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[holomorphic]

(I posted this previously to Quant Network, but received 1 reply. Maybe someone here has some input.)



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Truly no pun intended.



If I earned an M.S. or PhD in applied math from Rensselaer Polytechnic, focusing on machine learning, and have an okay programming background (say 1.5-3.5 years' experience with C, C++, Python, and MATLAB)... are there any quant finance roles I would fit? More importantly, are there any roles for which I would be competitive, or for which I could become competitive by learning some things on my own?



What steps would you suggest?



Are there other (non-academic) careers to which you think this kind of background would be better suited?



I haven't done this hypothetical M.S./PhD yet, but I would like to know more about my potential if I took it. I realize RPI itself is practically not discussed on this forum.

[granchio]

you might want to start by reading the many threads already existing very similar to this