<p>I am not going to a very prestigious school, but I am majoring econ/finance. I have a 3.9 GPA and hope to transfer to a better school after my sophomore year. I am studying econ/finance because it interests me the most, not for hopes of making a lot of money. I've read on this forum that there is nothing for you if you don't go to a top school for econ/finance. Does that mean I won't have a job if I don't go to a school like Penn? I want to go to business school as well but I don't want to waste time and money if I am going to end up with a job w/ a low salary.</p>
<p>If you dont go to a top school, accounting may be better for you. Get your CPA and some big 4 experience and then change careers into finance.</p>
<p>Um where did you hear that? If you go to a decent school you'll get a job SOMEWHERE. Most decent schools will have employment rates of 80%+ depending on the school.</p>
<p>is Indiana's finance consider prestigious?</p>
<p>The IB workshop has very good placement.</p>
<p>and if you dont get into the workshop?</p>
<p>the workshop not so easy to get in ..</p>
<p>Doesn't mean you WON'T get into IB....hey financial consulting is a job too.</p>
<p>Does that mean I won't have a job if I don't go to a school like Penn?</p>
<p>No, that's silly. Don't pay much attention to the losers here. I haven't seen that many people here that really seem to have any clue what they're talking about. With a 3.9, you've been working hard. You'll do just fine.</p>
<p>You have a 3.9 and you think nobody is going to give you a chance? They will as long as you (1) use your career services department and get yourself lots of interviews with good firms, (2) prepare for the interviews--research the companies and the jobs they have, and (3) think about how your economic experience can help the company you are planning to work for and express that well in your talks with them. </p>
<p>I will say that getting a job in economics is not as easy as with certain other majors--such as accounting. But even in accounting, the people with the top GPAs get the offers and the others have the tougher time.</p>
<p>You will be fine. Best of success.</p>
<p>And remember Goldman Sachs isn't the only firm on wall street worth working for.</p>
<p>Most Wall Street firms are worth working for. It's just that they're all pretty close in difficulty of admission. For instance, a guy who can't even get an interview for Goldman won't have it too easy trying to get into JPMorgan or Deutsche Bank.</p>