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If you are good at programming, you can easily make just as much as a "quant". Lots of hedge funds, investment banks, top notch software companies hire programmers with math background and pay them well.
If I were you, I would graduate and try to land a programming job. Then work for 2-3 years, save some money and start grad school part time.
There is no substitute for work experience and few years of work will give you more insight as to what specifically you would like to study in grad school.
I totally agree with you, however, I will not rule out the grad school option, in the worst case that I wont' be able to land on anything. That's why I ask for advice in applying MFE and I do not want to have a master in chemE or math, given the current market for both field are really sucks!
What makes you think the market for Financial Engineers is any better? All sectors have been hit by the economic recession/depression. What I'm saying is that even if you did get a MFE once you find out that you can't get jobs in May, once you're done with the MFE, you'll just have more debt without a better chance of landing a good job.
What makes you think the market for Financial Engineers is any better? All sectors have been hit by the economic recession/depression. What I'm saying is that even if you did get a MFE once you find out that you can't get jobs in May, once you're done with the MFE, you'll just have more debt without a better chance of landing a good job.
That's the reason I need to ask around. My best bet is that if I didnot land on anything this May, I could find a PhD program rather than doing nothing, which should be free to attend and I also keep looking for job. When having an offer, I can stay out of academia
That's the reason I need to ask around. My best bet is that if I didnot land on anything this May, I could find a PhD program rather than doing nothing, which should be free to attend and I also keep looking for job. When having an offer, I can stay out of academia
Or get an internship in Finance or Financial Engineering.. another option.
That's the reason I need to ask around. My best bet is that if I didnot land on anything this May, I could find a PhD program rather than doing nothing, which should be free to attend and I also keep looking for job. When having an offer, I can stay out of academia
very high chance, you can have a tuition-waiver , but you have to work as a lab slave or TA , but at least I can have st to do while looking for jobs and internship.
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, but you have to work as a lab slave or TA 
