<p>Any thoughts on majoring and/or minoring in math/applied math/finance/economics? and potentially entering Wall Street after graduation?</p>
<p>I love all the campuses, students, and misc. info about the schools...social scene and individual qualities etc. impossible decision.</p>
<p>any thoughts?</p>
<p>ah hard decision. I also want to major in math/economics and am having a hard time choosing between Dartmouth and Vassar. I know that Dartmouth has some of the best alumni connections in the world, and that Dartmouth students have earned the most money after graduation for something like the past ten years in a row. Unfortunately I don’t know much about Brown or Duke. I visited Brown, but didn’t really like the city-ish campus feel as much as Dartmouth. Anyways good luck in your decision! Maybe the admitted students days will help you decide! (that’s what i’m hoping for at least!)</p>
<p>How about comparing these schools on the basis of something other than which one is best for money grubbing. I bet neither of you put on your essays, I want to go to school here because it has the best Wall Street connections so I can land a high paying job betting on the direction of oil futures.</p>
<p>@muckdogs07… i’m not deciding on my school based on “money grubbing”… -__-… I personally do not want to work on Wall street, but I do want to go to grad school to study mathematics. As unfortunate as it may seem to you, or anyone else for that matter, money does play a part in deciding where to go to college. I mean from a completely logical outlook, you go to college in order to get a job in order to make money. If you would notice in the original post, @flyingtomato said “I love all the campuses, students, and misc. info about the schools…social scene and individual qualities etc.” … He/She was NOT just thinking about money. But sometimes when you love two schools a ton and you can’t decide which you love more, you will want to know some statistics that will help you decide in which choice will ultimately benefit your future the most. In fact I did not write a reason for wanting to go to Dartmouth or Vassar on my application because neither asked for one. If I had, making money would have been one of the last things listed, because it is one of my smallest considerations in the overall scheme of choosing a college. Nonetheless, it is a factor and to say that considering money is the equivalent of wanting to “money grub” is just plain ignorant.</p>
<p>Thanks. obviously this is not the sole basis for my decision. any of these schools puts one in good standing for the future. just wondering if one had a slight niche here more than another.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is a great school, a great benefit of coming here if you want to work in finance is that you’ll be able to get an off-season internship (thanks to the D-plan!!!)… But it’s very removed from metro-areas, which doesn’t change it’s great network… all of the schools you are deciding between are great institutions! Brown is REALLY strong in math and comp sci, which is great for finance.</p>
<p>Economics at Dartmouth is top notch, though I am a science major so I don’t have much practical experience with it along with a large amount of corporate/wall street recruiting, though it’s a tough major. </p>
<p>Math is probably stronger at Brown than Dartmouth and Comp Sci is probably strongest at either Brown or Duke. Honestly though, the three schools are close enough that you should choose based on which atmosphere you like the best and not bother too much over minute differences in program strengths.</p>
<p>Economics is a very popular major at Dartmouth. Based on anecdotal information, some courses are difficult to get into unless you are an Economics major. This may make an Econ minor more difficult.</p>
<p>Brown historically has been an applied mathematics powerhouse. This may apply more to the graduate program. I have no information on the undergraduate program, but it is probably safe to assume that it is pretty good also.</p>
<p>My understanding is that undergraduate CS is excellent at Dartmouth. It is not an easy major though. I’d chose Dartmouth over Duke for CS undergraduate. Brown CS may have a little more breadth, but you can get a fine education at either (or at Duke for that matter).</p>
<p>For elite jobs: Duke=Dartmouth (take your pick) > Brown</p>
<p>my 2 cents/impression( at least up to now, my personal feeling, maybe a little biased/shallow ) -</p>
<p>Dartmouth, if you only aim for wall street(the filthy place) “only”. If money is the only thing you care and deep in your mind.</p>
<p>Duke, you will become more snobby, visit the school get a feel.</p>
<p>Brown, you will become more humble, intellectual. YOU could become Dartmouth/Duke’s president.</p>
<p>you can get excellent wall st jobs from all three of these schools; dartmouth may send more kids into finance because its student body is arguably less diverse in its aspirations, not because there is anything special about Dartmouth’s curriculum; Brown’s math/applied math departments are top notch; duke has very goid economics department</p>
<p>overall, duke is larger and more dynamic intellectually than dartmouth; brown has more intellectual diversity–students have a wider range of academic and social interests; but brown also has a sizeable finance alumni base…head of merchant banking at Goldman, CEO of Bank of America, president of starwood capital are all Brown alums</p>