BSc Computational Finance
Yixuan Duan
Yixuan Duan is a final year student of the College’s BSc Computational Finance programme (The programme is now renamed BSc Computational Finance and Financial Technology ). She has just accepted a return offer from Credit Suisse after she finished her summer internship with the Bank in 2020. Here she shares her college life and internship experience.
I was admitted to City University of Hong Kong in 2017, and I chose Computational Finance (CFIN) as my first preference. Unfortunately, I failed to enter CFIN programme in year 1, but I believed the programme will be the best fit for me, with structured courses helpful to develop practical skills in the real industry.
In the first year in CityU, I strived to take several mathematical courses and learn Python on my own to make myself competitive in the major transfer selection. In the end, I managed to transfer to the Computational Finance major.
Looking back, it is probably the most important and successful decision I have made in college. The solid mathematical and coding ability has given me a great edge in the job market. Investment banks now value these technical skills and invest a lot in the Fintech field. I can apply for quant roles, which will not be open to a pure finance major student, and the knowledge that the CFIN programme offered to me makes me as competitive as MFE (Master of Financial Engineering) students from top universities in the US.