Majors for a Potential Quant/FinTech person?

Hello WSO!

I am currently at a semitarget business school and I was wondering whether I should pursue a Finance degree with a minor in Computer Science or a double major in Computer Science and Economics. The reason I would be able to do a double major with economics is because economics is not in the business school but arts and sciences so I wouldn't have to take extra business core classes. This also means, though, that I would no longer be a business student.

As someone who is looking to do quant finance/financial engineering/finTech what path do you recommend?

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