<p>I have just been accepted to a target school for next year and because I took many college classes in high school, I need to find a major soon. I know I want to go into i-banking and I am wondering what should be my major/minor. For majors I am thinking either economics or finance and either accounting or statistics for a minor. However I am open to any combination. What major/minor combination is best? Is a double major worth it to employers and Masters programs? Also, if I cannot break into i-banking I want to go into law. Any guidance is appreciated.</p>
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<p>First of all I-Banking is a VERY VERY broad term. What moment of the business cycle do you want to be involved in? Do you want to help firms spinoff divisions to focus on core competencies? Do you want to focus on debt markets? Fixed income? Equity? Perhaps cross border M&A, or do you want to underwrite IPOs .Honestly major doesn’t matter for the Top I-Banks as much as what school you go to. All my friends in Ibanking that didn’t go to Wharton or Stern were liberal arts majors at top schools. Gender Studies majors at Morgan Stanley, Sociology + Art History double major at Nomura. And plenty of Dartmouth philosophy majors at JP Morgan. My ex went to a top 5 school and majored in history and is now at Goldman Sachs. Of course if you are not in a top school or a target business school it’s hard getting into a real Ibank where you are doing valuations and good deals instead of a small operation that really doesn’t do much. If you didn’t get into a top public or private business school or a top 25 school you really need to a major in Finance and if possible a minor in applied statistics would be best. Not just that but you better network your but off on Linkedin, read the wall street journal, bloomberg, financial times, and the economist every day. Networking is the key though.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your input.</p>