Cornell Major + Minor combo

Incoming Cornell Freshman, admitted to College of Arts and Science

I want to become either a quant or IB trader after I graduate because of the high compensation

My plan is to Major in CAS Math and Minor in Dyson Business. 

The reasoning is Business minor will give me a chance to get recruited to IB, while Math Major will allow me to be a quant in case IB recruiting doesn't work out for me. 

Is this a solid Major + Minor combo

I don't want to put all of my eggs into the same basket, since going all in on business major and not getting recruited leaves very few alternate employment options. 

I'm open to better major+minor combo that will give me a shot at both Quant and IB 

4 Comments
 

Just kidding, major really doesn’t matter. Focus on clubs. Especially in CAS you don’t have to declare for a whole so I’d reccomend taking the distribution including our language requirement first 

 

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