Uni Requirements

Hello all,

I'm currently at university in Australia and have a question - is doing an Honours year necessary to get a job in something like S&T (or even a HF - albeit those are even rarer and coveted in Australia). For context, I want to go into global macro HF.

Thanks guys!

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