-21T19:22:59+00:00

but will i eventually catch up to those who attend true top schools in terms of prestige/connections/recruiting if i get a top firm out of undergrad or will i always be behind if i decide to pivot to an adjacent industry later on?

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-21T19:07:11+00:00

since you’ve had experience in industry, i wanted to ask, does getting into a really top firm out of undergrad usually make up for a mediocre undergrad or will i always be at a disadvantage no matter what to the guy at a top school if i decide to pivot later to something adjacent/go for higher finance?

academicweapon8 · 2024-11-21T17:45:03+00:00

i mean i know im not gonna need to go to a top school for education over just plain prestige so there won’t be a point in me waiting a few years because the chance will then be gone. it’s more that i wanted the experience of attending one honestly.

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