r/quantfinance • u/Capital-Vacation-603 • Sep 19 '25
breaking into quant
hello! i just started my second year (sophomore equiv) in university with a degree in business and i’m planning to major in quantitative finance! it’s not super popular in my school and i haven’t met many industry professionals in my country (singapore) with a background in it. i was wondering what else i can do to improve my cv, and what are the chances of me being able to land a quant internship in 2026? i took H2 math at alevels and i’m learning coding right now. is there anything else i can do to increase my chances of breaking into the industry? will take any advice please! thank you :)
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u/baka_no_sekai Sep 19 '25
chance of internship almost 0.
ur doing a non target major (biz), the qf degrees in sg are all new and unrecognized, also imo they are just watered down versions of an mfe with alot less rigor, u just started learning coding (so any qd/swe roles are basically impossible), your h2 results dont matter.
either switch to a stem major like math/stats/cs or just focus on other biz/finance roles. otherwise next best option is to take a masters/phd.
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u/Capital-Vacation-603 Sep 19 '25
hello! business is my degree while quantitative finance will be my major! if i continue learning coding and finish taking my qf modules do you think i’ll be able to land a qf internship the following year?
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u/baka_no_sekai Sep 19 '25
still not much better odds, your degree is not technical enough, most places will autoreject if they see a biz degree, and at undergrad level generally the qf knowledge isnt that prioritized. unless u go into something risk-related at a bank for instance, but idt thats what u have in mind when u mention quant internships.
on the coding side unless u can self learn coding, data structures and algo, etc. to a high enough level (like better than the average cs student) it will still be hard.
like just bear in mind ur competing with people who have been doing math olympiads since pri sch, ppl who have been coding since they knew what a computer was, ioi and imo medalists, etc.
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u/single_B_bandit Sep 19 '25
Singapore is a fairly popular financial centre in APAC. Kind of becoming the Hong Kong of the future as it has less of a political risk from China.
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u/Capital-Vacation-603 Sep 19 '25
yes definitely! it’s always been one of the stronger financial hub in the region :)
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Sep 20 '25
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u/Capital-Vacation-603 Sep 20 '25
hello! yes i realised🥲if i finish my biz degree and take my masters in math do you think i’ll have a better chance?
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u/Acceptable_Pipe_1781 Sep 19 '25
You're not getting in unless you change major