Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 11:26     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:You cannot get into Jane Street unless you are very strong in math and physics. If you truly are very good at math they will interview from any school. The top schools at Jane Street are MIT, Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley but the common thread is being strong at math.



a girl on my kid's dorm at Yale had a Jane Street internship last summer. Major was philosophy. No double major. No nepo


Then she is not in trading at Jane Street. There are other roles at JS.

One of the roles had that Yale girl. She was just lying.


NP I'm not doxing her, but I can find her online. Work backward. She had a high position within the philosophy clubs at yale last year. '26 graduation date
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 11:25     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
What happens to the Quant world when market sells off ~50% and beat market lingers for a decade or so?
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 11:21     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
she's def getting her information from LinkedIn.

But there's more than one internship at Jane street. Trader track isn't anymore prestigious than research. the engineering and product ones possibly less prestigious while machine learning more. trading/research/ML all work out of the same department in nyc.

anyway -- this person posting only STEM majors from Yale get internships is totally wrong. I know a couple personally, although none last summer. they look for math and logic skills. Math is math and Phil is logic. I assume you know this, but maybe not? Also, it's not like Yale kids come in with no math skills. I had an 800 on the math part of the SAT and do just fine in math. I spent half my Covid time grinding leetcode til my middle of my high school I saw AI making all those skills irrelevant.

just dont take any advice from this board is all I'm saying
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 11:05     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You cannot get into Jane Street unless you are very strong in math and physics. If you truly are very good at math they will interview from any school. The top schools at Jane Street are MIT, Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley but the common thread is being strong at math.



a girl on my kid's dorm at Yale had a Jane Street internship last summer. Major was philosophy. No double major. No nepo


Then she is not in trading at Jane Street. There are other roles at JS.

None of the roles had that Yale girl. She was just lying.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 11:04     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You cannot get into Jane Street unless you are very strong in math and physics. If you truly are very good at math they will interview from any school. The top schools at Jane Street are MIT, Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley but the common thread is being strong at math.



a girl on my kid's dorm at Yale had a Jane Street internship last summer. Major was philosophy. No double major. No nepo


Then she is not in trading at Jane Street. There are other roles at JS.

One of the roles had that Yale girl. She was just lying.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 11:04     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You cannot get into Jane Street unless you are very strong in math and physics. If you truly are very good at math they will interview from any school. The top schools at Jane Street are MIT, Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley but the common thread is being strong at math.



a girl on my kid's dorm at Yale had a Jane Street internship last summer. Major was philosophy. No double major. No nepo

It amazes me how DCUM posters just want to outright lie about anything and everything. There were 7 Yale interns at Jane Street last summer and ALL of them were STEM majors.


are you getting this from LinkedIn? because that's not completely accurate. for a lot of reasons. (I know a kid who did the CIA student program before trump stopped it who did a summer at Jane street and has no LinkedIn. not a stem major, but also not a Phil major)
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 11:01     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You cannot get into Jane Street unless you are very strong in math and physics. If you truly are very good at math they will interview from any school. The top schools at Jane Street are MIT, Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley but the common thread is being strong at math.



a girl on my kid's dorm at Yale had a Jane Street internship last summer. Major was philosophy. No double major. No nepo


Then she is not in trading at Jane Street. There are other roles at JS.


there is only one internship program at Jane street open to undergrads
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 10:53     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
I wonder if applicants to HYPS actually write essays saying "I want to go to your school so I can go work at a hedge fund and become silly rich." I'm sure there are plenty of "I am intellectually stimulated by finance and my internship last summer at a hedge fund (not mentioning that their uncle runs the hedge fund and they were just sharpening pencils) further cultivated my passion towards this fascinating industry, and an economics degree from your esteemed institution will better position me to achieve this noble goal (which will allow me to donate millions back to you so my spawn can then attend your school)."
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 10:44     Subject: Re:Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:You go to get an education and make connections. As with other schools, HYP students have many different goals and interests that inform their post-college path. Some want to change the world, others want to live comfortable and fulfilling lives in the world they've been given.


The issue people have is that these students sell themselves as sjw's with nonprofits and then work for McKinsey.


So what? Marketing yourself to get what you want is a life skill.


Duplicitous and can not be trusted with decison making beyond their own self interest or in charge of money.


I promise you, Pollyanna, that non-profits are full of employees who care more about their livelihoods than about the cause.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 10:42     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People forget that some of these firms are now fairly large and hire interns for many departments.

A firm like Citadel or Jane Street have roles outside of quant trading, and they hire summer interns...some are working in PR/Bus Dev/Marketing which have zero to do with trading, but nonetheless can be lucrative compared to other internships in those types of areas.

Similarly, Goldman Sachs hires interns to work in their PE groups, their prop trading groups, there investment banking groups...as well as back-office fulfillment jobs as well as their IT groups, marketing groups, etc.


Exactly. Half the people who brag about working at these places or who brag about their friends and relatives working there are in middle or back office roles. They still make a very nice living and it is nothing to be ashamed of, but they aren't setting the world on fire. But people are dumb enough to think that everyone there is making billions and doing groundbreaking things. The devil is in the details.

