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Double Major

by peaches22 (Chimp, 7 Banana Points Points) on 8/25/08 at 9:51pm

What looks more appealing to IBs? Majoring in Finance in 4.5 years or double majoring in Finance and Econ in 5 years? The circumstances that kept me from graduating in 4 years are very understandable, but I am beginning to wonder if I should stay a full five and get another degree. Or is just one degree in Finance good enough...?

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dazedmonk's picture

i think finance and econ are

by dazedmonk (Baboon, 115 Banana Points Points) on 8/26/08 at 1:17am

i think finance and econ are too similar foer them to really care.

indian-banker's picture

I rejected a full time to

by indian-banker (Senior Orangutan, 385 Banana Points Points) on 8/26/08 at 2:40am

I rejected a full time to get two degrees in finance and math. I say go for it but try something else instead of econ.

yesman's picture

I did finance and econ - if

by yesman (Senior Baboon, 199 Banana Points Points) on 8/26/08 at 9:18am

I did finance and econ - if you want to do IBD, econ is a waste of time. But if you're interested in S&T, taking upper level econ courses (ie - econometrics) is useful. That said, if I could do it over again, I would've switched my econ major to math (I minored in math).

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econ is the next best

by wilsonjones (Senior Chimp, 22 Banana Points Points) on 8/26/08 at 12:20pm

econ is the next best alternative for pe/ibd if ur school doesn't offer finance.

yesman's picture

econ is good for IBD, but I

by yesman (Senior Baboon, 199 Banana Points Points) on 8/26/08 at 2:13pm

econ is good for IBD, but I don't think you could go directly from ug to P/E without having been a finance or accounting major