Recent content by Raioneru

you may want to get on a website such as wilmot forum or quantnet. I don' t know how flexible your program is if you can look up a MFE curriculum program, you should be able to identify the skills you need to work in finance. by the way, if you don't need a PhD to work in quantitative finance...

are you working full time or part time?

hey mate, some of your questions you can answer yourself, trim it up a bit, no?

I feel many people are brainwashed into thinking you can't get a job with a physics or maths degree. o_0 of course employment isn't 100% but as long as you have a plan and figure out WHAT is it that you want to do with the degree you will be fine. It's a matter of finding a job (one that won't...

depends on the particular field you're interested in.

sure it is even better if the professor if involved in the field you list in your SOP for your application, but you've got to keep in mind that the Letter of recommendation's purpose is to get an idea about you from the eyes of another person who's spent significant time working with you and who...

someone from Ireland would have to answer that for you. my advice is, theoretical physics is competitive and thus, you should not set your sight on one specific location, just go where the funding is. go where the job is. If you're flexible enough, you will always find a job in research or in...

since those terms are unknown to you, you should look them up. judging from your answer, seems like you're mostly interested in Quant Finance / Fin Eng. Most programs will require programming skills, mathematics: linear algebra, probability and statistics (if you can PDE but I believe they will...

I think doing the unofficial research is worth the hassle if it's quality. Doesn't matter if it's official or not, if you feel like you've done a very good job (and if your professor also think so) and that it can't hurt your admission file, put it in there.

Hi, fellow hoosier! a couple questions for you first, are you only interested in quantitative finance and financial engineering? or do you like economics/finance/Research etc . . .?

Not sure what you mean by working at a french university, did you mean study?

whats the real difference between a Msc thesis and independent research?

I would be interested in having those information too. I think most PhD programs I have seen require 1 to 3 letters of recommendation, it's mandatory and I don't see how it can be avoided. If you get a job, get something which is related to high energy physics, or just get anything physics...

so basically, you're looking for a PhD program where you can get admitted without letters of recommendation, and research experience. I wouldn't worry about the grades that much because you can't do much to change them at this point. did you consider finding a job?

yup, it would help to know what programs has the OP been admitted to or is considering applying to. @catsarebad if you read this.