New to Quantitative Finance

[Noneoya]

Hello, I am a High School senior and I'm interested in the field of quants.

Anything I can do to learn more about this field? I don't really know any careers to pursue. I have heard of quant trading, research, and development but that's about it.

I want to pursue computer science and I am applying to Carnegie Mellon, Northeastern, Rochester Institute of Technology, Stony Brook, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Any other colleges I should try and apply to?

My GPA is uw 3.5 and 4.3 w. I will be doing sat optional for all. I do have a strong essay, LOR, and extracurriculars to help out since I won't be submitting my SAT grade. I know I don't seem competitive because of my rough year during my freshmen and during 10th and 11th-grade I tried my best to stand out as much as possible but really couldn't do anything thanks to Covid-19 locking down everything.

I know I may look like a joke or a troll but I am genuine and want to learn. I will be self-teaching myself some programming languages like python, c++, and javascript.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Welcome to QuantNet. There are plenty you can learn by yourself, either by reading books, learning programming, or taking courses.
Here is the list to get you started Master reading list for Quants, MFE (Financial Engineering) students

 

[Noneoya]

Welcome to QuantNet. There are plenty you can learn by yourself, either by reading books, learning programming, or taking courses.
Here is the list to get you started Master reading list for Quants, MFE (Financial Engineering) students

Thank you, I will definitely go through this and hope I can retain as much information as possible.