<p>I plan to study finance and computer science and pursue a career in financial engineering. I've heard good things about the Carey School of Business and I knew that it offered an undergraduate degree. Today however, I read about their undergrad. program and it seems like its for working professionals instead of college students. I was planning to apply to Johns Hopkins (I'm applying this fall), but I'm not so sure now.
I have a lot of new questions and I would really appreciate some answers to them. </p>
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<li>Is the undergrad program at the Carey School of Business designed for working professionals? If so, is it common for students to do this program and get a "real" degree in another subject?</li>
<li>Does JHU have a lot of recruiting for internships at investment banks or other financial corporations? How does its recruiting compare to other colleges and/or business schools?</li>
<li>Is the economics program flexible enough to accommodate students who are interested in finance? </li>
<li>How in-depth is the financial economics minor? How much background in finance does it give you relative to a typical finance major? </li>
<li>The economics department website says that economics students can "concentrate in a related specialty." What does this mean? Are there any current econ majors who can explain how the program allows you to "concentrate" in another area?</li>
<li>Are there any other opportunities available for students interested in business? I think I've looked at most of the options already, but I'd definitely like to know if there's something important which I haven't mentioned. </li>
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<p>I really like Johns Hopkins, but I'm starting to wonder if its a good fit for me. In any case, I still plan to do a visit so I can see the campus and meet current students. Again, I'd really like to get some answers from current or prospective students at Johns Hopkins. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I graduated in 2011 with a degree in economics (and math).</p>
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<li>I don’t know anything about the business school.</li>
<li>It has some, but not that many. You won’t have the same recruiting possibilities as someone at Wharton, Harvard, or Princeton (or even a lower-ranked school with an established business school). Of the few people I know of who got investment banking or trading positions at the top banks, almost all of them had some kind of connection.</li>
<li>I’m not sure what you mean by that. Many students are interested in finance and the department offers “finance” courses.</li>
<li>You can look at the requirements for the minor. Honestly, while the minor does cover the basics, it is not the same as a degree in finance. You’ll learn some very basic asset pricing theory (CAPM, term structure, maybe some other stuff), corporate finance, and about the financial system as a whole, but you won’t be taking classes in derivatives pricing, institutional finance and trading, behavioral finance… However, I believe the applied math department has classes in such areas (not sure how advanced they are, though). The applied math major allows for a concentration in financial math and should cover said courses above.</li>
<li>I’ve never heard of a concentration in the econ major. No one ever mentioned it to me, I don’t know of anyone who did it, and I have no idea what it is. I think it’s one of those things that’s on the website but shouldn’t be there.</li>
<li>There’s a student investment club. I don’t know the details but I think the university gives the club something like $100,000 to invest as the club (completely student run) sees fit. There is supervision by a faculty member, of course (I think it used to be Prof. Faust but he’s on leave at the Fed for a few years do it will likely be someone new).</li>
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<p>@YanksDolphins, than you for the detailed and helpful response. I looked into the Applied Math and Statistics program and it seems like a good fit for me. In fact, I’m now considering applying for applied math instead of economics (lol, really wish I wasn’t an asian male).</p>
<p>Do you know if the applied math department has placements for financial mathematics? Most of the internship opportunities on the department website are at government labs or research organization. Also, are there any opportunities as an applied math major to take graduate courses in financial mathematics? A few colleges permit this because financial engineering is mainly a graduate major.</p>
<p>The Carey School does not have a full-time undergraduate program (in the same sense that Arts and Sciences and Engineering do). I was a BME and Econ double major and never heard anything about concentrations either, though they may be a more recent addition to the curriculum?</p>