<t>There are reasons far more important than clean air. A friend of mine had to go back to india because of his ailing father. Some just dont want to start a family here for the fear of the loss of identity faced by their children. And the "money is everything" culture may not be as appealing to som...

The picture is worth a thousand words!

<t>Ceres 629, you bring out an important point in your post. I am a little lost when it comes to career tracks available to a quant. I was at the NYU Career Fair last week, and during the panel talk there the response to "What does a quant do in 10 - 15 yrs?" was "Retire and write a book".. i laughe...

would love to have a copyvinayboy@yahoo.comMany thanks!

<t>QuoteAnd if i want to learn SAS what is best - learning by yourself or going for a course somewhere?Dont waste your money on courses. The key challenge is to find a computer with SAS installed on it. This is relatively easy in universities, but i am not sure whether you have access to the SAS sof...

<t>speaking of upsets...Ghana 2: 0 CzechAmazing match Ghana could easily have been 4 up, had it not been for a missed penalty and a sitter . This has really opened up possiblities in this group. One thing though, i am watching the cup on ABC and i admire the optimism shown by the commentators when i...

what was John Hull's point of view?

<t>Paul's blog mentions that John Hull thinks that an MBA is more valuable than more mathematical programmes. Wanted to get some talk around this point, especially from experienced people in the industry. I realize that in the end people who are really talented in math and love to see it being appli...

<t>Heres a list of confirmed intern pay ratesIndustry : Banking (Big Bank)Location : South East , US Pay Rate: $25/hourIndustry: Energy (Major Utility Company)Location: Same rate all across USPay Rate: $25/hour+ $1500 per month housing allowanceIndustry: Banking( Big Bank)Location: South East, US Pa...

I got this one for an internship offer.."There is good news and bad news. Bad news is we have filled up our internship batch, good news is we like you so much we would want to consider you for full time positions. Please get in touch x months later"A nice way to say buzz off..

<t>Typically involves statistical modeling techniques like Segmentation techniques (CHAID, Cluster Analysis) and Regression. From what i have seen and heard these jobs involve weekly monitoring of the risk profile of your customers. The trends in the risk profile ideally gets incorporated into the m...

<t>DCFC- Thanks for your perspective, i didnt quite envisage some of the points you rightly brought up. For example, i have had many people tell me that any internship experience is a good experience but your point on the dilution it may cause is certainly food for thought. About the dates of the we...

<t>Well indian marriages are certainly not a one day party .. if i were to rush things up (go to india, get married, come back to the US immediately) it would still take me a couple of weeks, your point though is certainly valid and i cant help getting into reasons regarding why my wife wouldnt be t...

<t>I am trying to get a feeling of how difficult it is to justify not doing an internship during the summer while applying for full time positions.I am currently a Masters student in Fin Math. I have 3 years of work ex with a year in Risk Mgt ( and 2 yrs as a stastical modeler ). This summer i am pl...

No these are different entities, my understanding is that they prefer PhDs in their Financial Modeling group.