Ibanking and Engineering at Berkeley

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>1) Is it possible to double major in Industrial Engineering and Business (Haas)? If not, is it possible to double major in ANY engineering and Bussiness (Haas)?</p>

<p>2) How heavily do top San Francisco/Bay Area investment banks (like Goldman Sachs) and top consulting firms like Mckinsey recruit in Berkeley? What do the people they hire usually major in (is it engineering or business) and what are the GPA's? Lastly, is it possible to get a SF job in ibanking after sophomore year?</p>

<p>3) Is it possible for an engineering major to get into Stanford Business School for Cal?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>1) Yea, but it's gonna be rough. Its relatively hard to get into Haas and Engineering often eats up a lot of your time. You can do both, just file for simo. degrees or something to that effect. An advisor can tell you more than I ever could. I'd almost say go with Econ. It might be a bit easier than running through the Haas rigamarole, but do whatever makes you happiest.</p>

<p>2) Companies like Lehman Brothers, Goldman-Sachs and smaller firms come to Cal frequently during Career Fairs as well as hold meetings and stuff on campus. I'd recommend going in your junior year and just start talking to people, get internships and show interest to get your foot in the door and go from there. I tried to get my foot on the door with an American Studies and German degree, and despite the fact I have taken business-related classes and basic econ, I've been brushed off. They look mostly for business, econ, and quantative majors (read Math) more than anything else. I think engineering can probably help you, but if you wanna be an Ibanker, why are you doing engineering?</p>

<p>3) I can't really help you on that.</p>

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<p>What about EECS - how would my chances be at getting an ibanking gig?</p>

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1) Is it possible to double major in Industrial Engineering and Business (Haas)? If not, is it possible to double major in ANY engineering and Bussiness (Haas)?

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<p>It's possible, but I wouldn't recommend it. It's too much extra work for not enough benefit. You are almost certainly just majoring in one field, and then spending the time that you would have spent getting the double and using it to instead do networking and recruiting, or improving your interview skills. </p>

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2) How heavily do top San Francisco/Bay Area investment banks (like Goldman Sachs) and top consulting firms like Mckinsey recruit in Berkeley?

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<p>"How heavily" is a tough question to answer. They are certainly around. But of course there are also lots of students trying to get jobs with them, so the competition is fierce. </p>

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What do the people they hire usually major in (is it engineering or business) and what are the GPA's?

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<p>Well, usually business, but generally because business students obviously tend to be more interested in Ibanking jobs, and because they are within an environment that does cater to such jobs (i.e. such firms hang around the Haas campus more so than most other places on campus)</p>

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Lastly, is it possible to get a SF job in ibanking after sophomore year?

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<p>Possible, but quite difficult. Again, the competition is fierce. And there aren't exactly that many spots in SF anyway. You would probably be better off shooting for New York, or maybe London, as those cities have more spots. Although even these would obviously be tough. </p>

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Is it possible for an engineering major to get into Stanford Business School for Cal?

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<p>Yes of course it's possible. Many engineers from many schools go on to the top business schools. Of course they generally do so after accumulating several years of solid work experience.</p>