Where do I go as a math major?

aikomidori
Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:44:43 +0000

You’d be surprised how desperate investment banks are for physics and math people. Besides, I didn’t advise you to apply to the investment banking side of an investment bank, I advised you to apply to the sales and trading division or the technology division of an investment bank - these divisions don’t necessarily look for top schools and your gpa is OK.

I’m doing an actuarial internship (haven’t taken any of the exams though) right now and I can tell you (through other people’s experiences) that if you try hard and are willing to study, passing the probability exam is definitely doable.

Applying to a lot of internships is definitely a good idea, just make sure to personalize your resume a bit (to fit the internship) before submitting your app.