<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: nov1cethe math in quant finance is maybe a tad harder than the math required for a medical degree so I don't think you missed out on much.In the UK no maths knowledge is really required to gain the MBBS.Almost all the standardised curriculum for medical undergraduates i...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: AbhiJBeing a top doctor you can earn multiple times a Quant earns Definately not true in the UK as almost all doctors work for the NHS.In the USA this in some cases can be reality.It all depends on the business area,specific group, maco economic conditions etc..., so ge...

<t>I haven't posted for a while (preparing for exams!) and just saw this topic so thought I had to reply.You're wanting to change careers from medicine (with now house training) to a quant job in the investment industry. I see no way this is achievable without having a degree at least to masters lev...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: yuryrI would advise not to annoy the HH if they don't come back to you and don't respond to a couple of attempts to contact them.This situation happens either because you failed miserably or because there is no job for you on this occassion for any reason. It could be t...

QuoteOriginally posted by: AnthisQuoteOriginally posted by: motAny suggestions are welcome.I support single moms.Yeah ,but she didn't say she was in fact 'single'.Interesting to know if you'd still support her if she wasn't single?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: silencer and its working with the quant research teamQuoteAre you for real?If it's really a quant dev role then you'd have been interviewed by the quant team and have had your 'quant' skills tested.But as it seems that this did not happen then it's a pure systems code m...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: mrmisterQuoteOriginally posted by: meniscusQuoteOriginally posted by: sdlife I hear that for a Phd its more to do with the supervisor than the Uni, is this correct? Thanks for any reply in advance :-)In the nineties your the name of your uni counted most.But lately I ha...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: lexingtonQuoteOriginally posted by: meniscusQuoteOriginally posted by: lexington a single guy can't handle all the tasks mentioned.Who ya kiddin - you wanna bet? In a role I had over a decade ago I was doing not only all those listed but having to do hard core coding an...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: lexington a single guy can't handle all the tasks mentioned.Who ya kiddin - you wanna bet? In a role I had over a decade ago I was doing not only all those listed but having to do hard core coding and support of twenty six equity and equity derivatives traders whilst 's...

True to some extent.But what I'm saying is that you wouldn't get to do quant coding at these top banks etc.The limit would be pure systems coding.

<t>If you're looking to career change to something altogether out of IT then realistically with your background it'll be v. tough.I've known of one guy that managed to become a trader after doing the MiF but he had about eighteen mths IT in a bank.Even then he was lucky since the IT label sticks to ...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: sathishMeniscus, I disagree with your first point. I have seen candidates from Imperial MFE who are utterly useless. How did they get in to Imperial then?I take it that these candidates were those who completed the MFE at Imperial and not those just starting that course...

<t>Forget it. In the UK having a scottish education doesn't cut the mustard when applying for the really elite jobs in the top institutions. For those as one HR person in a former bank I was an employee at put it :"it's Oxford and Cambridage first then a couple of the London University colleges and ...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: tinoobHi Just want to ask you guys what are my chances of getting an admit on the above universities in there respective known finance courses (PART TIME) especially MFE at Birkbeck and Msc in Fin Maths at KingsYou should get into the Birkbeck one no probs.Your backgrou...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: sdlife I hear that for a Phd its more to do with the supervisor than the Uni, is this correct? Thanks for any reply in advance :-)In the nineties your the name of your uni counted most.But lately I have been seeing that the name of your supervisor is now becoming the pr...