Hello fellow monkeys. Currently I am at the undergraduate level and I intend on pursuing a finance major alongside an economics major. However, my university offers both economics and Applied Economics (in the college of arts and sciences, one is a BA and one is a BS) and I am having trouble seeing which would be the better route to take: double major in finance and economics or double major in finance and applied economics? Which would leave me better prepared for my long-term goals? If you haven't read past discussions I've posted, I am targeting a career in either tech IB first and then VC or consulting and then VC (although I am open to other fields in finance like AM, PE, and HF).
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Instead of a double major, just do Applied Econ and either learn to code or do a bootcamp. You can learn finance on the job, whereas you'll just develop garbage economics skills if you try to pick that up on the job. Pretty much every non-econ major in finance has that flaw, and the worst part is that you're more likely to convince Trump he's a dick than someone in finance that they're stupid.
And on the topic of coding, ignore with absolute prejudice anyone who tells you it isn't necessary.
Would the same advice apply knowing that I go to a non-target? And funny you mention coding because I am starting to learn how to code and whatnot. Imo coding is absolutely essential, especially in VC and looking at potential startups because it will give you a better understanding of the technology at hand.
The advice applies even more to non-target students. The lack of available coding talent will persist well into the next few years, and even then jobs will just require more and more programming knowledge. Not learning to code, as a junior professional in 2017, is setting yourself up for mediocrity in the long run.
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Honestly, if you are set on breaking into IB, go for a major u find interesting and get high GPA. Rn, to break into IBD, you don't need some sort of programming knowledge. Though, your technical CS/coding knowledge will probably be really handy and important in the long run. Not sure what school you go to but if the finance program offers special exclusive IBD recruitment opportunities, then go for it if u are set on breaking into IBD. Otherwise, yea I'd prob agree with Applied Econ and Coding related field -especially if ur interested in tech and VC
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