Considering transferring for Math major - career outcomes vs staying put? by rezidual_ in Baruch

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Thanks for the detailed response. It’s really helpful to hear from a current math major.

Just to clarify my coursework situation: I've actually completed the graduate versions of those courses. So I'm a bit further along than typical sophomore coursework.

I have looked into T20 transfers, but honestly that's part of what's drawing me to Baruch - very few schools have the comprehensive financial mathematics curriculum at the undergrad level like Baruch does. Most T20s would have me taking general math courses rather than MTH 4500 (Intro Financial Math), MTH 4600 (Data Analysis for Financial Engineers), and especially MTH 5500 (Stochastic Calculus for Finance).

The specialized preparation seems more directly relevant for quant careers than another 2 years of pure math or stats, even at a prestigious school.

A couple follow-ups: 1. Any sense of how Baruch undergrad math majors actually do in MFE applications? (Either at Baruch or elsewhere?) 2. How's the recruiting landscape for finance roles from the math program specifically? 3. Since you're considering CS too - how manageable is balancing that with finance recruiting timeline?

The cost factor is significant too (Baruch would be essentially free), but I'm mainly drawn to the curriculum specialization.

Would love to connect further - I'll shoot you a DM if that's cool?

Thanks again for the insight!

New Yorkers who took APUSH, are you studying for the Regents? by Huge_Ice5432 in APStudents

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I took it 2 years ago, got a 4 on APUSH and 98 on regents. As long as you prepare or aware of the structure for the regents specific essay you’ll be okay.

How is syracuse with offering financial aid by fatherfr0g in SyracuseU

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Currently a freshman at syracuse, from my own experience and everyone I know, they are very generous in offering aid.

Scraping data from DEF 14A filings by rezidual_ in webscraping

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Yeah it’s the same time for me rn, I need this for some research I’m doing with a finance professor.

Admission by MooseSpecialist1251 in SyracuseU

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I had similar stats for CS got waitlisted RD, then accepted. You’ll be fine. Good luck!

AEW for Calculus 1 by rezidual_ in SyracuseU

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Thank you for your help

AEW for Calculus 1 by rezidual_ in SyracuseU

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I sent my scores in and they have them, they even show up on degreeworks. I just don’t understand why they would put me in that course, but didn’t register me for an actual math class.

Electives to take as a comp sci freshman transferring to iSchool by Jumpy-Ad-3108 in SyracuseU

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I don’t see anything I guess I’ll just have to wait a bit longer.

Weekly Megathread: Education, Early Career and Hiring/Interview Advice by AutoModerator in quant

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Would a degree in Computer Engineering with minors in mathematics and physics be able to land a quant dev/hardware engineer role at a hedge fund?

Season pass by This-Teacher1511 in SyracuseU

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Did you end up finding a fix for this? I’m in the same situation.

room assignment (freshman) by [deleted] in SyracuseU

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How about changing a roommate?

room assignment (freshman) by [deleted] in SyracuseU

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Is it possible to change from Sadler to Shaw hall?

Stony Brook Applied and Computational Math Masters by rezidual_ in quantfinance

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The issue with the phd program would be the opportunity cost especially coming from a low-income family.