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MSc worth it for Investment Banking?

Yo guys,

I'm currently a mechanical engineer at uni of Birmingham and am expected to get a VERY high first, have an offer for MSc in Mathematical and Computation finance from Oxford, I love maths and would like to apply it in finance, if I take this course will it increase my chances for working at an investment banking firm as a quant? Or will my undergrad mean its impossible.

Cheers

Your background is fine. People from mathematics and engineering backgrounds usually apply for those MSc courses.

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Original post by alexkol

Your background is fine. People from mathematics and engineering backgrounds usually apply for those MSc courses.

I meant for Ib quant roles, would I get rejected due to my undergrad straight away?

Original post by zooloowarrier

I meant for Ib quant roles, would I get rejected due to my undergrad straight away?

Yeah I know man, it won't be an issue. I wouldn't worry, since a University like Oxford, they wouldn't have accepted you if they thought that you will not be able to find a relevant job afterwards.

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The more, the merrier.

Original post by zooloowarrier

I meant for Ib quant roles, would I get rejected due to my undergrad straight away?

Most quant roles I've seen are PHD level, limited chance with undergrad, middling to good chances with a decent masters (sounds like yours is)

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Original post by jimkeen

Most quant roles I've seen are PHD level, limited chance with undergrad, middling to good chances with a decent masters (sounds like yours is)

Thanks for your reply, but will my undergrad still prevent me from entering the industry?
I got A*A*AA at a-levels

get good at programming

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Original post by Table dust

get good at programming

I'd say I'm pretty experienced with Java/Python/C++/Matlab and after doing mech eng probably a god at excel.

(edited 8 years ago)

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