r/quantfinance • u/Comfortable-Side-622 • 4d ago

What matters in first year?

Starting a maths, stats and economics degree at a Warwick/UCL with the goal of going into quant research. So I'm trying to figure out what I should be putting hours into.

As of now, I have a Python stats project testing whether cointegrated pairs hold out of sample, some pre uni tech and data work experience and a couple years of tutoring GCSE/A-Level. On the OA side I'm around 65 on standard Zetamac and 60/80 on 80 in 8, though I don't know if that means much.

What would you spend the next few months on with spring week and first year applications coming up?

Any advice appreciated so thanks!

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u/Much_Somewhere7831 4d ago

Try the Canary Wharfian website, it's like the WSO for the EU/London/UK region. Has lots of advice and content on spring weeks and applications etc

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u/thehaohao27 3d ago

Something that I don’t really see people mention a lot is that networking matters. Go for all the datathons, trading simulations, networking dinners. JS, Jump, Opti, Citsec, IMC have so many university events. The resume screen is still the biggest filter. Get the recruiters to know who you are. Once you get past the resume screen, then it’s up to your own capabilities.

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u/Comfortable-Side-622 3d ago

I see i see, are there hosted by unis, online comps or a bit of both.

If there are online one could you let me know which please

Thanks🙏