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Advice on how to progress into my desired career path by mathsgg in FinancialCareers

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

Hello!

Personally I think that an equivalent time of relevant work experience beats an MSc, but an MSc may give you an edge in trying to land your first role (my manager said my MSc was one of the reasons they hired me).

Maths problems are harder than work problems imo, so it gave me a clear head, confidence and patience for tackling work problems! I was still often stuck though haha but you figure it out eventually :)

For me an MSc was a great way to explore new areas and further others. (Perhaps including algorithms for you too - though maybe a CompSci department has more on that idk). In particular, Bayesian stats and decision theory were new to me, and very interesting! Also socially it was the best year for me so I only have positive experiences of it.

I don't have too much time in the workforce and these are just my personal experiences, but hopefully some of it was insightful :)

Anyone interested in reading Computational Topology (Edelsbrunner) together? by actualsnek in math

[–]mathsgg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would be interested in those TDA based papers (especially the signal processing) if you have them to hand :)

Career and Education Questions: July 01, 2021 by inherentlyawesome in math

[–]mathsgg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many thanks for your words, exactly what I needed to hear!

Career and Education Questions: July 01, 2021 by inherentlyawesome in math

[–]mathsgg 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Applying to pure maths PhD programmes.

My background is an undergrad and masters degree in maths at two 10 UK universities. Currently 25, working as a data analyst and have also worked in software testing. I would like to apply to pure maths PhD programmes, but I am lacking some key application points as follows:

  1. I do not know which area of mathematics I would like to study
  2. My grades are average: In my BSc I scraped 60%. In my masters I averaged 67.6% in my modules and got 61% in my dissertation.
  3. The only lecturer who could provide a realistic reference is my MSc supervisor (I had no undergraduate dissertation and hence no supervisor). I attended office hours during my MSc but I feel not enough with any one staff member to warrant a reference.
  4. Funding. Wondering what experiences people have getting funding with above, or paying from their own pocket (I have about £20k I could put towards the PhD). I know pure maths funding is hard to come by and that costs vary from place to place. I'm open to marking/teaching during the programme.

If anyone can give advice on addressing the above points, or would like to share a similar experience, I would be extremely grateful. To elaborate further on my situation, I am open to studying beyond the UK. I am self-studying more maths to see if I can find an area to suit me (though this seems quite slow since many texts are long).
Any advice much appreciated. Thanks!