<t>i went the opposite direction, consulting -> quant. top notch consulting firms such as mc kinsey and bcg don't do any of the hands on technical / programming work. they do strategy consulting, i.e. they only produce slide decks. in my home country, they like to hire phd's because the title looks ...

you have pm.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: twofishQuoteOriginally posted by: deepvalueit depends: why are you at a low ranking university? is it low brain power?There is a famous Nobel-prize winning physicist that didn't get into Harvard graduate school, and he has a rather amusing vendetta against Harvard. He r...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: twofishThe trouble is that is mostly marketing, and in the case of physics, it's marketing that is completely unrelated to actual performance. marketing that is completely unrelated to performance usually does not work. i am not claiming that some less well known places...

<t>on the topic of phd vs mfe and on top tier:i have an math finance msc from a top tier school. i don't have a phd. i wish i had one, but not for economical/career reasons but out of interest and because, looking back, i think i would have enjoyed studying 5 years longer a lot more than getting up ...

<t>what exactly does a trader assistant do? am sure it depends on the desk, so let's say IR exotics. is this a viable route to becoming a trader after a while (how long)? does an assoc level quant sell himself low by becoming a trader assistant and should aim for a trading role directly?thanks for a...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: EscapeArtist999If it takes more than 4 hours to produce that is less than 50$ an hour, you can make more tutoring undergrads calculus.is he offering to generate these by hand? if the job only means to kick something off and get the results in 4 hours, that does not soun...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: mathsteveHello everyone,I am currently attending a renowned german university and studying for an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics.I will probably get accepted for the msc mathematics at Cambridge University (the CASM) next year, and I might also have the opp...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: twofishQuoteOriginally posted by: yaourtthis industry makes a lot of fuss about terms like "major", "top-tier", "excellent", "pedigree", "reputation", "renowned" stuff like that.Most of that is marketing. The fact is that job in an investment bank is a job in a big huge...

<t>i applied to both of these schools as well a while ago (though for the financial math course at cass, ended up elsewhere eventually). i don't know anybody on either program, but my impression is as well that the warwick one is mathematically more challenging. depending on where you want to end up...

thanks for your thoughts everyone.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: JDCFC & Cuchulaimn,From what you said, it sounds like it is worthwhile to do a part time PhD if there is a supervisor willing to take students. It looks like the name of school for doing a part time PhD is not essential right?i guess a great supervisor trumps school...

QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnMaybe you ask the prof from where you did the MSc to give you an introduction?that's a good idea. haven't thought about that.

QuoteOriginally posted by: DominicConnorHave you applied to specific academics, or to the university itself ?yes, i contacted the profs directly. the good thing about this is that there are enough people left for me to contact in another round

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnCan you give an indication of being 1) able to work independently 2) taking a problem, making it your own and extending it in some non-trivial fashion. my 2 Euro cents.But I cannot understand why you got NO answer.well, as far as someone with no phd could indi...