Ivey HBA - Dual Degree
I am currently a High School student going into AEO status for Ivey HBA. I was wondering if the dual degree is worth it. I would be combining it with either English Literature or Economics (Which I find might be redundant).
I am interested in Investment Banking (Forex & REITS mostly) but am also interested in Corporate Law. Thus, I would be pursuing a JD/MBA after graduation. I would then be graduating with two undergraduate degrees, a graduate degree and a masters degree.
It is my opinion that this would set me apart from other candidates as I move into the Job Market. What are your opinions on the subject?
I would focus on the business side, I didn't clarify that.
D-B, glad to see you are thinking about this ahead of time and making a plan, rather than scrambling a few years down the road. I won't pretend to be an expert on schools in Canada, nor firms/markets up there. If I could make a generic recommendation, however, it would be this:
No matter what classes you pick, you will be competing against undergrads for summer internships. These are gateways to full time offers, and Master's degrees and JD's don't matter here because you're only halfway to your undergrad degree. Prepare yourself to succeed in the first two years- network, kick ass on grades, and be prepared for internship recruiting. And keep reading this site.
Next, keep an open mind as to what you'd like to do. Forex and REITs are definitely interesting, but as you learn more about the world of finance, they may take a backseat. You sure as hell won't learn much about them in school unless you take a specific elective.
Finally, enjoy college, kid. Kill it in school and prepare for your career, but don't forget to have some fun. Cheers
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to reply.
Hey man - Just my two cents.
Like rumplestreetskin says, keep an open mind when you get into college. I got lucky and found out I didn't want to pursue medicine like I thought I did. Don't step in thinking banking is the only thing - it most definitely is not. Enjoy it too and get started early with internships.
My thoughts on dual degree - make sure you really really like that second major you are pursuing because it can add a lot of work depending on how your school is structured.
I did a dual degree and it was killer in terms of hours (18-22 hours a semester/summer&winter study abroad/etc) - one degree, a language with only ~70M speakers, will probably do nothing for me career wise - but I knew that going in. It was because I enjoyed it. I also did Finance so I could get a job. When it came to interviews for FT 50% of people didn't even mention the second major and another 40% only asked me why because of some extensive study abroad.
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