Finance firms seem to aggressively hire math talent from MIT, both as traders and quants (I considered it, but decided that I could probably do more good directly). I don’t know the numbers, but I know many good math folk, particularly from the high school math contest crowd, and most of them who are interested seem to get offers.
This isn’t enough to justify the proposal at all, but it’s definitely a point in favor. They also hire good people from other majors, but math seems to be in highest demand.
Finance firms seem to aggressively hire math talent from MIT, both as traders and quants (I considered it, but decided that I could probably do more good directly). I don’t know the numbers, but I know many good math folk, particularly from the high school math contest crowd, and most of them who are interested seem to get offers.
This isn’t enough to justify the proposal at all, but it’s definitely a point in favor. They also hire good people from other majors, but math seems to be in highest demand.