Importance of Majors at Top Universities
Recently some people have voiced the opinion that to get the best opportunities, you should take more rigorous and quantitative majors. In particular, I’m trying to figure out the major I will pursue at UChicago. The easiest one would be Business Economics, where the more quantitative theoretical courses of the regular Econ and Econ with Data Science with Booth courses. However, some students there say that those who got the bests roles at BBs or EBs took regular Econ and maybe even double majored. Would business economics be a considerable disadvantage on the resume compared to a heavier major choice?
Harder is worth it in the long run, do the econ with data science option since you will be able to brag more about having certain data analysis and quant skills.
Would this be relevant for IB -> PE? I feel like those skills aren’t really used too much in those roles, is that correct? For hedge funds and stuff though I’m sure data science track is a must.
I don't know tbh I'm from a nontarget school you should wait for someone else to respond about that. But it gives you more options in case you want to do something else later or IB is too stressful etc.
True, thanks for the advice
Take the easy one. "Hard" majors carry no extra weight in IB, same with double majors. GPA is the most important whether your major is English or CS, so set yourself up to maximize it. Use the extra time to have a social life and maybe an off-cycle internship or two
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