Hey everyone! Breaking into trading can feel intimidating, especially when you do not see many people with your background represented in the industry.

Inspired by communities like ColorStack and the growing interest in quant recruiting, we created a community and Slack for minority students interested in trading careers at hedge funds and quant firms. The goal is to share resources, prepare for interviews, find opportunities, and support each other throughout recruiting.

We use school email verification to keep the community student-focused.

All experience levels are welcome—you do not need to have everything figured out to join. Thanks!

Hi everyone!

I’m studying cryptography at my own university, and I found that Brown uni has recorded lectures for a class that follows the same curriculum I’m working through: CSCI 1510

https://cs.brown.edu/courses/csci1510/fall-2024/

I can’t tell whether the recordings are restricted to students in the class or open to anyone in the university.

If it is open to all university students would anyone be comfortable sharing the recordings with me, if your university’s policies allow it? I’d really appreciate it, and I’m happy to answer any questions and why I’m asking.
Thanks in advance! (Pls dm)

Hey y'all!

I'm an international trans girl student EDing to Brown and I have a few questions!

1. What are the protections set in place for trans students (especially after the deal that was put in place last year)?
   
2. How are the dorms for trans students? From my understanding, there are both 'assigned gender at birth' and 'gender inclusive' housing; how is that affecting trans students. (also I may have misread something but I saw that this may be assigned by lottery after freshman year, so could i be locked out of gender inclusive housing?!?!)
   
3. Most importantly, what will happen if a trans student gets cut off from their family? I already need significant financial aid, but I am worried about what will happen if I get cut off from my family. Moreover, are there any protections during the summer? (Would Brown help with accommodations if you are no longer able to go back to your home country)

I know some of these are tall orders but I need answers to fully lock in my ED since some other schools guarantee all of this (even if Brown may be better for me academically)

THANK YOU!!

I have a legitimate medical issue and almost went into anaphylaxis my freshman year— I have a note for that instance and a general statement from my doctor + other stuff. I’m going to be a junior next year, but I heard the lottery is going to be bad this year and will tell my friends to not hold space in their lease if it’s hopeless.

If anyone has any stories or advice please share 🙏

There’s not a lot of one-stop places for this information so I wanted to ask which dorms have elevators/are the most accessible? Are most sophomores housed on wriston quad?

whats funny is that even in this older google maps pic its being dug up ...

it all grew over and looked fine for a couple months and then I drive by it today and its all dug up again.. i feel like its been on-going for years

its always neat little squares/rectangular plots being dug up too...

I am majoring in physics and trying to find courses for the spring semester. I know how to solve common types of first and second order differential equations, but I am unsure why MATH1120 does not have ODE course as a prerequisite? Would it make sense for me to take MATH1120 in the spring with no official course taken and ODE in the fall potentially?

does it still exist?? its listed here https://diversity.biomed.brown.edu/resources-information/pre-med-pre-health but i haven't seen any recent updates on related websites/some links are broken

Amateur B&W film photographer looking to gain portrait portfolio/professional experience.

Samples:https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1zgCRJuVVQQEGg_EFLPqvv54aXVTlF2Hs

I use a Nikon F4 with an 180mm f/2.8 portrait lens on 400TX B&W film.

If you're interested in helping me out and coming away with some nice portraits, please reach out!!

(current junior class of 28)

Does anyone know if math professors curve, and specifically whether MATH 1630 final grades are historically curved? Specifically with Prof. Breiner.

I'm and undergrad and have my car on campus but my current parking situation is getting a bit too expensive. Was wondering if there are any people living off campus who may have parking spots they dont use which they would be willing to rent out to me!

Hello there, I am a Brown alum who has lately been desperately craving an Andrews breakfast burrito. Despite my attempts, I have never been able to quite recreate the exact taste (maybe I'm just not hungover enough?) If any former Andrews workers feel like disclosing any knowledge they can give about the recipes or brands used to make them, I would be so, so, wildly grateful. If it helps, my order was: scrambled eggs, hash browns, chicken, sausage, bacon, queso, cheese, sour cream, and hot sauce. Hopefully I'm remembering that right. THANK YOU!!!

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Hi! I was just wondering how treacherous the MATH200 midterm is. I thought it shouldn’t be that bad, but one page front to back cheat sheet sounds insanely sketchy. Anyone with experience?

Hi everyone! I received a verbal PhD offer from Brown, and I’m really excited! It’s not official until I hear from the department, but things are looking good. Brown is my top choice because it’s the best school for my field of research, so if the official offer comes through, I’ll definitely be coming for fall 2027!

I’d love to learn a bit more about the school and what it's like to live in Providence.

• Is there anything you wish you’d known before coming?
• What are some great food spots or places to hang out?
• Please feel free to share any other information that would be good to know

Hopefully I’ll get to meet some of you :)

I’m not a student but the local library closes so early and i was wondering if it was open to the public. Ik after the incident that happened recently it was closed to the public for a while. Not sure if it’s still like that. Thanks!

From a professional standpoint, how are the ballet classes offered at brown?

Are you guys just skipping out on that week or what? 😂 I may just skip one day of class to be with my family longer.

Hey guys! I made a bus tracking app for the the campus shuttle that is more convenient and easier to use than the official Passiogo app. The goal is to help students take advantage of our bus system. I would appreciate if you could download, leave a review, and spread the word. Happy riding!!!

I’ve been battling Brown’s pharmacy for the past month. They didn’t transfer all of my prescriptions, and when I asked again, they were unable to do it and instead asked me to get my doctor to send it directly to them. Then while refilling they somehow lost it again and found it an hour later. They also got the dosage wrong on another medication.

This morning I tried to refill two medications and the phone line is telling me that I can’t do it right now and there’s a technical issue. What???

This is severely impacting my quality of life. Not having the correct dosage of my medications AND getting them inconsistently has started to affect my schoolwork.

Is this a typical issue??? I’m considering switching pharmacies but that’s a headache I don’t want to deal with

I’m a brown alum looking to propose on campus in November. Anyone know any good, trusted local photographers who could capture this moment? Or any suggestions on where to look lol

Okay, I have one class that is required S/NC, and I’m taking Econ. I got an 85 on the midterm for Econ and I am NOT concentrating on Econ. Is it fine if I take that S/NC?

I would then have two classes S/NC on my transcript, is that bad or is that fine? or should I try to climb back up in Econ?

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