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COMP subjects are pretty fun and are very useful for most degrees. Have you done Discrete Maths? If so, it will be of a lot more use in COMP then PHYS. You can accelerate and do 2nd yr subjects, but they usually let you do it if you have high enough marks (~95).

FINS3641 Security Analysis and Valuation MATH3121 Mathematical Methods & PDEs MATH5825 Measure, Integration and Probability MATH3841 Statistics of Dependent Data It's going to be a hard session 2.

What is the best area of fixed income (and related) to get into? eg fx, interest rates, credit risk, infation, etc

The scholarship is a bribe. You shouldn't be basing your uni decision based on such a small sum of money (a decent scholarship is at least 5k, otherwise it's just tokenism. It should be able to pay for most of ur HECS). You could be earning many multiples of that working instead of taking on an...

the exams will only be 2 hrs which is good.

I agree. An equation says many things when you just look at it. It's usually a lot easier to describe than to derive.

I think we have to distinguish between developing and using mathematical models. There are a lot of sophisticated models out there that people just use without really understanding the mathematics behind it. eg Black-Scholes. Also, take for instance, financial econometrics. It can be quite...

No, it won't fit (I've looked already). If you do 1st yr comp that should be a sufficient intro.

Maths courses are better than Finance. It pays off to do more Maths as finance can be picked up quite easily. If you want to do risk mgmt, my advice is to do Actuarial Studies/Maths and do the Quantitative Risk course as an elective. Also, you can only do QRas part of the (single) Advanced...

Atm math PhDs are in hot demand for quant jobs in Sydney. Knowing numerical and analytical techniques for DEs is useful in both finance and engineering, eg anything on fluid mechanics, finite element methods,etc FUrther qualifications on top of uni are meant to complement the job you are...

Yes, look up financial mathematics on wikipedia. Basically, it's good to know maths as it helps you understand new financial models being developed. You should also consider actuarial studies. Are you doing MATH1151/1251? There is more demand for accountants in general. Aside: If I was to...

I do Finance & Maths. Better off sticking with USyd and UNSW which respectively have strengths in the applied maths and probabilistic aspects of financial maths. UTS would be good if you want to do a Financial Maths PhD while working.

Science communication is just bs on a stick.

mechanical engineering/ aeronautical engineering and science in physics/maths. Basically, a degree with some maths and programming shows you have good modelling skills which opens up a lot of opportunities.

It also depends on what kind of degree. The honours yr in Engineering is compulsory and the grade is based on a cumulative average over the course of the degree. In Commerce/Economics/Science (Hons) it is based on the average mark for doing an extra Honours yr. Also, as mentioned before...

Taking time off uni to work in IB? Aside, aren't cadets just cheap labour doing grunt work?

IMO, 4u maths is fun maths, esp Euclidean geometry, compared to some uni maths.

I am keen on bringing MATHSOC back from the dead. PM me if you are interested.

Better to do some kind of language diploma to complement a BCom if you are more interested in studying the language vs culture.

Preface: Finished a stats major, currently doing subject on 3yrd year subject on "econometrics in finance". My perspective: Too much emphasis on regression and time series model purely for prediction. (need more continuous time models) Lacks mathematical rigour, Seems to be more about...