Ie/econ

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>I will be a freshman at McCormick next year. I want a job in the business/finance type sector. Which of the following combos has the best value and will get me the best job in this area? </p>

<p>IE Major
IE/ECON Double Major
Kellog certificate
ECON minor
Co-op</p>

<p>If I could, I would to the IE/ECON double major, the Kellog certificate, and Co-op, but I doubt there is room. Even though I have a while to think about this, can you help me pick and chose the best combination that I can finish in four years? Is the double major worth it? How much value is in the minor and the certificate? I have a lot of AP credit but will probably only use it for two basic econ classes and two basic math classes. Oh, and I probably will get an MBA sometime after college, but I won't be able to afford it right away.
Any advice would be great.</p>

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<p>I’m no undergrad at NU, but I’d guess that the Kellogg certificate would open the most doors (and subsequently the most opportunities to get recruited) into finance.</p>

<p>And don’t even think about an MBA until you’ve already gotten 3-5+ years of FT work experience post-grad; you won’t be competitive to most top B-schools until you do anyway.</p>