Computer Science to Wall Street?
Hey!
I'm currently choosing between UCLA and UMich for a undergad degree in CS. I like CS as a subject but I aim to work in some type of finance related industry, either iBanking or Hedge Funds, in the future. As a CS major, what can I do to make myself more appealing to recruiters?
Thanks!
There are some positive connotations with your major (smart and analytical strength) and some negatives (not primarily interested in finance, anti-social). I would try to engage in ECs that would adress these concerns, such as finance related activities/board positions/sports/greek life*.
*Please don't go greek for your resume though, go greek because you think you'd enjoy it.
Major CS at UofM with minor in Finance. Pray that you make it into quantitative trading firms. smoke weed and fuck bitches.
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IBD will be tricky, S&T/prop trading much easier. PM me
Getting into finance - Finished bachelors degree in computer science (Originally Posted: 01/06/2011)
Hello,
I am currently finishing a bacherlor's degree in Computer science in a university in Eastern Europe. My GPA is not the best, it's 8/10, although according to the WES (http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/) grades from 8-10 are an A in the US system, but I don't know just how reliable WES is. I have a silver medal (2nd award) from a national algorithm competition one year in highschool , and another quite good placement some other year, and that's basically all the academic awards I got (also some awards in math and english, but not on the national level, which is all it counts I think). I have good skills in software engineering.
So - I want to break into finance. Is there a chance of getting in finance right away - if so, where should I try? I think chances are slim and my strategy is to do something in the next years to maximize my chances of getting into a top US MBA program after and then get into finance. What do you think?
Current options: - Try to get a job in the finance industry - Try to get a job at a startup (probably development), and try to move the ranks - Try to get a job at a consulting firm, but I am probably not competetive for MBB, so maybe a second-tier firm and then MBA - Try to make a startup with an engineering friend of mine. We have some good ideas with a clear business model, and believe there is a fair chance to make it.
What do you think?
Thank you!
OK, I forgot also two other options: - Do a PhD in CS at the university I am finishing my bachelor's. Focus on financial computing - algorithmic trading and the like. - Do a Msc in Financial math
Thanks in advance for all the suggestions again!
do the MsC...
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Investment Banking Inter/Fulltime as CS major (Originally Posted: 02/19/2018)
Hi Guys,
I'm a CS major, junior/rising senior and minoring in Economics from semi-target university. I have very much interest in Investment banking(20% for money, 80% for what they do) or other related fields. I did my internships as Application Engineer and Application Developer in Bristol Myers Squibb(bio-pharma) before. Nowadays, after doing some of my Economics courses, I found my interests lies more in Business/dealing with clients, doing valuations. I applied to top investment banks in which I heard response from noone. So I was wondering what should be done or how should i start for this career?
Thanks! Much appreciated!
try networking with alumni from your school who work in IB
Computer Scientist in The Streets? (Originally Posted: 02/17/2012)
Hey guys,
I discovered this forum a few days ago and have been browsing it since. It appears that most users are from a purely finance/economics background, but I hope I can still get valuable opinions on this.
I am a junior Computer Science major & business minor, but would really love to work on Wall Street eventually. Things like building trading systems and financial modeling sound really interesting. Full time positions related to these things - like quantitative development - require years of experience and a phd, though.
I currently have an internship for this summer with a large mutual fund as a developer for mobile applications. After I graduate, though, I would like to pursue a position that will lead me more on the path of wall street. An internship in a financial institution is a start, but will not really help much in my opinion since I will still be blind of the business half of the company. It seems like there is nothing that I can pursue that will help me! Bloomberg seems to be the only company hiring entry-level positions for what I want, but most of these employees come straight from Bloomberg's equivalent internship program which I just discovered.
How can I gain relevant experience? Is there anything I can do on my own to gain experience that will help me get into Wall Street as a CS major? Should I just continue doing purely technical work in financial institutions until I can get a Masters/PHD
Your on the right track. but a more relevant forum for you would be quantnet. try to get into an MFE program, banks/funds recruit from there. Make sure you brush up on calc also. i think your in good shape!
careful with the MFE you get pigeon holed very quickly. With a comp sci degree financial modeling is really easy, trust me I'm a comp sci major and my models blow away any of my other associates'. Take finance/econ classes and learn the basics of finance and accounting so u can get through that technical part of the interview. Brush up on some modeling skills through training courses here or TTS so you can talk somehwat intelligently about them. Your best bet to get into wall st inv banking/inv mgmt is through MBA not MFE.
I disagree. With the right MFE you'll be able to perform well in a wide variety of roles. People from my MFE now work in IBD, quant developmet, trading, quant analytics, quant modeling, PM etc etc. With a top MFE you have real skills with real value.
look at MFE placement versus MBA placement in IBD and Asset Mgmt for fuck sake. I agree for quant trading/coding at a hedge fund MFE is the way to go.
Also note that getting into the top MFE (Haas) is probably as hard as HBS, and there are only a handful of top MFE programs whereas there are at 10 top US programs, excluding the intl.
I looked at the MFE it is not a gauranteed step above MBA, the MBA is far more fluid, the netwrk stronger and the overall education more relevant to IBD skills than the pure quant focus of the MFE
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