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Originally Posted by Milhouse 
Academics are all well and good, but I'm hardly interested in pure math.
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Originally Posted by Milhouse
Math, kind of. . .
Pure math, like writing proofs of theorems and shit, hell no, I hate it.
Pure math, like writing proofs of theorems and shit, hell no, I hate it.
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Originally Posted by Milhouse
To be very clear, I'm not at all interested in finance, investments, trading, etc. I'm interested in being a mathematician.
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Rdawson already pointed out that you really aren't interested in being a mathematician, as mathematicians write "proofs of theorems and shit". Those members who know something about quants have tried to offer you their understanding, however you seem hesitant to believe them. On the face of it, not a bad idea considering this is a men's clothing forum... Maybe this is the type of thing to be asked over at one of the quant forums, but I'd be prepaired to hear much of the same advice, just a lot more pompous sounding.
You mentioned having an MBA, use the school to put you in touch with some alumni who work at the financial institutions that employ quants and hopefully they can put you in touch with some actual quants to talk to. Or contact the Math/Stat and Physics departments and see if any of their grad students went on to become quants. Do the same at your undergrad and you should be able to talk to at least one person who is currently a quant and pick their brain about the topic.
If at all possible attend an information session at one of the Quantitative Finance programs that has been mentioned in this thread. Maybe even try to set up an appointment with one of the professors and ask them what is needed to be a quant. Ask your MBA professors if they know any quants and ask them for their contact info.
Good luck with your search and I hope you find a job that makes you happy.
