Which University to be a Quant Analyst
Hi so I'm in a dilemma. I am not sure what career I want to go into between IB and quant. I know a maths degree is best for being a quant, but economics is as good as maths for investment banking (or would you say a maths degree is better?).My main question is which of these degrees would be best if I want to become a quant. Cambridge Economics, LSE Maths with Economics, Warwick MORSE, or UCL Maths with Economics. Also is Maths at Warwick better than MORSE at Warwick to become a quant? If I do end up choosing Warwick MORSE, should I switch to maths? And if I go UCL, should I switch to maths from maths with econ? I would rather go to LSE than Warwick for the overall prestige but Warwick is part of COWI, so is it better for becoming a quant whilst LSE is better for IB? Also is Cambridge Economics bad for becoming a quant? Is LSE maths with econ as good as if not better than Warwick maths/Morse for becoming a quant?
Also is it possible to go LSE undergrad then Cambridge Applied Maths for masters? Is that better than Warwick Maths/Morse for being a quant?
Not familiar with these specific programs but it is worth mentioning that there are a lot of different quant roles, and for some of them you most of the time won't be considered with a "mere" econ background. Econ grads are probably most common in quant asset management but less so in other areas.
it's not just a "mere" econ degree though, it's an econ degree from Cambridge. And is maths with econ or straight maths better for quant?
Cambridge Econ is still Econ. They only care about your maths ability and maybe your ability to code. Also 1. Econ isn't finance 2. Finance is much easier taught than maths.
If you want to keep your options open for quant, you need as much quant/STEM (ex-weak STEM) as possible imo.
Since all these unis are pretty well regarded, it's swings and roundabouts at that point, so just pick based on where you'd like to go.
IB doesnt really care about your degree as long as you're at a target.
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