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 # Conclusion
 
+## Education and career objectives
+
+I chose to major in Image Processing and Image Synthesis for multiple reasons,
+most notably I had an interest in high performance programming, and thought that
+this major would yield well to it. This proved to be true, although more so due
+to applying it to the projects that we were given rather than the courses we
+were taught (except for a few which specifically focused on it).
+
+Through watching conference presentations, I learned about the field of finance
+and thought it would provide interesting challenges that aligned with my
+interests. This motivated my choice to intern at IMC, even though their business
+is far removed from the core teachings of my major. This too, proved to be true,
+and I'm glad to see my initial hunch panning out the way it did.
+
+## Improving the major
+
+Having more focus on measuring results and performances of our projects would be
+an interesting idea, to put it into context for the major, the need for real
+time image analysis and other such constraints means that having the skills to
+measure and improve our code can be a necessary part of working in the industry.
+
+The one class that stands out to me as having this issue front and center is the
+GPGPU course, introducing us to massively parallel programming on a graphics
+card. However, we were mostly left to our own devices to figure out effective
+ways to measure, and analyse those results. Providing more guidance would be a
+productive endeavor, ensuring that the students have been provided with the
+correct tool set to deal with those problems.
+
+## Introspection
+
+Working abroad, with the additional COVID restrictions, is a harsh (FIXME: find
+softer term) transition from the routine of school. However, both the company
+and the team have made it easy to adjust.
+
+* The daily stand-up meeting, and weekly retrospective seem more important than
+ever when you can potentially not talk to your colleagues for days due to
+working-from-home.
+
+* IMC is very pro-active in organising regular events for their employees. This
+is a great way to feel more engaged during such a period. They also organised a
+week of training once the other interns had joined, which created a broader
+network of relationships in a foreign city.
+
+* My mentor encouraged me to ask as many questions as I could when I first
+started my internship, and I assisted to some presentations which gave
+additional context about the work being done by the team. This was helpful in
+getting over the fact of feeling overwhelmed when first getting acquainted with
+the code and technology being developed and used.
+
+* The gradual transition to return to office, allowing me to arrange one day a
+week to work next to my mentor, lead to more one-on-one interaction which feel
+more productive than the usual textual interactions.
+
+## Career evolution
+
+This internship was everything I expected and more. The people are great, the
+company is thriving, the work environment outstanding.
+
+The *fintech* sector is full of interesting problems to me. I loved learning
+about the basic theory of trading, what constitutes the basis for our
+algorithms' decisions. I had a great deal of enjoyment working on my projects
+during the internship, despite the few moments of frustration that come from
+working on a distributed system.
+
+Working at IMC, you are surrounded by smart and hard-working engineers, and
+encouraged to interact with everybody to spread knowledge. Their focus on
+continual improvement means that you are always learning and making yourself
+better. Furthermore, they take good care of their employees, the mood is that of
+a focused, casual, and playful atmosphere.  
+All in all, I think that IMC is great place to work at, there are few companies
+like it. This will have an impact in how I rate potential future employers, as I
+expect few places to be as well-rounded as IMC.
+
 # Appendix
 
 ## About IMC