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Interesting companion thread, in case you missed it:

NESCAC Colleges In The Real World

Hi Everyone, I’m new here. My son is interested in Finance. My question is about studying Economics at one of the NESCAC schools, since you can’t study Finance. I’ve read that the NESCACs are semi-targets for some of the big Wall Street banks and I realize they will all be reaches. I’ve done a lot of reading on here and I know that discussions can get off topic, so I want to be clear about what I’m asking. Here’s what it is: If a kid studies Economics at a NESCAC school and doesn’t get a job at a financial firm, what are their job prospects at companies outside of the banking world? I know that financial firms value Economics degrees from those schools, but I don’t know how other companies value them. I realize the schools have different reputations, but let’s take an extreme example. Let’s say you have a kid coming out of Amherst or Williams with a 3.3. I don’t think my son will get into either of those schools, but I’m using them as extreme examples. If a kid from Amherst with a…