Best career to make money that’s interesting?

[Saint Casanova]

yeah, c++ is a very good language to learn. If you learn it in depth you can also get bonus knowledge about low-level programming, pointers and that kind of thing.

But try to get a diverse skill set as well, general problem solving stuff.

This book is very good and it really broadened my horizons back in hs.
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AI is obviously very hot atm and I don't see it slowing down any time soon, only problem is there's A LOT of people getting into the field, but it's a very good choice, especially you like the subject.

What do you think is an area that isn’t very saturated at the moment but has a lot of potential in the future. Perhaps developing apps and software for virtual reality? Especially once that Apple VR comes out

 

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What do you think is an area that isn’t very saturated at the moment but has a lot of potential in the future. Perhaps developing apps and software for virtual reality? Especially once that Apple VR comes out

This is more hardware but

FPGA Core Developer- Global Quant Firm

FPGA Core Developer

www.efinancialcareers.co.uk

 

[DelonLover1999]

What do you think is an area that isn’t very saturated at the moment but has a lot of potential in the future. Perhaps developing apps and software for virtual reality? Especially once that Apple VR comes out

could be, kind of difficult to predict what's going to be big or not. The VR stuff could blow up with apple now, or it might not really be that successful, tough to know. That's why I think it's best to go into a fairly established and stable area that you like and get good. If you get good, you'll find success. AI is very good, don't let the influx of people discourage you if you really want it. My advice to you would be to dip your toe into a lot of stuff in your first year of uni, then figure out the intersection between what you found interesting and what pays well in the industry.

In the UK, do you have to declare a major right when you enter, or can you decide after like in the states?

 

[Saint Casanova]

could be, kind of difficult to predict what's going to be big or not. The VR stuff could blow up with apple now, or it might not really be that successful, tough to know. That's why I think it's best to go into a fairly established and stable area that you like and get good. If you get good, you'll find success. AI is very good, don't let the influx of people discourage you if you really want it. My advice to you would be to dip your toe into a lot of stuff in your first year of uni, then figure out the intersection between what you found interesting and what pays well in the industry.

In the UK, do you have to declare a major right when you enter, or can you decide after like in the states?

Right when you enter, I have a place at a top London Uni for Maths, but I’ll defer my offer until next year. I want to take a gap year. I can always apply to different unis and degrees. I’m thinking to try my luck at Oxbridge( Oxford or Cambridge) but I’ll see.

 

[DelonLover1999]

Right when you enter, I have a place at a top London Uni for Maths, but I’ll defer my offer until next year. I want to take a gap year. I can always apply to different unis and degrees. I’m thinking to try my luck at Oxbridge( Oxford or Cambridge) but I’ll see.

Oh, that's too bad.

Maths is good as an undergrad degree, even if you want to work in the industry; math majors in general tend to be better abstract thinkers than engineers and computer scientists, so they're sometimes sought after for positions that require that type of skill. I am biased too since it is what I'm doing, but as I said I want to be a pure math researcher so it was a no brainer.

Oxbridge is legendary for a reason, you'll be set if you manage to get in.

Majoring in CS is also good because the umbrella is huge and you can easily to pivot to whatever, so I'd consider it as well.

To conclude, you seem to be pretty level headed and pondering your options very well. I'm sure you'll make a good choice either way.

 

[Saint Casanova]

Oh, that's too bad.

Maths is good as an undergrad degree, even if you want to work in the industry; math majors in general tend to be better abstract thinkers than engineers and computer scientists, so they're sometimes sought after for positions that require that type of skill. I am biased too since it is what I'm doing, but as I said I want to be a pure math researcher so it was a no brainer.

Oxbridge is legendary for a reason, you'll be set if you manage to get in.

Majoring in CS is also good because the umbrella is huge and you can easily to pivot to whatever, so I'd consider it as well.

To conclude, you seem to be pretty level headed and pondering your options very well. I'm sure you'll make a good choice either way.

My main concern now is if I study maths, would a lot of these elite quant firms or FAANG accept me since they want people who studied Cs? I might instead choose to peruse maths and computer science as a degree.

 

[DelonLover1999]

My main concern now is if I study maths, would a lot of these elite quant firms or FAANG accept me since they want people who studied Cs? I might instead choose to peruse maths and computer science as a degree.

faang doesn't really care about your degree. If you get an interview at google, for example, and do well, they won't hesitate to hire you because you don't have a cs degree. I've had two teachers that ended up at faang. One in seattle, for microsoft, and the other one in germany, for google. What they had in common is that they were both world finalists of the ICPC, which is a programming contest for undergrads. It's quite a tough competition, though, I won't lie to you. That doesn't mean only these type of people get into faang, obviously. It's just a "shortcut".

For finance firms, it varies a lot. Some of them you need to have phd to apply for a quant job, like the famous Renaissance Technologies: https://www.rentec.com/Home.action?index=true, but most are more flexible and you can get in with just a cs/math/physics degree.

If you end up studying maths, just make sure to study a lot of applied math, it's crucial to pivot into the industry. You'll have to take pure classes like Real Analysis and Topology and so on, but really focus on knowing how to apply stuff to real world problems. Learn algorithms and optimization techniques, these two skills are a literal gold mine. I know a professor in my uni that developed an efficient distributing algo for a company here in the city and the dude managed to get a contract in the millions and is set for life, he even retired from teaching jfl. He wasn't an insane genius or anything, he was just at the right time working on the right problem.

Conversely, if you end up in cs, try to learn more theoretical and math heavy topics (AI, statistics, etc), aside from traditional software engineering, as it will give you an edge when it comes to finance firms.

 

[DelonLover1999]

this is the GOAT position when it comes to finance imo, because it's a hybrid between research and programming. You're basically trying to develop new algorithms for trading and the general market. If my phd thesis ends up being quite decent, I'll definitely apply haha

Research Scientist (East Setauket, NY) - Jobs - Renaissance Technologies

www.rentec.com

and don't even get me started on that salary and the location, a small town close to nyc plus 200k+ a year is fucking ideal ngl