investment banking and engineering

College Search & Selection
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<p>My strongest subjects in school are math and science. I really do not like English or history, and I am not particularly good at writing (although not bad either). I am a pretty social person with good communication skills. </p>

<p>I know this sounds vain, but I ultimately just want to get rich. I know people say to find your passion, but right now I only want to way out the options according to financial opportunity. I will consider <em>enjoyment</em> later</p>

<p>I have calls from Stanford and Harvard for athletics, and I <em>think</em> I should be able to get into either. Which though?</p>

<p>Should I pursue an undergraduate degree in business/finance/economics and try to go directly into investment banking? Or should I pursue an engineering degree and then go back to get an MBA and go to investment banking or some type of management?</p>

<p>People tell me that the people with the most success and job security in investment banking are those with technical undergraduate degrees. True?</p>

<p>On another note, if I do go into engineering undergraduate, should I be looking for internships in banking in the summer or engineering? Should I look for some type of engineering job for several years until I get an MBA?</p>

<p>Advice?</p>

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<p>Pursue something you have a passion for. Or at least an interest in.</p>

<p>An eventual investment banking career requires no specific undergraduate training or curriculum.</p>

<p>There is no job security in investment banking. When there are cuts they frequently cut across the board. The best job security is being great at something that somebody cares about. </p>

<p>If you spend your whole career studying obscure technical aracana that you will never use, by the end of your education that's all you will know. You can't do it over again.</p>

<p>All jobs at investment banks are not the same.</p>

<p>Post again in three years, then we'll talk.</p>

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<p>Try Penn/Wharton's "management & technology" dual-degree program</p>

<p>THE</a> JEROME FISHER PROGRAM IN MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY</p>

<p>It's a Wharton degree and an engineering degree.</p>

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<p>Don't pursue an engineering degree if you have no interest in the subject.</p>