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Dear,
I've been very impressed with what you're discussing in this forum, and I feel like wanting to become a quant too. Because you're professionals in this field, I highly value your opinion/advice and would like to ask what is the best education path for an undergrad to become a quant. I've spent quite a time reading through your topics and still remain confused about this, and thus will thank you very much if you can help. Here are some education options I'm thinking of for an undergrad, after doing my search:
- Master's in FE / FM / applied or pure math (is this the most popular one?)
- PhD in math / physics
- PhD in econ/financial econ/finance
- Just take a job and self-study for CFA / actuary exams
- MBA + CFA/actuary exam
It looks like the MFE is the most common on this forum, but I wonder how you actually pay for this degree. I've visited the sites of NYU, Stanford, Berkeley, Chicago, Cornell etc. but almost all of them offers no funding. Given that the program's annual cost is 50-60k, isn't it not easy to find 100-120k to pay for 2 years?
Again, thanks in advance.
I've been very impressed with what you're discussing in this forum, and I feel like wanting to become a quant too. Because you're professionals in this field, I highly value your opinion/advice and would like to ask what is the best education path for an undergrad to become a quant. I've spent quite a time reading through your topics and still remain confused about this, and thus will thank you very much if you can help. Here are some education options I'm thinking of for an undergrad, after doing my search:
- Master's in FE / FM / applied or pure math (is this the most popular one?)
- PhD in math / physics
- PhD in econ/financial econ/finance
- Just take a job and self-study for CFA / actuary exams
- MBA + CFA/actuary exam
It looks like the MFE is the most common on this forum, but I wonder how you actually pay for this degree. I've visited the sites of NYU, Stanford, Berkeley, Chicago, Cornell etc. but almost all of them offers no funding. Given that the program's annual cost is 50-60k, isn't it not easy to find 100-120k to pay for 2 years?
Again, thanks in advance.