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by Jimothy
May 27th, 2004, 3:53 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Student's Backgrounds in MFE Programs
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Student's Backgrounds in MFE Programs

<t>I was looking at some student bios at Berkeley and the profiles seem very surprising. 13 students had already one masters degree, 4 had 2 masters degrees already, 5 had physics PhDs, 9 had MBAs (w/ 1 having another masters), 1 had a Chem E PhD, 1 had a Econ PhD and at least 2 had prior trading ex...
by Jimothy
May 14th, 2004, 9:50 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Preparation for MS QuantFin/MathFin.
Replies: 20
Views: 192746

Preparation for MS QuantFin/MathFin.

<t>Thanks for the recommendations.I've been reviewing the math areas you mentioned, including analysis. For the computer area, I've been doing some C++. Are there any languages employers are looking for (you mention Matlab - is Mathematica used at all?), such as Perl, VBA, SQL, etc?How helpful is th...
by Jimothy
May 14th, 2004, 9:04 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Preparation for MS QuantFin/MathFin.
Replies: 20
Views: 192746

Preparation for MS QuantFin/MathFin.

Besides the preparation mentioned for the MathFin program, is there any preparation, in general, that people recommend for interview/jobs for someone entering a MathFin program?Thanks