How hard is it to complete a double/triple major at HYPW...
Coming from the uk, many degrees offered here allow you to double/triple major quite comfortably, albiet with an increased workload, however the level of customisation is less...
Examples include Maths and Economics, Philosophy Politics Economics, Engineering Economics Management...
I have ready many threads which tell of the merits of maths versus finance/econ... however wouldn't the solution to just double major in these... or is this unbeleivably difficult to do in America?
It's not that hard...but for example, PPE is actually a single major, right? the you don't take as many philosophy classes as a phil major, or as much politics as a politics major, etc.
i double majored. triple would be rough.
The question is whether double-majoring provides any real advantage. Im my view, double-majoring in complementary subjects, even just relatively, provides a negligible benefit. If you have two candidates, one with a finance/econonics major, the other with fin/econ + math, is there really a big difference between the two? Maybe for quant trading, but probably not for IBD.
Don't know if other people think otherwise.
i think math is a huge plus, but yeah i'm biased
how about finance/acct?
fin/acct prolly best
finance and accounting are "concentrations" at wharton rather than majors - everyone gets a bs in econ - each concentration requires 4 classes in it over and above the core so it's fairly easy to double concentrate- in fact, the vast majority of wharton students do finance + something else ... that's still jsut a single major though - if you add a second major, it becomes a bit more challenging, but still fairly doable in 4 years -
I think the biggest issue is starting early enough on a double major. I almost completed a history minor in my first two years and took a few general courses (calc 2,3, stats, intro to psych etc.) and a few courses for my Econ major. By my junior year when I "discovered" consulting and IBD I realized finance would be a great major but it was too late by then, halfway thru second semester of my junior year.
If you know right from the start of college that you want to do a Accounting/Finance/Psychology Triple major it is very doable just taking a standard courseload, you just need to plan it out. However most kids are going to change their major atleast once so by sophomore or junior year, they can barely squeeze out their primary major let along a second one.
I think this is where there is such a huge difference between the US and British systems. In America you are able to develop your subject choice as your interests change, where in the UK you have to commit to one subject for three even four years without knowing if you will enjoy it/be good at it. This is especially hard when looking for degrees such as engineering, where candidates are expected too choose a speciality such as mechanical or chemical engineering before they have even begun their course.
I guess the real benefit in doing a double major in maths + economics/finance is that it proves you have strong academics/quantitative skills...not that it may necessarily helps in the workplace...
America +1
But then you have to add that the British undergraduate education is far superior to that of America.
America i have to admit however leads in graduate studies...
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