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Undergrad Classes - Quantitative Methods |
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Some advice would be appreciated |
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04/05/2002 |
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I am a college student from a respectable second tier university and an economics and finace major. Some senior friends of mine say that they are having a hard time finding any sort of employment because of a
lack of mathematic course work. I find this especially troubling because they are excellent students. Like most similar undergrad programs only a few basic calculus and statistics courses are required for the major(besides Chicago and you know the other one's).
My fear is that if I take too many of these classes I may jepordize my high GPA. Math is without question a difficult subject. At the moment I am considering taking a full year of elementary calculus (I & II), then linear algebra, calc based stats, and stochastic processes. Would it be wiser to take regular calculus I & II, then multivariable calculus, ordinary differential equations, probability and stats (I & II)(these courses are more advanced than the previously mentioned courses and therefore more strenuous).
Also, I hope to someday get an MBA and all the admissions people interveiws that I have read on the web all say that previous quant course work is extremely important.
If anybody could help me decide how much math would be necessary and/or advantageous, it would be greatly appreciated. I am hard worker and don't want to leave college, having diligently labored, only to find that I am unable to find a lucrative position or at least a good learing experince at work to prepare me for the future.
My short term out of college career goals are to hopefully starting out at a large investment bank and taking it from there. Later, get an MBA. Then maybe become a fund manager or start a hedge fund.
Please, anybody who can offer any advice whatsoever please do.
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