Double Major - Classics & Computer Science
So I'm really interested in going into the fields of quant analysis/quant trading. I'm right now attending Williams College as a sophomore. I plan on majoring in Classics (im sill deciding greek/latin, or both) and Computer Science. I have a true passion in the classics so I don't really want to let that major go. My question is, will the computer science major be good enough to break into the quant field, or will I need to replace that with something like math/stat or economics?
I think you're fine. Maybe you can do Economics and Classics? I'm doing Econ/MEIS for example, and I haven't had a hard time at all with recruiting even during this dry season.
(Just keep your GPA up....)
Curious as to why you chose a liberal arts college over MIT if you want to go into quant.
I simply preferred/liked what Williams offered (smaller class size, liberal arts education, more "personalized" feel) over what a university like MIT/Harvard/etc. would offer.
Good for you man... That is a cool combination, in my opinion... Go for The Latin!
Take a few math and econ classes if you can...
Don't major in CS. Unlike differential equations or numerical analysis, you can pick up programming on the job.
So what do you think I should major in? Because at Williams, the only other relevant (in my opinion) majors are physics, math/stat, and economics.
CS != programming
Wish I had majored in Classics. To this day reading the works of Marcus Tullius Cicero gives me a hard-on.
Hey guys, I've been reading a lot of other posts and I'm starting to wonder whether or not it would be better to do a Math&Stat/Comp Sci double major with lots of classics courses (especially latin :D) over doing a Classics/Comp Sci double major. Is this a better option, or should I stick with the original double major if my goal is to become a quant? Also, how would a Math&Stat/Classics double major turn out in contrast to the other?
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