<p>I'm planning on attending UConn next year, and majoring in finance. I am really interested in working in i-banking, but will going to UConn hurt my chances, because its not a target school. If so, would you say that I should try my best to transfer (which from what I've heard is very hard because most business schools are 4 year), Go straight to a top grad school and get my MBA, or try to get a job straight from uconn.</p>
<p>There are some 3 year programs (UMich Ross) as well as two year programs (Emory). Definitely try to transfer - there are many target schools that do not have undergrad business programs as well (Ivy League, Northwestern, others) and you are better off doing econ or something at a school where banks recruit than finance at a school banks don’t recruit at. You can’t go straight from undergrad to a reputable MBA program. You need work experience (3+ years preferably) before you enter B-School.</p>
<p>At a target school they will recruit econ majors outside of the business school? And if so does not having a business major put me at a disadvantage? Also what are some target schools that they would recruit econ majors?</p>
<p>an econ degree at any of the ivies or stanford/mit/duke/uchicago would be solid. dont know how realistic a transfer to those places would be though.</p>
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<p>Absolutely not.</p>
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<p>See above post.</p>
<p>An econ degree from Harvard or Princeton, all else equal, is much more desirable than a business degree from, say, Notre Dame (a top ranked undergrad business program).</p>
<p>I suggest you check out this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/investment-banking/459445-best-undergraduate-college-investment-banking-hedge-funding.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/investment-banking/459445-best-undergraduate-college-investment-banking-hedge-funding.html</a>. It’s obviously a lot of everyone’s opinions, which are all a little different, but most of it is fairly accurate, more or less.</p>