Help Me Choose Cornell A&S or UChicago for Quant Finance (Math + CS Major)

blossom
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:38:52 +0000

Agree with this.

But keep in mind that Quant Finance is not the same as other branches of finance. You don’t need ANY finance/business related courses to get hired to do Quant finance. They are hiring for theoretical math, applied math, abstract thinking and problem solving, etc. There are outstanding quants who majored in philosophy, physics, geology, agronomy, all the branches of engineering, etc. Taking courses outside the major/minor to be well rounded in business isn’t necessary.

Will it be necessary for Plan B? Who knows. We don’t know if the OP has even thought about Plan B.