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Im from NY and Baruch is not that great. IU and USC are pretty good epically if you get into the IBanking program at IU. Wisconsins business school is good as well but not at the same level as IU and USC
IU is one of my top choices however I visited George Washington the other day and the program was really appealing. They have some good opportunities for studying abroad like the London School of Economics and they have a lot of opportunities for networking. They have a trading room and there are a lot of group projects. A lot of the professors are adjunct professors as well and you can get the real applicable curriculum through that. I didn't think IU looked that fun when i visited though. Honestly It seemed boring. GW seemed a lot more of a fun place to be. I have a 3.3 GPA Expecting a 2000 on SAT after this next one in October.
This next act (Im in Missouri no SAT unless I drive 2 hours away) I really studied and prepped this time. Will really decide between IU or USC. GW seems interesting I'm going to look into. How do those trading centers in campus work, are they open just for everyone? Cause I know umich has one but from what I understood mainly grad students used it. And can you expand on how IU was boring? I mean it's more a campus compared to GW or NYU where you are in a large city the nightlife would be totally different
Hey Guys, I am also a high school student. Nice to see there a decent sized group on here. I will only be a sophomore, and I go to a top public school(Top 20 in USA for Math and Science). I have a really challenging curriculum and do many ECs. My GPA this year was a 4.0, all honors classes and 4 APs, but I don't expect it to finish that way. I recently took a practice SAT and got 2340, so there is some room for improvement there. So what has motivated you guys to seek a career in Finance? Are you guys currently doing or planning on doing any activities related to Finance during high school? What courses are you taking and what activities do you participate in?
Thanks man. Wow you are doing a lot of awesome stuff. I do many typical extracurriculars such as Model United Nations, Youth in Government, History Bowl, History Bee, Quiz Bowl, World Quest, TEAMS Engineering competition, International Affairs Club, Politics Club, Geography and Cartography Club, Chess Club, Stock Market Club, USA Biology Olympiad, volunteering, and a few other things. I recently became interested in Finance, because it seemed like a fit for me. I took AP Economics this past year, and I became quite interested. I am currently taking an Intro Finance course online through UMich Ross and I am enjoying it. I have started to read some investing and economic theory books and I find it interesting. I am also interested in Forex. Since a young age(about 4), I was always studying and reading about the world, such as history, geography, and culture. As I grew older, I started to understand politics and economics, which has sparked me interest in forex and global commodities. I have kinda always been a "thinker" if you know what I mean. So, I am interested in the Investment Club you mentioned. How did you start it and what exactly do you do? Also, how did you get your hedge fund internship? That seems really cool.
Cheers
And for colleges I am looking at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, Wharton, Brown, MIT, CalTech(all obvious reaches) and some LACs like Swarthmore and Pomona.
That seems pretty school. My school's Stock Market Club already participates in a simulation style game, but what your doing is a step up from that. I will try to see if anyone at my school would like to do that with me. Great Idea! Thats great how you built up a network for that. I have done a similar thing, but all of my connections have been made with doctors... I do not know many people who work in Finance, as my parents are in the science. I guess I will have to resort to cold calling...
Yeah I guess I will ask them, but I don't think they know any. They are immigrants from India, and I think most of everyone the are connected with is in the Medical profession.
So what are some good finance books you guys have read?
Yeah, I have Technical Analysis of Futures, and the Market Wizards. I haven't got around to reading them all yet. How are Bull's Eye Investing, Charting the Stock Market: The Wyckoff Method, and Trading in the Global Currencies Market? I have those books as well.
Thanks, I will get started on the reading. Have any of you read Irving Fisher's The Theory of Interest? Great book. That babypips website looks awesome as well. I have started their course. Are you guys interested in other subject besides Finance?
Interesting, I have a diversified interest group, as I enjoy finance, economics, math, history, politics, international relations, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, and philosophy. Are you guys interested in any quantitative fields in finance? Do you guys have applicable skills, such as programming or multilingual? I assume you are well versed in Microsoft Office.
I am looking into other fields but besides computer sciences not really interested. I have wanted to go into HedgeFunds since I was a kid and a family friend brought me with him to shadow at work. I have since interned/Shadowed for quite a while with him. He is local and small, but has had multiple 100%+ return years. He is the founder of the fund so I expereinced alot. I have read a lot of books he suggested, How I made 2 million dollars in the stock market was one. Others include: Jesse livermore remincenses of a Stock Operator, and How to trade in stocks, My Own Story by Bernard Baruch, all of O'neils books, 24 essential lessons and How to make money in stocks, all the Market Wizards, and tons of half read E-Books, I also subscribe to Ivestors buisness daily and read it frequently. I plan on one day moving in to HFs but I kind of also interested in other areas of high finanace.
As for Quant, I think that with a computer science degree or a similar Quant type degree, I would probably explore other things than finance, or start my own quant fund after gaining realative expereince or something.
The thing with computers is it is really easy to steal all of someones work especially in scripting and such, idk why probably because of scripts ive seens on sketychy websites that people steal and abuse/claim they made type things really turns me away for every writing programs for someone.
I am also interested with Hedge Funds.
hi. I am a junior in high school in Michigan, my GPA is lower than yours (3.3), and I am taking the ACT later this year, expecting at least 29. I am interested in I Banking, Hedge Funds, and Private equity. Right now I am looking at University of Michigan (long shot), Michigan State University, Indiana University, and UCSB.
Hey guys,
I'm a senior right now and I've pretty much just finished applying to colleges. I have a 3.75 GPA, 2100 SAT, and subject test scores all above 700. I think my top schools right now are NYU, Michigan, UVA, Vandy, and Wharton (hah). I've already been accepted to Indiana, but I'm now just waiting on my petition for Kelley Direct Admit since I applied with a 3.67 (.03 off of the DA requirement).
I'm interested in investment banking since I think that it's perhaps one of the best career opportunities for someone fresh out of college to jump into. For many people, it's a huge stepping stone to success in the business world, and I hope to become a part of the industry a few years from now.
I'd just like to mention I am going to Indiana next year. I'll be going into Investment banking, and move on to HF or PE afterwards. I have a ton of connections in PE but prefer HF, so we will see how it works out
Did you get Direct Admit to Kelley or are you majoring in something else?
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