Unlike all of the name droppers here, I actually do have a friend at Jane Street. And they are in a mid/back office job. They make a decent living but are far from rich - probably donut hole.


+1
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 10:42     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:You cannot get into Jane Street unless you are very strong in math and physics. If you truly are very good at math they will interview from any school. The top schools at Jane Street are MIT, Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley but the common thread is being strong at math.



a girl on my kid's dorm at Yale had a Jane Street internship last summer. Major was philosophy. No double major. No nepo

It amazes me how DCUM posters just want to outright lie about anything and everything. There were 7 Yale interns at Jane Street last summer and ALL of them were STEM majors.


Are you a stalker? Or do you just need a hobby? Every time a poster here mentions Jane Street the world gets a little dumber...

I’m no more than a stalker than you. I’m just informed.


Overheard a conversation while standing in line buying laxatives?

Nah unlike you who fabricated stuff while waiting in line to use your food stamp with your philosophy degree.


Insulting philosophy degrees further proves that you are a low class striver who knows nothing. My Ivy league roommate with a philosophy degree is now making millions as an MD on Wall Street, and I know many more people like him. But you've heard of Jane Street so you think you are the grand poobah of DCUM and your cul de sac in some rural exurb.

Is that the reason you fabricated the Yale philosophy girl interning at Jane Street? And why are you waiting in line with food stamps while your (imaginary) roommate is making millions?


I'm on your side. You are replying to the person who called out the person who made up the Yale philosophy girl. I don't know anyone at Yale interning at Jane Street. I think that person is a full of BS loser. And yes, I do have a philosophy major roommate making millions on Wall Street. There are plenty of those.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 10:40     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:People forget that some of these firms are now fairly large and hire interns for many departments.

A firm like Citadel or Jane Street have roles outside of quant trading, and they hire summer interns...some are working in PR/Bus Dev/Marketing which have zero to do with trading, but nonetheless can be lucrative compared to other internships in those types of areas.

Similarly, Goldman Sachs hires interns to work in their PE groups, their prop trading groups, there investment banking groups...as well as back-office fulfillment jobs as well as their IT groups, marketing groups, etc.


Exactly. Half the people who brag about working at these places or who brag about their friends and relatives working there are in middle or back office roles. They still make a very nice living and it is nothing to be ashamed of, but they aren't setting the world on fire. But people are dumb enough to think that everyone there is making billions and doing groundbreaking things. The devil is in the details.

Unlike all of the name droppers here, I actually do have a friend at Jane Street. And they are in a mid/back office job. They make a decent living but are far from rich - probably donut hole.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 10:39     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid wanted to change the world. I slapped him, wrapped him in a box, and mailed him to Harvard with a note saying he needed a quant job at Jane Street.

So yeah, can confirm that OP is correct.


Love this


I'm sure you did.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 10:36     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You cannot get into Jane Street unless you are very strong in math and physics. If you truly are very good at math they will interview from any school. The top schools at Jane Street are MIT, Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley but the common thread is being strong at math.



a girl on my kid's dorm at Yale had a Jane Street internship last summer. Major was philosophy. No double major. No nepo

It amazes me how DCUM posters just want to outright lie about anything and everything. There were 7 Yale interns at Jane Street last summer and ALL of them were STEM majors.


Are you a stalker? Or do you just need a hobby? Every time a poster here mentions Jane Street the world gets a little dumber...

I’m no more than a stalker than you. I’m just informed.


Overheard a conversation while standing in line buying laxatives?

Nah unlike you who fabricated stuff while waiting in line to use your food stamp with your philosophy degree.


Insulting philosophy degrees further proves that you are a low class striver who knows nothing. My Ivy league roommate with a philosophy degree is now making millions as an MD on Wall Street, and I know many more people like him. But you've heard of Jane Street so you think you are the grand poobah of DCUM and your cul de sac in some rural exurb.

Is that the reason you fabricated the Yale philosophy girl interning at Jane Street? And why are you waiting in line with food stamps while your (imaginary) roommate is making millions?
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 10:33     Subject: Would you send your DC to HYP so that they will find a quant job?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You cannot get into Jane Street unless you are very strong in math and physics. If you truly are very good at math they will interview from any school. The top schools at Jane Street are MIT, Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley but the common thread is being strong at math.



a girl on my kid's dorm at Yale had a Jane Street internship last summer. Major was philosophy. No double major. No nepo

It amazes me how DCUM posters just want to outright lie about anything and everything. There were 7 Yale interns at Jane Street last summer and ALL of them were STEM majors.


Are you a stalker? Or do you just need a hobby? Every time a poster here mentions Jane Street the world gets a little dumber...

I’m no more than a stalker than you. I’m just informed.


Overheard a conversation while standing in line buying laxatives?

Nah unlike you who fabricated stuff while waiting in line to use your food stamp with your philosophy degree.


Insulting philosophy degrees further proves that you are a low class striver who knows nothing. My Ivy league roommate with a philosophy degree is now making millions as an MD on Wall Street, and I know many more people like him. But you've heard of Jane Street so you think you are the grand poobah of DCUM and your cul de sac in some rural exurb.