Undergrad Degree = Deal Breaker?

your major doesn't really matter (unless it's something VERY soft which psych isn't), but your school does. most firms would rather take a princeton english major than a state school finance major, all else equal. psych is a solid major and i think as long as you demonstrate you know your finance shit it won't be a big deal at all

if anything, firms only judge your major by how hard it is, so engineering/math/CS/sciences actually looks better than economics/finance/business, which then looks slightly better than psych but not my much

Check out Marcus's series: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/ug-recruiting-part-i-how-a-resume…

You are doing the right thing to "offset" your supposedly less quanty major by networking. Marcus has some other tips coming from his experience of screening resumes. Also, the work exp is good to show your interest in finance (which is the main thing).

your major doesn't really matter. i know kids that did psych ( i didn't do econ either) and are just fine. no one really cares if you're straight up and tell them you did it because you find it interesting as long as you show interest in it elsewhere on your resume (which you have).

It depends if you you went to target or not. target schools can major in anything they want; on the other hand, non-targets have to major in business or something difficult to show aptitude and interest.

Which consulting firm

^^Stat Quo: Mercer

Thanks for the quick reply guys I really appreciate it.

I also minor in Economics and Statistics, I'm guessing putting "Honors Bachelor of Science: Economics, Statistics, Psychology" on my resume in this order would be rather risky? (it's not lying but still might piss off some interviewers, right?)

You're doing enough to balance it out and demonstrate interest by having the two minors, the MM IBD internship, and mastery of your technicals. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

If you're a psych major, it's only more impressive in an interview when you crush any technical question, because they won't be expecting it. You just have to address the "why psych?" and the "are you really interested in finance?" questions very logically in your walk through your resume-make it a story.

How is Mercer prestigious btw? I'd go for it, though.

^^ mxc: just trying to be pc, thanks anyways

Hey guys I was also wondering if putting my minors first (Honors Bach. of Sc: Economics, Statistics, Psychology) on my resume would risk pissing interviewers off?

Seems misleading. I wouldn't do it given your other experience. Just make it a very clear bullet under your education / university. People are going to be paying more attention to your MM IB experience.

i would take the internship

experience > school