Hey everybody,
I am an upcoming freshman at a target school. I am interested in finance. If I leverage connections hard and focus on prepping for technicals or joining clubs would I be able to break in to IB/PE/S&T/VC if I keep up a high GPA?
What do you guys think?
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I doubled in Phil & Econ at one of those schools mentioned and am now in IB. It's very doable, just need to make sure you network, join clubs, obtain internships and have a convincing reason for choosing with path. Philosophy was also my passion and I don't regret for one second doing this in addition to having to self-study some of the niche accounting concepts.
You'll lose out on opportunities not due to a lack of talent or ability, but moreso on convincing your interviewers throughout the process as to why you want to pursue high finance while your studies indicate interests elsewhere.
I major in Phil at a target (Y/P/S) and just got an offer from an EB
Ok I see. Do you think just phil was beneficial to you or looking back would you recommend me to double major in something like phil-econ?
I preferred just Phil but I think either is good
Hey so idk what it's like in America so take this with a grain of salt but from what I know in the UK where I'm from your degree doesn't matter as long as you go to a target school, but you should be able to explain why you chose that degree and especially over something like econ.
I was Philosophy and I got 10 first rounds and signed top BB. Don’t worry nobody cares what your major is.
Ok I see. Do you have any recommendations for me then as a fellow phil major to be? Also would you recommend that I double major in phil-econ? Do you with you did looking back?
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Jamie Dimon was a philosophy major
do a minor in math to prove you're not a scrub. will make you a better philosopher as well.
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