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My current research is with medical stuff, so it is more statistical, dealing with noise, etc; Also, optimization theory is something I am using to accomplish this goal, so it seems some what related. I don't really have any opportunities to do research in financial mathematics, outside of self-learning. Do any REU's exist in this field? Not IB specifically, more quantitative analyst work in the finance industry.

By large state university I mean top 100(maybe 50, depends on rankings), not top 30. So no u-mich, berkeley, etc. my current plan is to take the following classes: Math: Abstract Linear Algebra, Complex Analysis, Real Analysis(Continued) Stat: Graduate probability theory, Graduate Stochastic Processes, Undergraduate Time-Series Analysis, Undergraduate Mathematical Statistics Will doing research in CS help me at all or is it practically worthless since it isn't in OR?

I am currently a second year student finishing up his second semester. I go to a school that does not have a Operations Research/Financial Engineering/ETC program, but I would like to do that when I go to graduate school, mainly so that I can work in the IB industry. Stats: Undergraduate institution: Large State University Major: Computer Science(4.0/4.0), Mathematics(3.86/4.0), Statistics(4.0/4.0) GPA: ~3.85, expecting ~3.9 upon graduation. Research: Currently 1 year of CS research, doing an REU in CS this summer, 1 co-authored paper, will hopefully attempt to publish by the end of summer. Race: Domestic White Male Relevant courses: Math: Calc 1-3, discrete math, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, linear algebra, abstract algebra, real analysis Stat: Undergrad probability theory CS: Advanced Algorithms, 2 Graduate CS Courses My question is what courses I should take to be on track to be accepted to a OR/FE program(preferably PhD)? The CS department does not do senior thesis's(wtf?), but the math and stat departments do, should I attempt to do one of these? Also, would it be beneficial to take the math and/or cs subject GREs? Additionally, would I even have a chance at top schools, since I heard there is no point in going to any non top 10 program.