Even if you can do it, I think it's a bad idea. You almost certainly won't get proper supervision, which will make it much harder for you to do good work. Maybe you could look into doing a separate internship instead.

Would this work?

Of course people can sleep for only 4-6 hours per working day. In particular, most new parents probably get less sleep than that.

I'm not sure it's legal to look for a job on a tourist visa. Also, some employers simply won't want the hassle of applying for an H1-B. How long will it take to process your citizenship application?

Model validation quants seem to work shorter hours. Otherwise, yes, it's unavoidable.

I meet lots of people who used to work in central banks. They very often end up as economic strategists on the sell side, or fixed income portfolio managers on the buy side. I personally think it's a great background to have.

There's a recruiter named Deborah Kolb (818-999-9891) based in the Los Angeles area. I've worked with her twice: once looking for a job, once filling a position.

Keynes was twelfth Wrangler, but I don't think he did Part III; he went to Marshall's lectures instead.

What is "leadership" (in the sense applicable to a new MBA)?

It was absurd. I didn't do it for very long - only a couple of years, less really. And looking back on it, I wasn't working that efficiently; I just spent a lot of time at work. Nowadays I work much less, and get more done. But that's not the culture of an investment bank.

<t>An old colleague of mine worked as a model validation quant at Deutsche. I can't answer all your questions, but:1) For her, 50 hours is a busy week. When I was in the front office, 80 hours was typical.2) I have no idea, but see the last page of this guide.3) Apply for any job which would let you...

I don't think that's true. Both kinds of job are pretty hard to find.

<t>A friend of mine worked as a quant at Macquarie Bank, then did a PhD in number theory, went on to a postdoc in Heidelberg, then went back to investment banking, and ended up as head of trading at a convertible arbitrage hedge fund. (And perhaps he has yet another job by now...) But that's not rea...

I'd take the Ph.D. in Pure Mathematics any day. Just a personal preference.

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