Hey all,
I am currently a junior in high school and I want to pursue a career in IB. However I have always wanted to go into Comp Sci but the field is more competitive nowadays and so I would like to combine my hobbies and interests together to dual major in CS and Finance. Im still deciding if I should go as a software engineer or go into investment banking. Is there any advice for me, should I do this, what colleges I should be looking at, etc.
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Try to do it now anyway you can; do projects, write code, do stock pitch, doesn’t matter how small/easy it is. I think this is the best way to learn what you like. Don’t wait until “later” to realize you don’t like it at all
This is facts. I waited until second-semester junior year to take a coding class and I realized I much preferred comp sci to finance. Don't be like me...
Thank you for the advice. I currently take AP Computer Science A, and I have had multiple internships where I help with software or tech related issues. In terms of finance I have been trading and charting for about 4 years now. I also am learning financial modeling and I lead a high school investment club to teach others about the market. So I love both finance and comp sci..
AP CSA is a great first step. Try some personal projects on your own with Java (I did webscraping to get comfortable), or just try to get the basics of another language (maybe python, c++, or a front ended one like swift or JS.React). I'm not the most qualified person to give advice (Currently studying cs at a decent school) but this is just what I've found useful to stay at pace.
You can break into IB roles with a computer science degree. Just study 400 question guide and you’re straight. You can’t get computer science roles with a finance degree.
That is helpful, thank you.
Do not do investment banking. It is a waste of your abilities.
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