Undergrad

So I'm a Canadian high school student who just submitted applications to a bunch of top American schools that are target schools. I just want to preface by saying that I'm not some kid gung-ho on IB, I'm not going to choose my school or program based on maximizing my chances at landing some internship and so on. I am really interested in finance though. As much as I don't want my undergrad to be pre-professional, if I don't get in to the States and end up in Canada, I'm probably going to do a B.Com.

Just wondering if anybody had any thoughts about Carnegie Mellon undergrad for trading afterwards. I think they have a pretty strong computational finance curriculum. Anybody have any light to shed on this issue? Work with other CMU grads and where they land? Is it a respectable school for prospective traders? Recruiting? Thanks

Hi there, I'm just curious what focus of study in undergraduate is most valued by IB recruiters?

I'm currently majored in Finance, and I'm undecided whether I should pursue a 2nd major in Accounting or Economics, or should I just focus purely on Finance.

I know most of the stuff I learn in uni is going to be useless once I get a real job, but by all means if any of the above mentioned area of study is going to be relevant to the job least I'll be more passionate about the subject.

Cheers.

Do any PE shops recruit undergrads besides BX?

If so, do any of them (besides BX) offer summer internships?

Where would these shops rank relative to top BB banks (MS, GS, etc) and top boutique banks (Greenhill, Moelis, etc) in terms of prestige, compensation, B school admissions, and other exit opportunities?

I'm an econ major at a target school and I'm wondering if it would be worth it to double major in something else like musicology, anthropology, art history, political science, or history.

If it won't give a significant edge in recruiting or later on in my career I'll probably minor in one or two of these subjects and take more varied classes.

Any thoughts?

Ladies and gentlemen, I fucked up my undergrad BIG TIME, and I'd like to know what my plan of action should be.

I failed out of the University of Western Ontario after 3rd year. I was readmitted to the 3rd year of a political science program in September. I had problems that are now taken care of, but I fear that not only is my current degree not of any practical use, but also that I'm for the most part excluded from any grad school program that I would want to attend (law school, mba programs, etc.).

It's a little late in the game to change programs (I'll be 24 in January), and I don't think any other faculty would accept me anyways.

I'm very interested in PE, S&T and consulting, but it would appear that those avenues are closed to me.

Can anyone offer any advice?

Would it be worth the extra 2 years and 50 grand to do the Ivey HBA program (assuming I'm not barred from it)?