Cornell College of Arts and Sciences vs Dyson for IB recruiting

Is one stronger than the other for recruiting? I'd like the freedom CAS would give me because I'm interested in double major in climate/ocean sciences and Econ but I've heard that Dyson is by far the best to do investment banking and finance (maybe because its supposed to be the "easiest"?). I could still double major in Dyson but AEM has many more requirements so it'd be much tighter. 

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I chose Econ because CAS was easier to get into than Dyson. Don’t regret my choice at all. Tons of Econ majors placing into IB. I didn’t really enjoy the “finance-y” culture of Dyson kids - they get a bad rep on campus by other students. Also, in CAS, you have the flexibility to enroll in many courses of study, so I was taking a ton of easy classes in addition to my Econ core (which was pretty light compared to other Cornell majors)

 

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