physics

I'm a first year attending Imperial College London and studying Joint Mathematics & Computing (integrated 4 year master's degree). I am considering switching to physics because I believe I will enjoy it more I will probably get better grades - I'm struggling with pure maths and do not have the...

17 Dec 2022

I'm studying Physics at Oxford (international student) and am having a hard time considering my career options. I don't currently want to go into academia and quant jobs interest me a lot (mostly because of the pay). My question is, should I take a physics PhD before I find a job? I understand that...

17 Dec 2022

I am currently studying medicine with only As so far. I always felt like the studies do not challenge me similiar like math or physics would. Because I have a deep interest in those, I plan to enroll in addition into a physics degree programme. How would a recruiter receive such a double commitment?...

18 Sep 2022

Hey everybody, My brother studied physics at a top 4 university in the US that's a semi target for finance and just recently graduated. He's going through grad school apps but has become increasingly disillusioned with academia in his current role (doing post grad academic research to help bolster...

15 Jan 2021

Okay so after the first time Neil and Buzz went up, there has been like zero more attempts to send a manned mission back? Why is this? Is there just no point doing something thats already done? No point setting up a space station? No valuable materials up there? Is it just financially unfeasible? Is...

16 Aug 2018

I am an incoming freshman at a target university. I am not in the business school, however. I have already begun working with my academic advisor on transferring into the business school. That being said, which of the following degree is most appealing to BB banks? Business (concentration on...

16 Aug 2018

The other day, I had someone recommend that I read a book called the The Physics of Wall Street by James Weatherall, who explains how and why physicists began to break into finance after the 2008 economic meltdown. I am aware that this book has been out for a while, but it got me wondering, what...

27 Jul 2018

Hey all, what's up? As far as the likes of McKinsey, Goldman Sachs etc. are concerned, what's more impressive? PhD in Physics from Oxbridge + a bit of good breeding (joke), or an MBA from a top American university like Harvard?

29 Mar 2017

Hi all, new user, but I spend a lot of time crawling around here. I am interested in going into Investment Banking as a career, and I am currently in the process of exploring college (Current Senior in HS). I am pretty good at math, I enjoy programming, and I like physics. I am also fascinated by...

11 Jan 2016

Should I cram in an Econ or Math major, or is Physics and Philosophy with good internships at a target school acceptable if my goal is to become an analyst at Goldman or possibly go into Hedge Funds?

29 Aug 2015

Hey, I'm interested in finance and have a good GPA, a physics major, a math minor, and a good amount of experience with computers. Does anybody know what kind of opportunities I can have? Thank you!!

20 Jul 2015

I'm attending a pretty decent Ivy League physics program with a minor in Operations Research or Business. I'm also thinking about switching into engineering at the moment.

27 Jun 2015

I'm a high school senior who's about to make a college decision. These are the three programs I am considering for next year. I basically have three priorities for my college experience. 1. I'm looking for academic fulfillment. That's why I'm going for a hard science at Cornell and Duke, I feel like...

27 Apr 2015

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12 Apr 2014

giving back to the WSO community: if you have: ~2 or less years xp at the major bank (on a trading desk) strong quant skills (STEM degree pref.) then i might have: very rare Fixed Income or Credit opening at a HF for you looking for someone asap PM me, pref. forward CV cant offer more info here...

20 Jan 2013

I'm a rising sophomore at Michigan. I am a physics major and have a good GPA (3.8). I'm very involved in finance/investment organizations and am confident that I'll get some sort of finance internship next summer. I didn't want to go to Ross because I didn't want to rule the possibility of physics...

20 Jul 2013

I'm going to be attending physics grad school in a year and was wondering does your concentration matter to future employers? I'm interested in becoming a quant.

09 May 2013

Hi all, Wanted your opinion on this. Which one would be more feasible during the school year? Self-studying physics/ take programming class or vice versa? They would both be on the beginner level. I have an interest in both, but due to my class schedule I cannot fit both. Thanks!

30 Jun 2012

I'm just curious -- I know the typical stereotype of a Physics major is that they are "really smart", regardless of what school they go to. I know a friend majoring in Physics at a state school and people say he's a "genius". But of course for IBanking it's on a completely different playing field...

26 Jul 2010

I just finished a physics PhD in the UK and have decided that being a postdoc just isn't that interesting or profitable. My degrees are in chemistry (BSc and MSc from Waterloo) and physics (PhD from Oxford). I have experience in programming (c,cpp,fortran,matlab,etc), statistical inference problems...

19 Nov 2009