<p>Wondering if anyone (maybe 1980collegegrad, I believe it is?) could answer a question regarding majors and jobs post-graduation. Namely, it is my understanding that HC does not offer a business degree; being a purely liberal arts college, the business-related option at HC would be ecomomics/accounting (a liberal arts degree). If upon graduation one decides to work for a few years before attending graduate school, are there plentiful finance-related job opportunities available with the HC ecomomics/accounting degree? Or, if a finance-related field is of primary interest immediately post-graduation, would a student be better off at a school such as Villanova majoring in busniess/finance? Holy Cross sounds like a fabulous place for a student who might be uncertain about his or her career path (in the sense that you do not have to apply into a certain school, you get the well-rounded liberal arts expereince, etc) but it is also important to know that one's degree can be put to good use immediately, should that be desired. Thanks in advance for any comments!</p>
<p>There are a lot of accounting firms and firms on Wall Street that recruit at Holy Cross and the accounting/economics majors typically were the ones seeking these jobs and getting hired. I was a math major and got a job in software development and then went on for an MBA at Michigan and was then hired by Microsoft where I worked for a dozen years. Like most LACs, something like 80% of HC grads eventuallly go on to grad school, either law, medicine or business. I think either HC or Villanova will work. It is what you do at the school that will be the real differentiator not the school itself.</p>
<p>One thing that I have heard is that Wall Street loves to hire varsity athletes from top Ivy League and LACs. I believe it is because they have demonstrated the leadership and people skills and motivational skills in athletics yet also have the academic smarts unlike the large state schools where most of the athletes are students in name only. Henry Paulson, The Secretary of the Treasury, was an offensive lineman football player at Dartmouth. Many HC football players have gone on to successful careers on Wall Street. One recently donated the artificial turf field for the new football practice field. Both the Ivy League and Patriot League require that athletes be academically representative of the school. 25% of the student body at HC are varsity athletes. The school is only 2800 students but sponsors 26 varsity teams.</p>
<p>This is all good news because our son is an athlete who is undecided about a major but his father strongly feels that he should graduate with a degree that can be put to work immediately, should this be necessary or desired. His father (who happens to be a partner in a large accounting firm) was not certain if many finance firms interviewed at HC. We're very happy to hear that they do! Thank you 1980....</p>