5 Year undergrad

I am a second year at umich who wants to go into ib. if i do b school i will be in undergrad for 5 years, but get a double major in neuroscience (what i was previously doing). how do employers look at 1) a 5 year undergrad and 2) a double major in that field (would i be better off leaving it out of my resume in the future?)

thanks very much

 

I was a 5 yr undergrad. Not really similar to your situation but this was mine:

-took a semester off to get handle on a business I just started running -did 2 semesters part time in the transition process -remaining semesters in college I took maximum credits(18) while working full-time so I could finish ASAP. -Also, changed my major from Pol Sci to Fin mid-way into my sophmore yr, this caused me to have taken some credits which were not applied to my degree.

I havnt had many people ask about it, maybe because I typically explain the business/school situation from the outset.

I would think that a double major wouldn't implicate you as a lazy/half-ass 5yr undergrad. But not exactly sure what they would think of a neuroscience major... I'm sure some ppl that are actually in banking would have a better perspective on this.

 

thanks for the advice. the major reason that i was concerned is that seeing a science oriented major along with my bba may seem like im not completely "into" finance. and if i left out my double major banks would wonder why i spend 5 years in school/

 

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