I want a quantitative education also but...

I don't know if it's best for what I want to do.

Well I'll be going to Michigan's LSA (language, science, and arts) next year and trying to get into Ross. I'm thinking if I get in I'd like to double major in Business Administration with a focus in accounting or finance and computer science... the reason I'd like to do CS is because 1) It seems like something I would be interested in and 2) I've been taking calculus classes at my cc right now and am picking it up pretty easily so I'd like to be able to build up my quantitative knowledge.

I'd rather get a job in finance (probably for a f500) out of undergrad but, if I change my mind, I'd like to be able to go back for a masters in something more quanty (maybe if I want to go for s&t later). So basically I want to keep my options for a masters fairly wide open.

Problem is: a dual major in BA with cs would probably mean an extra semester/year so I don't think it would be worth it... if you had to pick a major what would you do? do you think a dual major w applied math wouldn't take as long? is there a way to get a finance degree at Ross that would leave my options for a quanty masters open?

Thanks for the help in advance.

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^^ i majored in electrical engineering for some time. though i wouldn't discourage you from doing it, you should know that EE had a reputation for being the hardest major on campus. for finance jobs in general, maintaining a high GPA is very important, so know what you're getting into.

Money Never Sleeps? More like Money Never SUCKS amirite?!?!?!?
 

Also know that if any major earns some leniency during recruiting, it's engineering.

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yea man actually one of the only reasons I want to pursue IB is so I can go in corp dev in a F500 hopefully in my area. But props to u if u can manage CS+ finance and still pull a great GPA.

 

wouldn't it just be easier to go straight to corp dev in a f500 instead of doing IB?

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corp dev requires top 10 MBA or about 5-8 years of FP&A or 2 years of banking for a F500, and as banking u dont go in as an analyst u go in as a senior analyst which saves u another 3 years.so about 10 years. and corp dev is M&A so coming from a bank u are typically highly respected and if u are good then u can rise faster than a non banker. Atleast I think so I could very well be incorrect.

 

Yeah, see, reading that previously is what made me ask that question.

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