Does anybody know if the program that is offered through Georgia Tech worth going if you want to become a trader???It is offered through Industrial and Systems Engineering (US News Rank =1) but I've looked through the forum about Ivy League school degree vs. Less prestigious, and I don't understand if the US News rank makes them prestigious or not???Thanx,Valck

IAFE has students from this program interviewing at their annual career fair.Full disclosure, I am a Son of the South, but I did not go to Georgia Tech and went instead to, uhhhhh, another well-known northern institution that might be near a river "Charles."Georgia Tech folks are no slouches, and easily can give the slipsticks and copter beanies from any institution a run for their money, DEI/FEIF included.The Georgia Tech program is *cheap.* The cost of living in the area is *low.* The placement, I expect, will be a bit less easy than coming from a more "prestigious" program, but six months latter anyone who can do the work is what is respected. The value of the institution you learned your chops at has the fastest half-life of any asset short of man-made elements, IMHO.But I do not think this program really is geared to producing "traders." Traders are strange animals that come from all sorts of career vectors. The optimal vector? "I was a trader's assistant and one day he got a better offer and they cleaned out his desk and handed him a box. Half hour latter I was trading his book."Bon chance. - James "the seminary drop-out who is now a trader"

I talked to some folks at Tech about the program - very cursory.Seems like a lot of the initial placements (its a young program) have been in the south.So, it may work if you want to trade for an energy firm - or perhaps even somewhere like Invesco - big here in ATL.Id love to hear some thoughts from other folks thinking of going there/already there.Ty

Anyone out there looking to go to GA Tech - or maybe we should hold all these types of questions until admissions (hopefully) letters are mailed.I hope responding to one's own post is not equivalent to having a conversation with yourself, or is it oneself?

Anyone out there hear from Ga Tech or from Claremont? Also, for the HBO watchers - anyone else find it extremely odd that Paul Wilmott was on Ali G last night?While this guy happens to be a seating chart guru for fashion shows - it was odd.Paul - some guy is trading on your name - thought you would like to know.

hey ty ,did u hear from claremont...fl

I just quit my job to go back full time to this program. Thought I would make one last effort to see if there is anyone else out there heading to ATL. It's where the players play............