The irony is that unless you trade serious size no one would care how you have managed your personal account and when you are up to trading size you would likely not need the job, so....you get the idea.
I find this curious...wouldn't it convey a basic interest in the subject matter? There are all kinds of people who apply for work they are clearly not really interested in, just so they can eat. But maybe it is not like that at these funds, I don't know; maybe all their applicants trade for themselves. Hey, I like your handle! Do you play the sonata?
True! However, he will have a much easier path and better chance of making it through if he majors in molecular biology rather than art history. He will also do better on the MCAT depending on how much emphasis is placed on the quantitative section.