It is rather strange that you do not know one of the faculty in Oxford QF is (or was) the head of a quant group in a Japanese bank in London.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: flankyes. paste it here plz, not because I don't believe you per se but because I want to cross-reference.Enough bluffing! A copy of their reply has PM to you. Now if you still think that the E-mail reply is fake. Go to cross reference directly with Wharton *again*. I w...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: flankIndeed I am curious to know if what they informed you differs from what they informed meDo you still expect people here to believe that you actually got that ridiculous information directly from Wharton?BTW, Wharton replied that your information is *ludicrous*. Do ...

<t>flank,There is no point to deduce your own theory about how the world works. You do what you think is right to do and best of luck to you.P.S. I have checked with Wharton about your *fact* that PhD students there have to sign 5 years teaching or research agreement ----- are you curious of what th...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: flankYou wrote this as if my intention was to enter academia, but the truth is that my stated goal for a long, long time, whether in this forum or otherwise, has been to run away from academia and into industry. Perhaps later in life taking on a simple teaching job with...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: flank"The ideal candidate must not listen to jerk-me-offs on the Wilmott career discussion forum." Instead of showing your disbelief and frustration by modifying existing job ad., I suggest you to pick up the books and finish your PhD first and give the job market a sho...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ra008I was recently interviewed by a HF. The senior quants who interviewed me were all 40+. And they comprise the entire quant team now there. So I dont think age would be a major factor.But if better money is the motivation for your career change, have you thought abou...

QuoteOriginally posted by: MBAFinanceWhat I heard is MFE graduates make more on average than MBA graduates.Don't really agree with that and it does not seem to be the case in the market.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: twofishThe reason I'm making these "mistakes" is that I've thought through what I want and right now I'm not desperate for a Wall Street job. I'm less concerned with money than with being respected by people who I respect and there are far easier ways of doing that gett...

<t>flank.......Does angry at me help? If you already have strong opinion on this issue, what is the point of seeking secondary opinion? To echo your preoccupied mind that IBs do consider your school on par with "haaaahhhh-vuhhhd (harvard)"?Before you mad at me or are skeptical, maybe you should chec...

<t>It is all about how we look at new PhD rather than theoretically how we should look at new PhD. There is no point to lecture me how the world should work as at least we are inside the loop and working. We simply do not have the time to look into your thesis or call your professor to know how brig...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: flankYea this response is suspicious. Why can't we know which "large IB" recruits only from top universities? Furthermore, assuming that what you say is true, how many of these graduates from top universities are graduating with ph.ds and not just masters in QF? My expe...

QuoteOriginally posted by: ra008To add to Flank's questions,5. Will having CFA help?It can show that you have the desire to join but it is only secondary. CFA is only useful for small group of quants.

<t>As a quant in big IB, the only thing I can tell you is that 90% of the quants in my company are coming from famous school and 50% from finest schools in the world. We of course will not tell you that you are a sure rejection but we will have strong bias to top schools. The reason is very simple. ...