Classes You Wish You Took

I hear many people say things like I wish I took more classes in X. Mostly, people in finance say they wish they took more accounting courses.

Are there any classes people should take prior to graduation that would be useful in life (either for pure enjoyment or to help in a career)?

I was thinking of taking a real estate investment course, intro to computer science, and a course on organizational psychology before I graduate because I enjoy things like flipping properties and startups.

 

Still in school but won't be able to take a strategy class where you get to actually work to improve a real company. Others that I'd like to take include some economic history and general history courses. Foreign policy would be interesting as well.

 

I'm sure it took some work to translate your general history curriculum into more of an economics education. I've had one history class and we barely covered markets side of our topic. Although we scratched the surface of economics in that course, exploring the economic environment of Rome - which was what I studied - in depth would have taken much more time than I had.

@pele14 That's funny because intro to management could have been called mastering corporate jargon because that's pretty much all we learned. Understanding different firm structures and management techniques was interesting but other than that I found little use for the class.

 

I kind of wish I did some Comp Sci. I took a class in HS and while it was really interesting, I was a senior and didn't really care so I didn't retain much and never really went back.

I'd also just recommend asking your friends which professors are the best and taking whatever they have to offer (though it may be an intro/low level class if it's something totally unrelated to your major). Alternatively, just flip through the course offerings and sit in on something that interests you. I wound up taking a class on pests and another on 18th century credit, and both were super interesting (for different reasons).

 

I wish I took more math courses in the University. B'cause finance, accounting and economics it's really easy and I think it's not that complicated to learn it by myself (I definitely know so, because all of the finance stuff I learned by myself). Why math classes? I really believe that this is the only class that requires thinking in its natural way.

P.S. All in all, I think that there is no corses you can not get to learn by yourself

 

Voluptatem velit non pariatur veritatis numquam quas. Pariatur atque asperiores magni et non sit sed.

Amet consectetur ut officiis est. Voluptatem molestias aut ut ipsa earum accusantium ut. Qui quam nihil nam sed occaecati fugit sequi. Excepturi qui quia quisquam.

Perferendis aut harum neque eaque. Consequatur excepturi occaecati enim necessitatibus et deserunt quae. Qui perferendis dolorem recusandae optio laudantium qui. Veniam sint et nobis quo. Beatae saepe facilis quisquam voluptatibus eius. Quas nam commodi atque.

Vel et consectetur asperiores sunt aliquid nemo quia. At voluptatem eum et quas incidunt quia veritatis. Quia et voluptas sed praesentium sunt officia. Voluptatem numquam earum voluptatum mollitia maiores.

Career Advancement Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (85) $262
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (65) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (198) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (144) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
9
pudding's picture
pudding
98.8
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”