<p>Best of luck</p>
<p>Will an econ major lose out to a finance major in terms of job placement and career progression in investment banking? Generally, is a general degree or professional degree more valued? Thank you.</p>
<p>hey csteep, i’m curious as to why you chose to go the cc route as opposed to taking the SAT (and other relevant exams). also, what do you feel are the pros/cons of doing that?</p>
<p>Hi i was wondering how and when you knew what you wanted to do for your career. Like were you always interested in Finance, or did you happen to fall upon it? I’ve just been having serious trouble with finding what I want to do with my life. I feel really clueless and I’m already in my 3rd year now. I’m doing environmental studies and i like the subject but i feel like its mainly because its really easy for me and i get by. But i really don’t see any future with the subject, i definitely cant see myself becoming a teacher or anything. And i obviously want to have a good, steady career to support my life with and enjoy the luxuries of life so it’s just been very conflicting in my head. Can you provide me with some feedback? thanks</p>
<p>“will an econ major lose out to a finance major in terms of job placement and career progression in investment banking? Generally, is a general degree or professional degree more valued? Thank you.”</p>
<p>Answer—> not necessarily. not all schools have a “finance” major so students can major in business or economics and take finance courses if they wish. employers don’t care as much about the name of your major as much as what you learned, what classes you took, your GPA, your prior work experience and how well you interview. For example, UC Berkeley where I went to school has no “finance” major so many major in economics or business.</p>
<p>“hey csteep, i’m curious as to why you chose to go the cc route as opposed to taking the SAT (and other relevant exams). also, what do you feel are the pros/cons of doing that?”</p>
<p>Answer—> I went the CC route because it was cheaper. Pros and cons? Well, pros are it’s cheaper, cons are you miss out on 2 good years of partying at a 4-year.</p>
<p>“Hi i was wondering how and when you knew what you wanted to do for your career. Like were you always interested in Finance, or did you happen to fall upon it? I’ve just been having serious trouble with finding what I want to do with my life. I feel really clueless and I’m already in my 3rd year now. I’m doing environmental studies and i like the subject but i feel like its mainly because its really easy for me and i get by. But i really don’t see any future with the subject, i definitely cant see myself becoming a teacher or anything. And i obviously want to have a good, steady career to support my life with and enjoy the luxuries of life so it’s just been very conflicting in my head. Can you provide me with some feedback? thanks”</p>
<p>Answer–> Most people don’t know what they are going to be doing until senior year when they start applying to jobs! As an econ major I applied to finance jobs, business analyst positions, consulting jobs and interviewed at all of them… I had multiple offers from different industries, finally I settled on the investment banking offer. </p>
<p>Environmental related fields are very popular now, there is a great need for people in this area from global warming issues, energy efficiency, etc. Find a niche that interests you and go after it… economy is tough now but you should be able to land a job making 40-60k a year, then get some experience and in 2-3 years move up. you should be making 70k in a few years, enough to live comfortably. let me know if you have more questions, you can PM me.</p>