Double Major in Economics and Computer Science

Hi, So I will be playing lacrosse at Williams College next year. I want to start off in IB most likely as it is a great place to start. The great thing about Williams College is that there is a curriculum that allows for people double major easily (a lot of people there double major). I was basically debating on what I should major in and wondering if double majoring in Economics and Computer Science would give me a leg up at these investment banks. I’d most likely want to work for the TMT division too. Any thoughts and advice?

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Yes, double majoring would help. It wouldn't really help recruiting wise as you would be fine with an Econ major and something like a CS minor -- also IB recruiting is mostly just networking so your major doesn't really matter too much.

However, knowing CS is a really valuable skillset in the future, so I would def try majoring in it or at least taking on a minor/electives. Who knows, you might like CS more than finance and pursue that full time. 

 

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