Finance Degree Good or Bad for IB
Hey everyone!
I’m looking into studying Finance at uni because I don’t have the grades for straight Economics. How well does a Finance degree stack up for breaking into investment banking? Will it still make me competitive compared to those with Econ or more traditional degrees?
Would love to hear any advice or experiences—thanks in advance!
Finance should be fine - if anything it's probably good just because you'll be mixing with other people all likely (definitely) applying for internships and able to offer advice.
Overall though, don't over-focus on this. I asked my own firm's HR team about degree selection and they said they really don't rank one course over another - they have a lot more Finance / Economics / etc. in the groups they put through to interview than the general student population, but that's the result of a massive sample selection bias (+ my own speculation they might be better-positioned for the online numerical tests). So by extension at least at my firm (and we're not a niche boutique or anything), your application would be fine.
It's more about university (target / non-target) and of course what you do when you're there.
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