Let the list begin.. top 10 hopefully.. Wharton, Booth, Stern, Stanford, Columbia, Haas, LSE, Cambridge, Oxford, Anderson, Harvard

You name it.. it's my goal that I plan to work my ass off for

Thanks!

Bummer

Ah, gotcha! So not terribly outrageous. On a side note--It seems Santa Clara University would better prepare me for the grad schools requiring two semesters of Calculus, as opposed to Haas, which only asks for 1.

Very true!!

 

I have a question and hopefully it's isn't too off-topic..

Is there anyone you know that holds the CFA charter and isn't directly responsible for investment decisions ---yet has a job that is more data-oriented and leaning on backend operations ?

Asked another way...
Would the CFA charter have any value for positions within the finance industry that are not directly focused on investment management, such as those positions related to the backend? (development, market data, etc)

 

Magician:

I noticed you talking about UCI and Investment Theory.


What's your take on UC Riverside? They seem to have more options for finance (much like USC) then UCI, or the others. I DON'T want to do econ, no matter how "business focused" it is. So UCSD, and UCLA are out, 100%.

I'm TAGing Santa Clara University, and am contemplating TAGing Riverside as well--but was curious on your take of the school?

Also, I've decided to suck it up and focus on quant. finance. multiple calculus courses, and a more derivative focused course work when I transfer to a four year. (I'm HOPING for Cal or USC--but will "settle" for Santa Clara or UCR).

 

[QUOTE=DWF,Feb 16 2010, 06:25 PM]I have a question and hopefully it's isn't too off-topic..

Is there anyone you know that holds the CFA charter and isn't directly responsible for investment decisions ---yet has a job that is more data-oriented and leaning on backend operations ?

 

[QUOTE=espelirS2K,Mar 27 2010, 08:53 PM]Magician:

I noticed you talking about UCI and Investment Theory.


What's your take on UC Riverside?

 

 

Hello, I just turned 23 now, I plan on going the CFA route in future. I am kind of a "if it can't kill me it is boring" ADD kid, but I have a natural interest in finance, which means my attention span can be infinite with some of the finance topics. I am graduating from CSU Sacramento (I spelled my name right, so they let me int) this summer, and I have been interning for 1.5 years and will be a stockbroker trainee at the end of next month at a discount broker. Any advice for me right now? Will they accept my experience as a "hands off" kind of broker? I know the math is going to kill me, but I am willing to sacrifice my free time if this is what I do for the rest of my life. Thanks! -Kyle

 

Kyle, what's your degree?

(just out of curiosity)

 

BA with a concentration on Finance

 

That's my direction