<p>Would a finance certificate make it easier for me to find a job? I am thinking of becoming a Woody Woo major.</p>
<p>In general, showing interest and knowledge in finance (not being another anonymous Ivy kid seeking a job in finance because it seems comfortable) will help. The finance certificate is one way to do that, but it’s not the only one. Internships, clubs, classes, etc. all do the same thing.</p>
<p>I personally think that if you find finance intellectually interesting (which I personally think it is) or want to find out if you enjoy that type of thinking, go for it. Otherwise, not worth it.</p>
<p>How difficult is it to get into the program?</p>
<p>It’s not hard to get into the program. They’ve relaxed the grade standards to get in in recent years (some years ago, if you were a ORF major, you had to have over a B+ in these certain classes). If you apply, you’ll probably get in. </p>
<p>That being said, if you are a Economics or ORF major, it’s kind of useless to get a Finance cert since it is already kind of implied that you are interested in finance. If you were say, a CS major or humanities/social sciences and wanted a finance job, then it might be more worth it. </p>
<p>Ultimately, if you are interested in finance, just take finance classes. You can write that down on your resume under the “relevant coursework” section, and it won’t matter if you have a piece of paper or not.</p>