Undergraduate Degree Dilemma (Canada)
I am having trouble deciding between two programs. The first option is Queen's University Economics (Canada). The pros for this is it has a better reputation and I would have some access to their business faculty which is one of the best in Canada. As such, Queen's also has better networking opportunities than Ottawa. The second option is Finance at the University of Ottawa The pros of this is I am much more interested in the course material than Queen's.
I want to choose the program that is the best investment. If you have any additional "pros" and "cons" please let me know. My plan after undergrad is to get a job in high finance such as investment banking or go to law school and work has a lawyer in corporate finance. So what option do you think is best? What kind of job opportunities would I be given with an Applied Economics degree from Queen's? Would I need to do post-graduate studies in finance or something to get into Investment Banking?
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Go to Queen's. UofO is completely unknown.
Easy decision here - go to Queen's. Once there you can try and switch into their Commerce program but otherwise Econ is not a bad degree to have - especially coupled with an MBA if you decide to go that route.
Reason for Queen's is it has a much better network and you will be exposed to much better opportunities than Ottawa.Queen's has especially good recruitment ops for consulting gigs if that's your thing as well.
would the requirement ops for consulting gigs apply to a Economics student?
Queen's no question, target vs. non-target. Agree with TopChedder, you could always transfer to Commerce after a year, at Queen's or somewhere else even, which would be much harder to do from UofO (I don't think getting a UofO degree is a good idea given your choices anyways).
Do any of you guys know how difficult it would be to transfer to their commerce program? If I were not able to transfer how valuable is an Economics degree?
Check with them early on. From what I know if you get a high GPA in your first year, and can prove why transferring is essential to you, it should not be too hard. People do it all the time, and I think that's what you should aim for.
Otherwise an Econ degree is absolutely fine, some would argue Econ is harder anyways. You could also mix Econ with another relevant major or minor.
Go to Queen's and transfer into their commerce program after 1st year.
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