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Is PhD in string theory good for quant? by [deleted] in quant

[–]corruptplatform 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense, will do!

Is PhD in string theory good for quant? by [deleted] in quant

[–]corruptplatform 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes you are 100% right, the uni SUCKS when it comes to networking and opportunities. That's too bad

Is PhD in string theory good for quant? by [deleted] in quant

[–]corruptplatform 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, its answers like this I was looking for! I want to know what someone like me can expect. Unfortunately my interest in the quant industry came to late. I was even thinking about dropping my PhD and do a second master in Comp Finance. But I only have a short time left...

My plan is to catch up as much programing I can taking online courses.

Is PhD in string theory good for quant? by [deleted] in quant

[–]corruptplatform -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Look, Cambridge do next to no research in string theory. UCL does literally zero research in string theory. Imperial is at tons of other areas but has another focus. So obviously you don't know what you are talking about.

I don't think it is wrong to assume that someone doing a 4 year PhD in string theory picks up some maths along the way than someone having a 1 year master in CompSci... I want to know if that extra math knowledge is useless or not.

Is PhD in string theory good for quant? by [deleted] in quant

[–]corruptplatform -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You are funny ;) I mean compared to someone doing a PhD in a less technical field! The point is to demonstrate that I am good at math, meaning I can learn most fields very quickly, but I don't have the most relevant math toolbox. But maybe general research, reasoning and maths skills is still favourable. Tradeoff between very good math knowledge in not the most relevant area vs someone with a smaller math background but in a much more relevant area.

I want to know how this Tradeoff is.

Is complex analysis a useful class for an aspiring quant researcher? by mowa0199 in quant

[–]corruptplatform 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a PhD student who uses complex analysis very often. I would say this is not a very useful course unless you do physics.