Major 2015-2019
I'm an upcoming college freshman, looking to work for a financial firm in the future ( preferably quant/macro hedge funds). Due to my weird financial situation, I wont be able to attend the target school that I got into early action, or ( probably) any of the RD target schools I applied to. I was wondering what major would make me best standout, if I was forced to attend my state school ( U of Maryland, college park). I was hoping to double major in econ/CS and minor in statistics... would that differentiate me from other job applicant's ? If not, what would best major(s) would best suit my situation?
Econ/ finance + math, physics, CS, engineering would be a great setup. However something that matters more is your GPA. Choose the two or one you know you can get 3.7+ in (close to 4.0 for HF)
Is there no way to circumvent the financial situation? To be honest, you will have a very tough time without the target school brand.
Unless I take 35k in loans per year..no
Transferring in for the last two years and applying for scholarships or financial aid is also an option albeit very improbable one
Honestly, if this target was truly a top tier, HYSPM, or something along those lines, I'd take the loans. People may keep talking about saving money on college and not being in debt, etc, etc. but in firms that you want to get into, pedigree matters. Undergrad institution and GPA there make a huge difference no matter how dumb or biased it may be
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