An incoming Kelley Direct Admit finance major... what do I do?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Indiana University - Bloomington
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<p>There are many things I have to consider for the next 3-4 years of my life. I need help in deciding what are some distinguishable routes to take. </p>

<p>===Here's what I want to do along with some questions.</p>

<p>---The Investment Banking Workshop, what's it like?</p>

<p>---Finance Club, is it as good as it's reputation has it?</p>

<p>---A year study abroad in Canterbury (my junior year), is it worth it? I don't think it will help contribute much to my major.</p>

<p>---Completing I-CORE no later than the summer after my sophomore year, am I nuts?</p>

<p>---An internship, where should I look? what's out there? Any sample/example stories?</p>

<p>---Research? Is there any research I can do as a business major?</p>

<p>---Double and even triple majoring, I've heard it's quite possible.</p>

<p>I really would like to take a year to study in Canterbury and I think I could (possibly) manage a few sacrifices, seeing as junior year is so critical. I don't have to double or triple major. My current plan to do all of this consists of many entry business classes my freshmen year, about five each semester. I'm also prelaw (wanting to focus on corporate law) and to get an MBA. </p>

<p>Someone, set me straight. How nuts, naive, careless, idealistic, simple-minded, masochist am I?</p>

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<p>Study abroad is worth it if you can afford it, if you finish your icore before
sophomore year ends, and if you haven't traveled much. Failing to meet
these 3 criteria, then it's probably not worth it lol.</p>

<p>And completing icore before sophomore year? Yah, it's possible. It just depends on whether you enter IU as a sophomore. If you did, then yah it's very do-able as long as you stay sharp on the killer classes like A100, K204 honors, and statistical analysis in business class.</p>

<p>Internship will be a very convenient process once you take their exploratory major class. Interviews will be lined up for you, so it's all good.</p>

<p>I know someone at IU who is a freshman planning to triple major in the sciences. I also know someone who's a sophomore who is triple majoring and doing a minor in Russian. It's very, very possible if you know what you're doing.</p>

<p>Do you have facebook/aim? lets keep in contact since we're in the same class :)</p>

<p>AIM: Xepa777</p>

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<p>Okay, one question at a time:</p>

<p>The Investment Banking Workshop, what's it like?
Can't say for sure, but people say it's lots of courses on advanced excel, what's it like to do investment banking, how to handle case interviews, preparing discounted cash flow (DCF) valuations for companies, doing options pricing models, etc.</p>

<p>---Finance Club, is it as good as it's reputation has it?
Don't know</p>

<p>---A year study abroad in Canterbury (my junior year), is it worth it? I don't think it will help contribute much to my major.
First of all, you need to know that Canterbury specializes in art, history, and humanities. For this reason, you should plan to take only the one semester program instead. This is offered via either the London School of Economics (which offers accounting, economics, and statistics) or University College, London (which offers statistics courses)--go to Arcadia, then choose the college, then look at course offerings.</p>

<p>Here's the Arcadia page that lists all the colleges that offer programs:
England</a> London School of Economics - Arcadia University - A private, comprehensive university in metropolitan Philadelphia</p>

<p>---Completing I-CORE no later than the summer after my sophomore year, am I nuts?
No, it's possible--or you can take I-core your first semester of junior year and do the London college experience (one of the two colleges above) during the spring semester (or reverse the order of these two if you want to be in London during Christmas--which is pretty neat--but expensive). P.S. The University College, London is near Bloomsbury, an upscale area in the metropolitan part of London and is just a short ways NW of Soho, Covent Garden, and the Financial District. It is only about two blocks from the British Museum. London School of Economics is just east of Covent Garden and even closer to the Financial District.</p>

<p>---An internship, where should I look? what's out there? Any sample/example stories?
My son is doing a financial internship with a high-tech Silicon Valley firm as a sophomore (but then we live in the Silicon Valley). I imagine getting junior internships will be much easier than freshman or sophomore ones. </p>

<p>---Research? Is there any research I can do as a business major?
There is research to be done in every major--including every business concentration--but then that's why people get PhDs in the subject--to continue to do research in the field and teach about their research interests.</p>

<p>---Double and even triple majoring, I've heard it's quite possible.
Yes, it's possible, but it's very difficult as a finance major, since that major has more required courses than any other business major at IU-B. If you plan to study overseas in addition, then I'd say take just one major. (P.S. Double majoring doesn't help much unless you plan to use both subjects in your work. I have two business majors--but one is as a bachelor's candidate and one as a masters' candidate. And I do use both--but that is really the exception, not the rule.)</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Yes, you can get to ICORE end of sophomore year, summer. Its what I'm doing right now. P370 scores came out, and I am quite shocked at the results. Thought I aced it... got the "average" score. Not too pleased.</p>

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<p>An impressive student? Diversify your academic portfolio.
I did mine.
Majors: Finance and Accounting
Minors: Mathematics and Sociology</p>

<p>I just want to do something Quantitative (math) and Qualitative (Socio) for my minor. Analytical skill is not enough in IB. You need to be able to communicate, "Soft skill." That depends how one sees it.</p>