Harvard Freshman
So I'm a freshman at harvard interested in doing ibanking/consulting/quant type of jobs. What major (or concentration) will be the easiest for me to get a job? I'm considering math/econ/compsci/applied math. Personally, I prefer doing math with a little bit of compsci.
Also, what sort of extracurriculars should I do or is that even considered during the employment process? I'm interested in doing extracurricular stuff but I want to mainly focus on my academic work since the workload might be heavy. But it seems the culture here is to commit a lot to extracurriculars and that's how you get the most competitive internships/jobs.
Just read any of the 1000s of threads on these very topics.
You go to Harvard -- major in Art History and do finger-painting ECs and you should be fine.
So true.
But anybody seen how these Harvard art history/English majors handle their first month in BB IBD?
You haven't lived if you haven't watched that flameout from afar at least once. It's like Halley's fucking Comet, you just grab some binoculars and settle in with a thermos of coffee. Jeez, good memories. Good times.
Just invent something like all your other Harvard buddies. Leave banking for the rest of us.
quant: math heavy with high GPA IB / consulting: high GPA (fin / accy / econ helps for IB)
Do extras that you like, not ones that you think you're "supposed" to take.
If I had a time machine I'd concentrate in History of Science.
Why would you do that?
Harvard Undergraduates believe that inventing a job is better than finding one
Can someone give me some more helpful advice? I'd really appreciate it since I'm kind of lost right now. I know I have a few years to figure it out but I'd like to get some sort of direction.
So lets assume McKinsey , Bain and Goldman filter by GPA. What do you think you'd have an easier time holding a 3.6+ in? EE/CS/Math/Econ/Polisci/History/Art History/English ?
Also , sincere advice on extracurriculars , most schools have a consulting club/investing club etc. Although , I've met a remarkable number of M&A bankers who weren't in any sort of investing club in Ugrad. This has the perk of actually making you a better investor , which means you might actually be able to skip 2 years of analyst hell and go to a hedge fund
Look for consulting groups/clubs, investment clubs, and even business fraternities.
Look for consulting groups/clubs, investment clubs, and even business fraternities.
For Quant - Undergrad major Math/CS/Physics/Engineering, MS+PhD
For anything else IB - Undergrad major Finance/Econ/Accounting, MBA?
Do a double major in whichever path you choose.
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