<p>I'm a freshman at UC - Berkeley and I have an urge to major in classics or something in the humanities instead of trying to get into Haas. Would a major like this at Berkeley be a target for i-bank other than econ/haas?</p>
<p>Although it will definitely be harder for you, I don’t think it’s necessarily impossible. To be sure, you’ll only be able to work on the WC if you’re not in Haas (even Haas students have a huge amount of difficulty breaking into NYC/Chicago). </p>
<p>Also, as per the trends I’ve seen in the past year, you might have to start out at a boutique versus a major BB. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing: on the contrary, I have seen many people rise in ranks much faster at boutiques and do much better in graduate school admissions as a result of better promotions, more responsibility, and better relations with employers. Unfortunately this particular information is purely anecdotal so take it for what its worth. </p>
<p>Personally I’m a strong advocate of non-business majors, so I would strongly suggest that if you are interested in the Classics, by all means major in it. I much preferred my undergraduate Philosophy classes to anything else that I took as a means of “preparing” myself professionally. In fact my favorite class freshman year was an overview of Ancient Philosophy, and I eventually took a graduate seminar in Ancient Philosophy, from which a paper of mine was eventually published (which in turn really helped me in a few other aspects). </p>
<p>Long story short: You only go to college once. Rather than go to Haas to prepare yourself for the life you’re going to live for the next 40 years, so enjoy these four years socially and academically. </p>
<p>(For the record, personally I would much rather prefer hiring a Classics major with a high GPA than a Haas student with a high GPA.)</p>