<p>It's hard to say. Marketing is bullcrap for the most part. Same with ibanking. The real smart people will never join a corporation. My reasoning for studying finance was to develop my quant skills to the point that I'd never have to worry about resorting to working for a corp.</p>
<p>Actually, those kids that are very good at sales and marketing will usually make lot of money. Many of your most recent millionaires made it in sales or marketing. I cannot overstate enough the importance of these skills.</p>
<p>nyusternman, what are the possiblities with a degree in finance if not working for a corporation.</p>
<p>"Many of your most recent millionaires made it in sales or marketing."</p>
<p>Yeah but thats really an innate skill. Not that many people are willing and/or are not strong at sales type work</p>
<p>"nyusternman, what are the possiblities with a degree in finance if not working for a corporation."</p>
<p>I think there's a lot, from entrepreneurial work to trading or forming your business with a like minded person. I'm the kind of person who would much rather spend a year or two or three post college taking a normal job, save enough money, then form a group with 3-5 other people and trade, for example. And use my skills in finance to research companies and test out various methods in the meantime. I know that if I majored in something that wasn't quant and analytical, that I wouldn't have all the ideas in my head right now and I wouldn't be able to analyze what i can now. Life is too short for me to be wasting my time as a corporate sloth 60 hours a work under someone else. I would gladly work 80+ hours a week under my own terms, but never under a corporation for that many hours. No pay is worth it for me under those terms.</p>
<p>Alexandre, way back in post</a> #8 of this thread, you listed a ranking of undergraduate business programs.</p>
<p>Is that from a published list? If so, which list or web site?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I'd say that the groupings I listed in post #8 are a combination between USNWR rankings, other respected rankings and how industry in general regards Business programs. But keep in mind that very little separates one group from the next.</p>
<p>I don't know what your deal is. but my friend transferred to ross from NYU CAS and said the students at Ross are practically brain dead. you think it's this amazing school but it's really not.</p>
<p>Your friend is entitled to his own opinion. The facts and statistics paint a different picture of Ross.</p>
<p>Alex is really pi$$ed right now, better be carefull. he might exile you from the website, hes a moderator you know. hes not like us mortals, hes better.</p>
<p>hey Alex, who's pickle did you need to tickle to become moderator? oh just kidding, take a joke.</p>
<p>I am not going to exile anybody! But I may put some of you wiseguys on "double secret probation!" hehe</p>
<p>oh alex, your dry old-man humor makes me glad im still young and beautiful.</p>
<p>Touche! LOL</p>
<p>i truly suggest all business majors to get an economics major as well. that;s what; i'm doing here in University of Virginia. im double majoring in business (fin/acc double concentration) and economics. a lot of economics overlaps with business (the introductory courses) so.....why not just double major and have both on your resume? it even looks more impressive.</p>
<p>Okay, so you may not classically think of a state school that is mandated by law to accept all Iowa students graduating in the top half of their class as selective. </p>
<p>Surprisingly, the Tippie College of Business is quickly becoming one of the best business schools in the country. In the past three years, a myriad of resources have sprung up for undergrads that really provide individualized (at a school of 30,000!) attention. For example, the Hawkinson Institute of Business Finance, provides undergraduates links to the consulting and i-banking world on par with top business schools. Goldman, Lehman, BCG and Monitor now regularly interview Iowa students. </p>
<p>It's hard to describe what makes Iowa such an excellent program. But, if you are looking for a high-quality, low cost, special education, venture out to where the tall corn grows.</p>
<p>Goldman "REGULARLY" recruits there?</p>
<p>WHOA!.</p>