C++ Online Certificate Students' intro thread

[DianeXia]

Hi, excited to start this course!

Objective: Learn for MSCF program and expand the job opportunity
Programming Exp: A little C and a little Matlab
Current Work: a senior student of Mathematics
Intended Pace: as soon as possible

 

[Sriram Melarkode]

Objective: To get a job in C++ Quantitative Finance
Programming Experience: SAS, UNIX, VBA Excel, Matlab
Current Work: Analytics for Government Agency

 

[Michael Hardisty]

Hello everyone! Looking forward to starting this course.

Objective: I was just admitted to an MFE program so I am taking this course to prepare for Fall enrollment

Programming experience: Java, MATLAB, Python, R, some C++.

Current work: Just graduated with Aerospace Engineering Bachelors in December. Now I am taking several online courses to prepare for the MFE program.

Intended pace of program: I intend to move quickly through this course. Ideally, I would finish before leaving for school in August.

 

[Barbara Wang]

Hi everyone! I'm very excited to take this course with you all. I am from China, intending to take part in a MSF program a year later.

Objective: Admission to MFE programs.

Programming experience: A little C and a little MATLAB.

Current work: Final-year Mathematical Finance Undergrad.

Intended pace of program: Hopefully by August.

 

[Stefan Du]

Objective: It's the condition of my enrollment in MSCF CMU...
Programming Experience: A little MATLAB and Python
Current Work: Candidate of MSCF program in CMU and MSMF program in NYU
Intended Pace: About 8 weeks

 

[Anthony_CHRIS]

Objective: Improving C++ skills for grad program/future employment
Programming Experience: Some C++, Java, VBA, SAS and R
Current Work: Finishing undergrad in Math. & Stats., intern as junior analyst.
Intended Pace: Not sure, but I would like to go as fast as I can!

 

[Kai He]

Hi All!
Objective: Learn C++ and prepare myself for future application to MFE programs.
Programming Experience: Mathematica, Matlab, SAS, VB.
Current Work: Third year student in Financial Economics
Intended Pace: As fast as I can! Hopefully finish it in June.

 

[YU PENG]

Hello everyone! Good to see you here!
Objective: Learn C++ for the MFE program/ get a quant job in the future
Programming Experience: Matlab, C++
Current Work: Last year in Mechanical Engineering/ Risk Management
Intended Pace: As fast as I can. Hopefully get it done in 12 weeks.

 

[Ari]

Hi everyone!
Objective: Make sure I have a quant oriented C++ education and prepare myself for future quant-related jobs after graduation.
Programming Experience: C/C++, Python.
Current Work: PhD Candidate in Astrophysics, about 2 years left to go.
Intended Pace: Probably will take 16 weeks seeing as I have daily PhD stuff to do...

 

[TrevorZhou]

Hello everyone!
Objective: Learn C++ for MFE programs
Programming Experience: 101 courses in Python, C
Current Work: Going to last year of Financial Economics
Intended Pace: As fast as I can. Hopefully get it done before July

 

[Avi O]

Hello everyone!
Objective: Complete C++ course for MFE programs
Programming Experience: C++ in college, Python, some R
Current Work: Working in a big bank programming in Python
Intended Pace: Finish before September 2015

 

[DannyF]

Hi guys.

Objective: Learn C++ to hopefully place out of C++ classes at UChicago MSFM
Programming Experience: Python, Javascript
Intended Pace: A little bit every day. Need to be done by mid-August

 

[mathewfok]

Objective: Learn C++ for financial applications.

Programming experience: R.

Current work: Graduate.

Intended pace of program: Medium to moderate.

 

[Tianyi Xia]

Hi All, I feel great to be part of this course.

Objective: Learn C++ for work and (possible) future admission to MFE programs
Programming Experience: VBA, Python, R, Matlab
Current Work: Quant risk consultant at Big-4.
Intended Pace: Currently working full-time and usually work 10+h/day. Preparing the FRM L2 for Nov 2015 as well. Aim to finish per Andy's plannar.

 

[Giovanni]

Hi there! Just a bit late....

Objective: Learn C++ in preparation for MFE.

Programming Experience: C.

Current Work: Farm Manager and proprietary trader.

Intended Pace: ASAP.

 

[Xueqi]

Hello everyone!
Objective: Learn C++ for MSCF.
Programming Experience: R, Python.
Current work: Candidate for MSCF.
Intended Pace: ASAP.

 

[lmaonade]

Hi!
Objective: Brush up on C++ skills for MFE program beginning soon

Programming experience: C++ many years ago, intermediate level

Current work: Unrelated

Intended pace of program: I intend to finish before August.

 

[Changkai Sun]

Hi all, I am a maths student from DC.

Objective: Learn C++ for admission to MFE programs

Programming Exp.: C, Matlab

Current Work: Final year mathematics student.

Intended pace: Wish to complete the course within 4 weeks.

 

[KaiyuZhao]

Objective: To learn C++ for admission to MFE programs.

Programming experience: C, MATLAB

Current work: Just finished my undergraduate degree at GWU.

Intended pace of program: I would like to finish as quickly as possible because I need to send it to my graduate program.

 

[XUANWEN LIU]

Hello everyone, I'm a student from Baruch major in finance
Objective：learn C++ for admission to MFE program
Current work: Senior student from Baruch.
Intended Pace: Wish to finish this summer.