Lots of Finance Electives /w Liberal Arts Major vs. Business Major with Less Finance Courses

Hi so I am currently a junior at USC (going to take an extra semester though), and was initially prelaw. Anyway here's my situation:

Currently random liberal arts major (think history/political/science/ect.), with 3.8 . If I stick with my current major I'll be able to take 8 or so finance electives (valuations, investments, , and all the interesting finance classes).

If I were to change my major to Business I would only have room for 1 or 2 finance electives, and would have to take a ton of classes that don't interest me at all - such as microecon for business, a couple math classes, marketing, and so on.

Anyway should I just suck it up and change my major to business, and is my random major + finance electives going to automatically get my resume thrown out at most banks? And is my current major going to be some liability that I have to qualify for the rest of my career?

Thanks

Also I have two internships so far noname wealth management / consulting if that matters.

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (20) $385
  • Associates (88) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (67) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”