Hi I recently got into NYU stern and I was wondering what the scene was like for breaking into quant finance.
I know its not as good as schools like MIT, CMU, etc.
Also, would getting a masters in a field like CS afterwards improve the odds of getting a job like that.
Thanks.
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Hi! No, unfortunately an NYU Stern student cannot break into quant finance.
Hey! Thanks for inquiring with us! Unfortunately, we cannot accept students from NYU Stern into Quant Finance.
Jokes aside, you can definitely get into a quant seat from stern and will have some more off the run opportunities available if you use the city location to network with smaller managers. I made the jump into quant from a much less "quanty" school (though still solid) with little relevant experience.
Just start learning the relevant material early, go through the interview books, and cast a very wide net and its very doable.
definitely careers in "quant finance" that don't require a lot of quant skills, mainly trader roles. I would just suggest taking more of the math-oriented courses in your program, and try to take a probability and programming course.
I don't think you need that much "quant" skills in quantitative finance. Just do what any MBA would do; hire some consultants to do the quant part and work on your business card layout ;>
but seriously why would you want to go into quant finance without a quant background? you might be setting yourself up for failure.
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