C++ Online Certificate Students' intro thread

[Yecheng Huan]

Nice to meet you guys!

Objective: Learn C++ for master degree application

Programming experience: Java, python, R

Current work: Student majoring in finance

Intended pace of program: End of this year hopefully

 

[Zhihan Liu]

Objective: Learn C++ for fun (and applying MFE ofc)
Programming Experience: Java, Excel VBA
Current Work: Junior Year Summer
Intended pace: hopefully done by Oct 2018

 

[Yhc]

Hello everyone. My name is Peter and I just enrolled in this course. I am currently in my sophomore and going to study in Netherlands next semester as an exchange student.

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

Programming experience: None.

Current work: Student in sophomore.

Intended pace of program: Undecided yet.

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Hi Peter,
If you don't mind, where will you be studying in Nederland?

 

[Margaret]

Hi Everyone,My name is Margaret and I just enrolled in this course. I am currently in my sophomore and I come from China.

Objective: To increase C++ skills, for MFE admissions and future career use.

Programming experience: Python, C language

Current work: student

Intended pace: Hopefully fast pace, beginning of Nov if possible

 

[BlackMamba]

Hello all! Really excited to finally be taking this course. I've read so many wonderful reviews of it.

Objective: Learn C++ for future career use and for MFE/MSFM admissions.
Programming experience: Python, Java.
Current work: I work at a small hedge fund that specializes in trading US equity options, I wear various hats but I mainly work in a marketing capacity. I'm also currently pursuing a second undergraduate degree in mathematics.
Intended pace: Targeting a completion ~12 to 14 weeks.

 

[Leyuan Jiang]

Hello everyone! It's so nice to join this course in this bright Sunday morning( of course in China)! My name is Nick and I'll become a senior student of my university next semester.

Objective: Learn C++ skills for MFE program admissions and future career use.

Programming experience: C , Python, R; a little MATLAB and VBA

Current work: senior student in both Engineering and Finance, currently working in FICC apartment as summer intern

Intended pace: Beginning today and hopefully done by Oct.

 

[Yhc]

Hello professor, sorry for replying so late. I will be studying at Tilburg University in Netherland.

Hi Peter,
If you don't mind, where will you be studying in Nederland?

 

[YONGSHENG LIU]

Hello everyone, my name is Kevin and I just enrolled in this course! I'm from China, nice to meet all of you!
Objective: learn C++ comprehensively for MFE and future career prospect

Programming experience: Python, C language, Matlab

Current work: due senior student

Intended pace: beginning today, fast-paced

 

[longgamma]

Hello, longgamma here from US. I work in equity financing space at an investment bank, so trying to build up quantitative skills and programming experience.

Objective: Learn C++ to find roles in equity derivatives trading desks

Programming Exp.: just Excel VBA for work and

Current Work: working in an investment bank

Intended pace: ASAP have a couple of relatively free weeks, aiming to use them up for this.

 

[Dessembrae Ultor]

Hello all.

Objective: Learn C++ for my upcoming MFE applications.

Programming experience: C, Matlab

Current Work: Finance manager at a Fortune 500 company

Intended Pace: I hope to complete the course by early November.

 

[CHUN-NING LIAO]

Objective: Have thought of learning C++ for a long time. Glad that I finally start

Programming experience: MATLAB, R and VBA

Current work: Strategist

Intended pace of program: Depends on how it goes. Currently work full time and don't want to rush on learning.

 

[aaroncklll]

Hi all, I am a maths student from China.

Objective: Learn C++ for admission to MFE programs

Programming Exp.:C++, Python( Both entry level)

Current Work: internship

Intended pace: hope won't take too long

 

[hermanqiu]

Hi all, this is my first day into this program. I'm very glad to join the community.

Objective: Learn C++ for current job and for my transition into a quant developer

Programming Exp.: MATLAB, R, VBA and some C#

Current Work: Financial Engineer at a rating agency in NYC

Intended pace: I wish to complete the course as soon as possible during this summer break.

 

[Reza Afra]

Hell all,

I am very excited to start this journey. Looking forward to 112 days of learning the awesome C++!

 

[Anqi Shi]

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program
Programming Experience: Java, Matlab, Python, R
Current Work: Mathematical students
Intended Pace: I hope to finish it before October

 

[max kuttner]

Hi all,
Objective: To learn C++ for MFE and future career
Programming Experience: Some C.
Current Work: Student from Austria (Vienna)
Intended pace: Mid October

 

[Yudong Gao]

Hello everyone! I am so excited to start learning C++ with this wonderful group!

Objective: Admission to MFE program.

Programming experience: Matlab, Python, R, VBA and basic C.

Current work: junior student in economics & mathematics.

Intended pace of program: Hopefully by October 2018.

 

[Yukang Zhou]

Hi everyone, I'm Zhou Yukang from China, nice to meet you!

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program

Programming Experience: C++, Python and Matlab

Current Work: Senior Student

Intended Pace: before October

 

[XUECHUN WANG]

Hello guys! I'm happy to be here!

Objective: Learn C++ for admission to MFE programs and enhance my computer skill

Programming Exp.: Python, R, SAS, C

Current Work: Final year statistics student.

Intended pace: Wish to complete the course as soon as possible and digest as much knowledge in it as possible.