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HYP Engineering to IB?
 

Lackawanna's picture
 
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 on 5/24/12 at 8:57pm

Hey guys, I want to talk about engineering at HYP and other ivies for IB, consulting, finance in general, and everything else(grad school). I know Princeton ORFE is highly regarded, but it seems like it would be hard to take other humanities classes and is extremely hard, even compared to most engineering majors. So how would someone majoring in civil and environmental engineering at Princeton fare? Would there questioning to why you didn't go for ORFE? Also, even though Yale isn't usually considered great for engineering I am pretty sure they would be fine when it comes to recruiting just because it is Yale. However, Yale offers several different degrees; there is an accredited BS which requires the most related classes, something around 20 I believe, then a regular BS, something like 15, a little more freedom, and an AB, like 9 related classes with only 2 required prereqs, a TON of freedom, it even says so on the Yale website. Would someone with an AB be questioned and looked down upon as going the "easy way out", or would it help so you could take some econ classes and other things and put on your resume substantial classes in econ and put some down or something. Lastly, at Yale and Princeton for sure, not sure about Harvard, the SEAS majors have like an 18-20% acceptance rate, there is factual evidence but I am to lazy to cite where I got my information. Just so you know Civil and Environment Engineering are what I am looking at, because that is what I am interested in.

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Rambo's picture

If you already know so much,

(Baboon, 150
 
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 on 5/24/12 at 9:34pm

If you already know so much, why are you still asking people on this forum?

Just FYI, the best Ivy engineering programs (by reputation) are Cornell, Princeton and Columbia.

Lackawanna's picture

Because I don't now too much

 
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 on 5/24/12 at 9:36pm

Because I don't now too much about how it will be perceived for IB/Consulting, and I figured I could get a little hep here

holla_back's picture

Lackawanna: Because I don't

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(King Kong, 1,121
 
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 on 5/24/12 at 9:45pm
Lackawanna:

Because I don't now too much about how it will be perceived for IB/Consulting, and I figured I could get a little hep here

If you go to any of the HYPS schools you can major in anything you'd like without it adversely affecting your recruiting chances. Choosing to concentrate in a hard major like engineering will always be seen as a good thing as long as you're not a complete nerd.

Lackawanna's picture

Ya that's definitely not my

 
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 on 5/24/12 at 9:53pm

Ya that's definitely not my problem, and its not like I'm doing very quanty type things like Comp Sci and Pure Math, I'm more interested in Civil and Environment engineering

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Lackawanna: Ya that's

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(King Kong, 1,121
 
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 on 5/24/12 at 10:00pm
Lackawanna:

Ya that's definitely not my problem, and its not like I'm doing very quanty type things like Comp Sci and Pure Math, I'm more interested in Civil and Environment engineering

Then go for it. Study something you're interested in.

If you're able to get into one of those schools, you're free to do whatever you'd like.

Lackawanna's picture

Can anyone answer the

 
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 on 5/24/12 at 10:34pm

Can anyone answer the question please? This isn't a question you can answer with "at HYP you can major in whatever you want". It is actually a pretty specific question.

AstonMartin's picture

If you did something hard

ST
 
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 on 5/24/12 at 11:10pm

If you did something hard like compsci but kept up with finance stuff, you'd probably have a decent shot. Something like civil engineering is going to be less competitive because it is 1) easy and 2) unrelated to finance

melvvvar's picture

the answer is no. and yes,

(King Kong, 1,693
 
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 on 5/24/12 at 11:34pm

the answer is no. and yes, princeton ORFE is boss. you should major in that.

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Lackawanna: Can anyone answer

PE
 
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 on 5/24/12 at 11:34pm
Lackawanna:

Can anyone answer the question please? This isn't a question you can answer with "at HYP you can major in whatever you want". It is actually a pretty specific question.

That's a long post for a specific question and I'm pretty lazy. I'll answer if you condense it.

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Alright. Want to do

 
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 on 5/25/12 at 12:45am

Alright. Want to do IB/Consulting/possibly law school. Want to major in civil or environmental engineering, but open to others. At HYP easier to get into through SEAS, way higher acceptance rates(~18%). How would Civil Eng. major stack up against ORFE at Princeton? Princeton requires a lot of classes for Eng., skeptical. Yale can either do accredited BS, 20 related classes, regular BS, 15 related classes, BA, 9 related classes, designed for more freedom. Will BA be looked down upon, questioned?

melvvvar's picture

just shut the fuck up for a

(King Kong, 1,693
 
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 on 5/25/12 at 12:49am

just shut the fuck up for a second, tell us which fucking school you are actually at. i can answer any princeton questions.

Lackawanna's picture

Its not like I said Ivy

 
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 on 5/25/12 at 12:55am

Its not like I said Ivy League, I asked 2 specific questions about Yale and Princeton's programs.

revoad's picture

So what's your question?

 
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 on 5/25/12 at 1:05am

So what's your question? Whether it's possible? Yes, it is possible to get an IB job as a civil engineering or environmental engineering major from Yale or Princeton. holla_back answered your question. You can actually get through IBD recruiting with any major from a top school.

Also, it sounds like you're a high school senior. 1.) Something like 80% of people at top schools change their major in college. 2.) Many people who apply as engineering students don't graduate as engineering majors. 3.) Get in and then let's talk.

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Lackawanna: Its not like I

(King Kong, 1,693
 
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 on 5/25/12 at 1:06am
Lackawanna:

Its not like I said Ivy League, I asked 2 specific questions about Yale and Princeton's programs.

ok then just shut the fuck up

sdxdtx's picture

Take into account the fact

(Monkey, 33
 
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 on 5/25/12 at 2:54am

Take into account the fact that if you major in something difficult like engineering, you're going to spend the majority of your time on schoolwork while the kids who did econ or political science or whatever will be spending that time networking, practicing for interviews, and being more involved with finance-type things.

You don't really get bonus points for majoring in something hard. All that matters is your GPA, so if you think you can do well with a hard major and still have time to be as involved as others, then by all means go for it.

sdxdtx's picture

Also fyi, at Harvard and

(Monkey, 33
 
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 on 5/25/12 at 2:57am

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