I'm going into my sophomore year at Queens University..majoring in Applied Economics...I just want to know if that degree is enough to get me an entry level job consulting..not necessarily at MBB but maybe somewhere in the top 10. I will try my best to network my butt off these next few years as I am not a student of my schools flagship business program, however from what I have heard the Economics department is ranked extremely high outside the US so that may help me slightly..,recruitment wise Queens is a target school so there will be quite a bit of exposure come this next fall. Grades wise I sit at around a 3.5 and look to be moving that up as much as possible before I graduate. Unfortunately this summer I still do not have an internship...and I have no one to blame for that but myself...I am still trying but things looks slim..especially where I live in the capital..anyway I digress..what value do you guys think this degree has? Should I look to go to grad school after? Masters in management? Let me know ..
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For consulting, any major is fine really.
Definitely try to network with Queen's alumni, I know a few on Bay street who didn't get Commerce degrees but engineering degrees. Try to call them and ask them how they broke in. I think its also good if you can network within Queen's commerce and talk to students there. I know it might be a bit insular but if you are good friends with students who are interested in oppurtunities other than consulting, they might link you their job postings.
As it so happens I am friends with quite a few.upper years in Bcomm.and it has also come to my knowledge that the recruitment that is done by MBB at my school is for all students, although the commerce kids get most of the internships/ SA positions...and upon speaking to a member of my departments faculty I was told that the main programs that get a lot of internships are Bcomm/ Engineering/ Applied Econ in that order..so I think my chances are a little better.thanks for the advice..where did you graduate from?
Queen's Applied Econ gets decent recruitment, it just so happens that most students in the program are ignorant as fuck or are "I wan't to be an executive on wall street" type. Snag a few internships and you should be good.
What range of companies have you heard Applied Econ kids getting internships from?
Comm places well in everything aside from S&T, Eng places decently in Consulting and Applied Econ places decently in big5 IB. As for range of firms, I've seen unemployment, bank tellers and nannying in Berlin, to some buyside PE and HFs. If you want to maximize your odds I'd suggest you transfer to Comm or Ivey.
lol, yea I think I am actually, probs HBA because Queens has limited space, but I will still apply to both come spring..chances are I'll go and do a HBA..but if I get one of the openings for Comm then I will definitely consider going..(but will probs need to do summer courses or something to catch up)...this coming year I will just focus on maximizing my GPA as much as possible and try my best to snag a decent internship...Macro you a current Commie or a grad?
Nevermind. I think QC has separate OCR..
Not true.
Nah, the OCR is the same just different faculties are allowed to go like you will see Econ, Comm and Engineers at the same OCR I think.
I'm a junior at a quant macro fund.
cul, how u liking it?
Hate it- I'd much rather be doing something meaningful like pulling 100 hour weeks and creating eloquent pitchbooks in ibanking.
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