<p>and do something like consulting, or investment banking...</p>
<p>Does it matter if I major in something business-related, or biology? (Also I've heard that management is easier at MIT isn't it =P)</p>
<p>and do something like consulting, or investment banking...</p>
<p>Does it matter if I major in something business-related, or biology? (Also I've heard that management is easier at MIT isn't it =P)</p>
<p>"Easier" depends on your perspective. :) A lot of people do consider the actual course 15 classes to be relatively easy (I have heard that they are graded easier), but you still have to take the science core, linear algebra, a prob/stats class that many people consider difficult, a software development class, and some econ as part of the course 15 curriculum.</p>
<p>You don't need to be a business (or "management", whatever you want to call it) major in order to go into consulting and i-banking, or to go to b-school. You can major in bio and be just fine (though it's probably useful to supplement it with econ classes or something). You could major in bio and do a business minor, if you wanted, or the other way around. </p>
<p>In any case, the consulting/i-banking people love MIT grads regardless of major (or <em>interest</em>, as people who don't care about those fields have discovered when they go to the Career Fair and practically get mugged by the financial sector as they walk innocently by).</p>
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In any case, the consulting/i-banking people love MIT grads regardless of major (or <em>interest</em>, as people who don't care about those fields have discovered when they go to the Career Fair and practically get mugged by the financial sector as they walk innocently by).
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<p>Well, maybe not so much these days.</p>
<p>*Wall Street firms once beckoned a third of MIT graduates, despite its commitment to breeding scientists and engineers. Today, that percentage has been nearly halved, says MIT's career center, and megafirms Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and CitiGroup won't even attend the university's career fair this year. *</p>
<p>Careers:</a> A Tough Job Market For Business School Grads | Newsweek Business | Newsweek.com</p>
<p>It's not that MIT grads have at all lost their appeal to the i-banking industry- it's simply that the industry is not in a place to be taking on as many new hires as it was in the past. That quote is used to put the economic downturn into perspective, as the article itself talks about how the job market has gotten a lot harder to break into.</p>
<p>The article sakky links to is definitely a good read for anyone considering a future on Wall Street. Wouldbe i-bankers, be aware.</p>
<p>you want my advice? double major in biology and math and minor in physics</p>
<p>haha seriously? wouldn't that killlllll</p>