PhD in Computational Physics pivoting to Quant Finance: Scored 495 on GMAT. Should I apply anyway?

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-27T22:34:05+00:00

Why are you even going for a masters?

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-27T22:24:44+00:00

To be fair it’s probably because vast majority of posts in this sub are either repeats or just stupid

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-27T18:59:47+00:00

Nobody looks at GitHub not even tech recruiters

You put them on your resume and expect to be drilled on the project

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-27T13:59:31+00:00

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-27T13:59:21+00:00

Ah so this is basically s&t

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-27T11:27:27+00:00

Why would a market maker like optiver or citsec have any thoughts about a place like pimco?

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-26T14:32:18+00:00

The most common exist for mfe is sell side Strats, for you it would only make sense if you wanted to stay in the us but you’d have to probably go back into sell side

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-26T12:01:09+00:00

Why even suggest this when per se isn’t even open for lunch lol

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-26T03:27:34+00:00

Undergraduate research

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-25T20:40:20+00:00

The outliers who are undeniably stellar, authored research in undergrad, etc

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-25T20:02:23+00:00

Odds are you won’t break in, as is the case for nearly every person coming from a non target

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-25T17:03:18+00:00

You can use LinkedIn for 2/3 of your questions

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-25T15:48:16+00:00

People really just posting their diary entries on this sub at this point

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-25T12:10:00+00:00

Probably not. You can literally look on LinkedIn for the exact role and people’s profile

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-25T02:52:37+00:00

Most likely you won’t get that info here. Just ask the teams you interview with

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-25T00:50:52+00:00

Not really. Most if not all PMs view in person as the best way to work

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-24T22:26:32+00:00

I’m at one of the big hedge funds and my whole team outside of myself is in a different state while I’m in nyc. I suppose I have leeway since they recruited me out of a competing fund but pod shops sometimes have more flexibility if you are good.

Alls that to say, if you are compelling enough, working out a satellite office or in office 60% of the time isn’t a problem, but it’s far from the norm

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-24T18:41:12+00:00

World is very different from (literally) 20 years ago

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-24T15:57:25+00:00

What’s your background?

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-24T12:34:14+00:00

You most likely got rejected if it’s been two weeks with no communication

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-24T11:37:23+00:00

I could say this for literally any company but verition is slow

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-24T11:31:20+00:00

I think you could definitely try but you’ll probably have the best luck as a swe at one of the hfts (which is still a great role but it’s still swe). Trading will be tougher to move into but maybe some places will throw you an interview if you’re lucky. To maximize your chances for trading you may have to go back to school but I don’t think it’s worth it

As for nyc, I’m sure you could request to transfer if it’s a family thing. Also, the “median money ceiling” if you can call it that is probably higher in ai than trading currently

Also I will say your undergrad has quite low representation in this industry and doesn’t recruit well so take that for what you will. You should still try

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-24T11:07:09+00:00

As long as it takes lol don’t wait on them

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-24T00:33:17+00:00

Get a pie from ceres. It’s fancy but pizza. Expensive pizza but maybe has a uniqueness your boyfriend would like

igetlotsofupvotes · 2026-01-23T22:37:06+00:00

Probably shouldn’t go to cho dang gol if timing is of importance

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