<p>Obviously I understand that my interests could change, but im the type of person that likes to plan things out, so any insight or criticism you could provide (such as if im making a career mistake) would be helpful!</p>
<p>Years 1-4:
B.S. in Mathematics at Stanford
-GPA goal: 3.8?
-Internships in Finance</p>
<p>Year 5:
Co-term M.S. in Financial Mathematics at Stanford</p>
<p>Years 5+:
Work in Finance Industry/Actuary in California</p>
<p>is this possible?</p>
<p>Sounds good on paper but the part you mentioned Internships in Finance will move your 1-4 range to 1-5 or 6 dependeing how many internships you want to do, maybe a coop will be nice to throw in there for a semester. Be flexible
It’s more like 1 - 6/7 from BS to MS and 7+ Work in the industry. But I don’t know you might be one of those bright students that can knock down the BS in 3 years, Ive seen couple.</p>
<p>Thanks, you sound pretty knowledgeable!</p>
<p>I was thinking the internships would be over the summer, after sophomore and junior year. And the co-term program, at least at Stanford, is designed so that you get your masters in five years. Now, I don’t know how difficult or possible that is… so you might be right</p>
<p>especially since I’ve heard that the financial mathematics program is extremely difficult.</p>
<p>Yes every college have it’s own system. Some make it tedious and make you waste 5 years just for a BS and some other combine the BS/MS on a fast track. I don’t know how they do it at Stanford. I came from one of those that like to keep you for 5 years in a BS and add a semester of Coop yo can be stuck for 6 years just for the BS. Mostly those were for engineering degrees anyway. Then I had a friend who finish her BS in Finance in 3 years so MS in 5 is not that imposible. Also take consideration if you plan on just studying your brains out and finish quick or enjoy your college years and have fun while you can before entering the job world.</p>