Jun 22, 2022

Thinking about getting phd or MD then trying to go to hedge funds

I love medicine and science and also enjoy banking. Currently an IB analyst. Undergrad degree was premed and finance. Good gpa. I know med school is a bitch and lots of prep to get in. I know it is also not needed to get into hedgefunds but would it help at all? Could I do both? What do you guys think?

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RedHotMonkeyBanker

A masters could be all you need if you already have analyst exp. Not sure about MD or phd, bump on that.

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If you do PhD / MD only for the sake of getting into hedge funds, I am 100% certain you will not be able to complete the PhD / MD.

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