maths & economics student to Quant

[Thai Nam]

Hi all,
I am a Maths & Econs undergraduate student at LSE. After doing an internship last summer related to Technical Analysis, I am quite keen on this area and really eager to be a quant. Do you think a degree in Maths & Econs would be not quantitative enough compared to pure Maths or other Science degrees ? Given that I could take more Maths/ Stats modules: real analysis, PDEs, Stochastic processes and time series, etc..
Also, is it possible to land a quant job if you are not a 'rocket-scientist'? I am in top 10% Maths student in my university but probably no where near 'genius' Physics/ Maths students.

Thanks

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Most "quant-type" jobs require a PhD degree or at least a Master in quantitative discipline. There exists quantitative type jobs for undergraduates just as your internship.
If you want to move up the food chain, you would need years of work experience or further education.