<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1321246-economics-investment-banking.html#post14204944[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1321246-economics-investment-banking.html#post14204944</a> gives some hints on the investment banking recruiting scene at Berkeley. The poster does indicate that math-heavy majors are preferred among the non-business majors.</p>
<p>As far as the economics major preparing one for grad school, if grad school means economics PhD program, that means taking 101A, 101B, and 141 (instead of 100A, 100B, and 140) plus more advanced math and statistics courses (Math 53, 54, 104, 110, and Statistics 134, as suggested in <a href=“https://www.econ.berkeley.edu/grad/admissions/preparation[/url]”>Preparation | Department of Economics; ).</p>