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What is the best STEM-OPT eligible Degree for Investment Banking Roles?
I am an international student applying to target colleges next application cycle. I understand that STEM-OPT majors are best for looking to break into the industry as the 2 year extension give you a better chance at the H1B visa if sponsored. Thus, I would like to understand which STEM eligible...
Switching college major after accepting internship--bad?
If you declare a major in XXX, get the internship but then realize that it isn't feasible to major in it, then turn the major into a minor, do firms care about this switch? Don't want the firm to think I am lying or anything. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks.
JUNIOR HAVING IDENTITY CRISIS Is an Economics major boring? vs. Public Health
I'm a third year student at a northeast US college. I've been a Public Health major (BA) for all this time, even as I transitioned from pre-med to finance. I am working at a hedge fund this summer and feel like I am pretty sure of my path. Since I only have three semesters of college left, I have to...
Double Degree vs Double Major + Honors?
Hey guys! I have a few questions: For context, right now, I'm doing a double degree in Mathematics (Data Analysis and Operations Research) and Science (Computer Science). I just finished my first semester in a university ranked in the top 50 globally. I finished in the top 5% of all my classes, and...
Double Concentration: Finance and What Else
So guys I have been admitted to Penn's Wharton Business School for finance. I wanna do a double concentration and im just wondering what major would be a good idea to combine with finance. I am hoping to go into investment banking and I would just love some tips from other people out there.
Does This Frustrate Anyone?
So, I was just doing a quick sweep of my LinkedIn network and have been dumbfounded to say the least of the large amount of people who majored in something completely unrelated to Finance/Econ and are in the Financial Services Industry. I'm sure some people networked and/or have connections but this...
General Knowledge of IB and Hedge Funds career
I go to a community college right now. I have a solid GPA 3.7 and I am in honors program. Since this school doesn't have economics major, I am a business concentration right now. I want to transfer out of here. Any suggestion on where I should apply to for econ major, that investment bankers will...
Hedge fund majors
I am going to be a freshman at Suffolk University this coming fall; I have been accepted into the business school. I am not sure what to major in because I hope to one day manage a hedge fund firm. I am contemplating a double major in accounting and finance; as well as contemplating the idea of...
Math Major - Currently at a target
Hey guys, I am currently at a target school, and I've read discussions about this on here before and know that being at a target kind of implies you don't need to make your major industry specific but I was wondering if math was an exceptional case.
Picking a major-Classical Studies vs. Econ
I've been trying to decide what to major in...i like econ a lot but I feel that by being a varsity athlete at duke, it will be very hard to get a high gpa with an econ major due to time commitment, training, and general fatigue. Therefore I am thinking about Classical Studies. Studying these...
Majors+GPA+Internships Question
I am currently in penultimate year doing Actuarial Science & Finance double majors with CGPA of 3.6. My problem is I am trying to push my GPA over 3.8 but my actuarial courses (which are pretty tough) are pressuring my GPA. Should I drop Actuarial Science & focus on Finance (single major) while...
Who would you hire?
3.9+ EE, CS majors & math finance minor w/o finance internships 3.75 econ w/ entrepreneurial internships 3.6 business (finance conc) & stats major & math finance minor w/ consulting internship sounds super insecure but whatever
Would you recruit him as a first year- analyst in IB?
Which one would you recruit? (Please rank them in order of preference) Assuming they are all international students and need an H1B Visa - NYU Stern undergraduate - Triple major in Finance, Accounting and Statistics - GPA: 3.5 - 3.6 or - NYU Stern undergraduate - Double major in Finance, Accounting...
Possible double major (Stats)
I'm going to be a sophomore next year at a target. I ended my 1st year with a solid GPA (3.9+) with good extracurriculars and am set on majoring in econ. Since I have plenty of room for a second major, I have been considering whether I should double up with statistics (It is a subject I'm somewhat...
Majors - Soph looking to do math and econ
Hey guys, I'm new to WSO . I'm a soph looking to do math and econ. Just curious as to whether firms (for both banking and s&t , bulge brackets and botiques ) account for difficulty of major when they look at your resume. i.e. How much does the math major add if it brings my GPA down a bit? (Let's...
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