which degree is best for banking?

I’m stuck in a pickle. Do I get an Accounting and Finance Degree with a math minor

or

Do I get a finance degree with a Biology major as well?

what will help me in terms of getting into Investment banking purely off of Degree?

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Go to a target, most people going into banking are econ with a scattering of math, cs, political science, etc.

The only time my major (non-econ/finance) really helped was (a) whenever I was interviewing with someone who shared my major or (b) when the interviewer asked why I studied what I did (and I was able to give a good answer). If you're at a target / semi-target, major in whatever you'll do well in; work experience / gpa / etc. will trump major.

 

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