Tuesday, November 28, 2006
My third post of the day! I am really too sian/tired/unmotivated/distracted to do any work tonight. Sigh.. Lots of things going through my mind. Ugh I don't like this feeling at all.
Anyway, check out the article on CMU's website on BSCF program (click here). The article labels graduates from the bachelor's program "mathematicians with business acumen", or business-minded mathematicians. I'm still rather uncomfortable at being referred to as a mathematician though. Sounds so..cheem and erm...geeky??
Something that caught my eye was the last paragraph.
Because graduates are well prepared, they are in high demand for full-time employment and internships. In 2006, the program achieved 100 percent placement of graduating students, with several students receiving multiple offers well before graduation. The program also achieved 100 percent placement of rising seniors seeking internships. Graduates of the precursor program to the BSCF now work at Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, UBS, Bank of America, Citadel, American Express and similar institutions.
It is encouraging to see that the seniors have performed well, but there is also the pressure that comes with the high expectations of comp finance people. Oh well. I guess I am still trying to get used to the fact that I have just been upgraded to junior standing, or in other words, I am now a rising senior.
Sigh. Better start getting some work done. 4 homework due Friday and I don't want to do everything so last-minute.
posted by vivien at 12:50 AM