Undergrad business Vs Computational Finance Vs Economics from a Top School
I am a parent of a kid who goes to a Top Public/Magnet/Charter school in the country (consistently ranked in the Top 10 High School in the country) and is gifted in Math. He has gotten all perfect scores in SAT & SAT Math and AP Math related subjects through his high school He is not interested in Eng or Comp Science as a major (even though he got an 5 in AP Comp Sci and takes mow dual credit Comp sci in his senior year). He wants to pursue Business specialization in Finance & Business Analytics & also, looking at ORFE in Princeton and Computational Finance in CMU.
1. When it comes to Wall street jobs (IB jobs) - does ORFE or Computational Finance have the same opportunity? what type of jobs do ORFE or Computational Finance people end up vs. Finance?
2. Sorry if I am rehashing this - should he avoid Kelley or McCombs or North Carolina - top public schools for Undergrad Business if he wants to go to Top Wall Street or Consulting firms? Also, is UMichigan Ross different from these - is it on par with Ivies, NYU, Princeton or CMU? Because, UMichigan is more expensive to attend than some of the Ivies or NYU if you consider the amount of aid given for Merit or Need!
3. Computational Finance is offered only in few schools other than CMU - one school close to NYC - Stevens Institute, - what is the reputation of that school in wall street and the opportunities for landing jobs in top firms?
4. Does UChicago or Duke Undergrad in Economics without much Finance course work preferable to Business Degree from Top 10 Undergrad Business school such as Kelley (IU) or McCombs (UT) or UNC to get in to top Wall street or Consulting firms?
Thank you for your feedback. Appreciate any help and taking the time to give us some directions.
My advice is to stop pressuring your kid and let him enjoy his life
HYPMSW > top ug bus programs (mich, uva, georgetown, stern, berkeley, cornell) = duke, uchicago, non HYPW ivies
with perfect SATs he should not consider kelley, mccombs, or unc
Thank you for your response. Appreciate your input. Is M in HYPMSW - Michigan Ross? Michigan - out of state tuition is pretty expensive!
Also, would you suggest Economics with some Quantitative/Comp Sci courses would be as attractive for top investment/consultancy companies as Finance majors? Thank you.
No, it’s MIT.
the acronym stands for Harvard Yale Princeton MIT Stanford Wharton, which are the schools that...in my opinion..,are a caliber above the rest and if you get in you go.
Thank you! have seen the HYPW acronym but not the extended version.
I’d recommend computational finance only if he’s interested in more quant finance trading and research time stuff, most of the stuff in that degree will be useless for vanilla investment banking. Top undergrad business schools are great but recruitment is just as good if not better for private targets with Econ like duke and u Chicago. You should probably talk to your son and see what he’s interested in. But otherwise HYPSW beats all
Congrats to your son for his outstanding performance on tests and for being in at a top program. You either live in the right zip code or won some sort of lottery to get a seat at an outstanding magnet or charter school!
Let him do his research. Is there a professor at one of these schools who is doing really cool research on a topic that is of interest? What does he enjoy outside of the classroom? Does the school offer opportunities in that area? Encourage him to find a program where he will be happy, have classmates and friends he wants to learn with and from. Then he will thrive and will find his way to a job (or rather a career) that is rewarding, challenging and engaging for him. He doesn't need to pick as a senior in high school.
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