Georgetown Econ for Wallstreet?

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<p>Hey everyone. So i'm interested in majoring in Economics in Georgetown for undergrad. How does this look for wallstreet? Is a major in Mcdonough Business School at Georgetown going to be a lot more presitigious than the econ major for Wall street? Or are they both good?</p>

<p>Because I am only like 75% sure that I want to go into business and go to wall street in the future. There are a lot of other careers in Georgetown College that I am kinda interested in, and I'm worried that I will not like business school and won't be able to transfer to a different school. But if i don't like econ at Georgetown College I could just completely change majors into like stats or something. Thanks you guys!</p>

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<p>So tons of Wall Street firms do recruit at Georgetown and economics is always a good major for that because it shows you can deal with numbers, solve problems, and handle fairly rigorous courses. That being said, a finance major with a 4.0 in MSB and with decent extracurriculars will probably have an easier time getting a Wall Street job than an Econ major. Ultimately though, these firms care more about your capacity to solve complex questions quickly and work exceptionally hard than they do about your major. </p>

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<p>@hotair‌ okay thanks so much!</p>

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<p>All the people I’vevtalked to who are interested in Wall Street are in MSB. It’s a more specialized business program and is what you want for finance. </p>

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<p>Don’t you mean to be asking how bad it would be for Georgetown if you ended up on Wall Street?</p>

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<p>A good amount of people in the SFS and College are interested in Wall Street; Any Goldman Sachs event will draw about 300 people easily and I’m in the SFS and have worked for a Wall Street firm for the past 2 years </p>

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<p>LinkedIn did some university rankings based on career fields. You’ll see that Georgetown does quite well in this sector. Check it out for yourself: <a href=“https://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/edu/rankings/us?trk=li_corpblog_corp_navneetkapur_universityrankings”>https://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/edu/rankings/us?trk=li_corpblog_corp_navneetkapur_universityrankings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@dzleprechaun‌ hey thanks for the link that helped a lot! :)</p>

<p>thanks to everyone else too for the responses!</p>

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<p>It’s easier to transfer out of MSB and into the College if you change your mind than the other way around :)</p>