<p>So, I was thinking of quitting premed (too many years of schooling before a job) and switching to Econ. I'm pretty interested in becoming an analyst and working in Wall Street. I was wondering how many from Duke actually succeed in this endeavor and how many get rejected from summer internships/elite firms in general. What do those who get rejected generally pursue? </p>
<p>I tried looking at Duke Career Center's site but I wasn't able to find it.</p>
<p>I don’t have numbers, but looking at the top employers should give you a sense that Duke is well-represented on Wall Street.</p>
<p>[Duke</a> University | Student Affairs | Career Center | Senior Exit Survey Results for Undergraduates](<a href=“Duke Student Affairs”>Duke Student Affairs)</p>
<p>Top Job Locations
<p>Class of 2010</p>
<p>Top 5 Employers
<p>Class of 2009</p>
<p>Top 5 Employers
<p>Finance/Banking (26)</p>
<p>Class of 2008</p>
<p>Top 5 Employers
<p>Finance/Banking (32)</p>
<p>So, about 30% of the class goes into finance/banking. That is, about 500 students if we extrapolate it to the total class size. Obviously, not all are at “elite” banks, though. I’d say that summer internships are more competitive than entry-level jobs after graduation. For those who get “rejected,” they go into a wide variety of things, I’d say. Education/consulting/health care/grad school/public policy/gov’t/sales/etc. Nearly 50% of Duke graduates go into finance/banking/consulting. You also don’t need to be an econ major to go into finance - although if you like it, there’s certainly nothing wrong with it. But just choose something analytical that you enjoy, whether that be econ or not.</p>
<p>If I like math is it worth the gpa hit to do that instead of econ.</p>
<p>Math at Duke is hard. But, I guess if you are good at it, go for it.</p>