QuoteOriginally posted by: QuantOptionQuoteOriginally posted by: kuberkhanShould I defer my admit by an year or two and join the company?it's crazy that you even think about itIt's hardly crazy to take a few moments to contemplate an important decision.

<t>I know a guy who has just started as a quant in London, after finishing a Ph.D in Numerical Analysis (also Oxbridge), so it is reasonably likely that you will be able to do the same, since you appear to be equally well qualified. In fact, we don't tend to use c++, opting mainly for Matlab for the...

QuoteIf you can hang on for 5 years, you can retire. Ok, so this was certainly the case up until recently - haven't the prospects of junior traders changed somewhat now though?

Thanks for posting, all. Some interesting points of view.

<t>Papercut - I think it's fairly narrow minded of you to assume that you understand my motivations from a single post I've written. I have in fact, devoted the past year and a half of my life to switching careers and getting into trading. Factors outside of my control took away the opportunity. I h...

<t>I am in the fortunate position of having been offered a PhD in Numerical Analysis at one of the top two British unis. I have a little experience in finance and worked at one of the now non-existent BBs as an options trading intern over the summer. I have an interview coming up at the firm that ha...