SEC State School Freshman - Is it worth it to transfer?
Hello, I am an industrial engineering major at the University of Florida. I tried to choose the best degree for finance at UF, and, since the finance department is weak, I chose to take industrial engineering with a bunch of finance electives.
Is it worth it to try to transfer (giving up my free tuition etc.) to a target? Also, what are some good targets to attempt to transfer to and do any have above 0% acceptance rates?
Thank you, and I am sorry if this is the wrong forum.
If you network you shouldn't have any problems. If you have a good GPA, get a decent internship (PWM frsh year and then something else sophomore year) I think you should be fine.
That said, if you're not up for the extra work that will be involved, there's no harm in transferring to a better school. I would say if you can get accepted to Wharton/Harvard etc, go for it. If you're talking about transferring to somewhere just a little better, probably not worth it.
UF is actually pretty respected, so it would depend a lot on where you get accepted. If it's a top Ivy or comparable (Stanford, MIT, U of C), I would say go for it. Otherwise, you'll have enough opportunities in Florida for finance. If you want to be in NY, UF might not be the most optimal place to be, so that would be another motivation for transferring. In the case that you can't transfer to a top target and you want to be in NY, you might want to set the bar a little lower for mid to low target schools and make the sacrifice.
Dude, enjoy the football. Relax and enjoy living with a year under UM and three under his successor Muchsberger.
Work your ass off and you'll do fine. Hard Science majors are just as good as finance majors. You'll learn more on the job than you will through a finance major.
To clarify my goals if I were to attempt a transfer:
I'd want to get into a main target (since the acceptance is so low I would apply to any that I meet the requirements to). I am looking favorably at a Cornell AEM sophomore transfer due to the fact that the pre-requisites are easy for me and that no test scores are involved. I am not of the competitiveness for this program, but it would be my main choice for transfer. Obviously, other transfers exist but the acceptance rates at any of the mentioned schools are so tiny that I could not rely on getting in. If I did simply go to UF, whether or not I landed a job, I would for sure look into the ivy/target tag for an MBA of MSF program.
I hope you don't mind another question: Am I right to do IE for the quant. side of it, or would it be wiser to major in accounting (which is strong at UF)? I definitely see what Frieds is saying about this.
Good information so far, I will do some more research.
if you want to do quant you have to major in hard science. i.e. physics, math, comp science or a solid engineering such as chemical or electrical. go to wilmott.com forums and read there for quant job descriptions (thus what you need to do)
papeete is right about needing to do hard sciences. Also, UF isn't the ideal choice for employers looking for quants, so if accounting is strong at UF, I would do that. Cornell AEM is a very strong choice, so if you have the opportunity to go and have the money to support yourself, then I wouldn't see why you shouldn't (besides the shitty weather and uglier girls).
papeete is right about needing to do hard sciences. Also, UF isn't the ideal choice for employers looking for quants, so if accounting is strong at UF, I would do that. Cornell AEM is a very strong choice, so if you have the opportunity to go and have the money to support yourself, then I wouldn't see why you shouldn't (besides the shtty weather and uglier girls).
If I miss out on OR/supply chain type stuff, will it even affect my resume? Also, I don't necessarily want to do quant stuff, I just want to have a background in it. I don't know much about how to write a resume, I figured that having a background in high-level math would prove competence whether or not the job is quantitative. If quants don't get recruited from UF, I may as well try out the accounting program (and hopefully I get a job/internship(s)other than actual accounting). Thanks.
No stay in UF and party.
I've decided to go full-force at UF as an accounting major with finance electives. I'll make into my own finance/accounting major (I can't actually double up, and I could easily fit in a lot of finance classes). I'll push through auditing and boring stuff because it's good know.
I'll join the investment clubs etc. while studying with sun on back. Based on this and other posts, I realize I should just relax. I guess my success will not be based on my school so much my own decisions.
Thanks so much guys, I look forward to a sunny four years and (hopefully) successful career in the world of finance.
EDIT: How high in math should I go for a good resume/skills? Not quantitative, but preferably pleasing to an employer.
Isn't there a 5 year BS/MSF program at UF that places well into IB?
You don't even need calculus for banking. I'll say that and let you decide for yourself how high you want to go.
^^ I am probably going to try to make it into the combined MSF program. It may sound contrived, but I am almost afraid that earning that MSF would make it redundant to get an MBA or other graduate degree for admissions purposes into those programs. Then I'd likely never have the tier 1 school tag (which I want for opportunities, but at this point I don't know what effect it would have after 5+ year in the industry). This may be fallacious logic, but it makes sense in my head.
Good choice. I think transferring from Gainesville, FL to Ithaca, NY would be extraordinarily difficult in terms of lifestyle (athletics, weather, girls, alumni, etc.). Look, even students at my marginal state university break into IB all the time. ALL the time. So good choice there, brother.
I honestly believe the icy winds alone would kill me. Even in winter here in Florida I find myself freezing.
I f*cking hate you.
Talk to alums about placement. I've met two UF kids on the street in BBs but its very difficult it seems.
Honestly, I would seriously consider the transfer.
I transferred to Cornell AEM and I should clarify that it is extremely competitive to get into, it's the hardest major to transfer into at Cornell. Your essays along with your GPA & Recs have to be amazing and carefully outline what is wrong with UF and how Cornell will make it better, saying Cornell is a better target for IB isn't a valid reason, because there are a bunch of schools that are better targets. Also, if you're happy at UF and getting a full-ride to an already pretty good school, I'd think twice about transferring cause in the end it isn't worth it if you're going there solely for IB, you need to have actual legitimate reasons if in the end you wanna transfer.
Btw, I hooked up with a girl who went to UF and she was super cute, just sayin'.
I would switch. There are no SEC people on the Street.
Who makes more money: an SEC recruit or a GS VP?
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