ETHZ MsC QF - PhD US?
Posted: April 7th, 2010, 11:37 am
Hello,I am studying electrical eng. (French top school) and BsC Applied Economics ; I am considering MsC quant. finance in Zurich for 2011 - 2012, and i would like to know more about it :do people have good opportunities for a FEng. phd in UK/Switzerland/USA after MsC graduation (eg. Princeton, Oxford, Imperial College)?before applying for the MsC quant. fin., I have several choices to get my MsC degree in electrical Eng. . First choice is a last year in my Engineering School in France with specialization Applied Mathematics (signal treatment, C, Matlab, C++, intro. to financial products, statistics and probabilities ; 8 months prgm + 6 months internship with good relationships with French banks BNP/SocGen).Second choice is a MsC CS at ETH Zurich (i would then have double degree, MsC electrical Eng. in France + MsC CS at ETH), with specialization Artificial Intelligence and minor Operation Research, with semester papers / possibility to achieve the master's thesis in a top UK/US shool.Computer Skills are relevant for quantitative roles in a bank and ETH have good reputation in Artificial Intelligence/CS, but the French solution is efficient, with lots of programming too, and a six-months internship. I am interested in the ETH's CS program, but not in a career in Computing Industry.Last choice would be a MsC in Electrical in Zurich, with statistics and stochastics, but no real opportunity for a good internship in a bank. It is a 1,5 years program. Only advantadge would be a diploma from a top-Europe University, whereas my Engineering school has got only a French reputation ;What would be your advice? If you took the MsC Quant. fin in Zurich, what is your profile?Thanks a lot.