<p>I've been accepted into NYU's Stern and plan on focusing on a Finance Major with a International Business Co-Major, eventually pursuing an MBA... BUT I also am maintaining a HIGH interest in attending a top law school </p>
<p>However a recent post in regards to my dilemma troubled me about the possibilities of a finance major, ill just go ahead and quote it:</p>
<p>"NYU-Stern is a good school for what it does, but business? C'mon, major in an academic subject that interests you. I know that "ibanking" sounds really cool and prestigious to you right now as a high school senior and you've probably read a couple of articles about it in Forbes, but the reality is that it is a time consuming and socially irrelevant job. NYU-Stern would put you in a good position to get one of these jobs, but from what I hear, there is a harsh curve on classes, meaning you could end up with a less than impressive GPA. That doesn't help for law school......"</p>
<p>I would like to hear some of the pro's and con's of iBanking and a Major in finance before I go on with a decision to enroll at Stern. I was naive at first and pictured myself as a Wall Street player raking in big $$$, and while the money involved in this business is undoubtable, I've also heard many discouraging things about the time and nature of iBanking.</p>
<p>Tedious, mind-numbing work? Long hours? Socially irrellevent? etc...</p>
<p>First this is troubling because it means the very school and major that I'm specializing in may be something that I grow to loathe once I get experience in it...</p>
<p>FURTHERMORE, fighting the curve in a competitive business school like Stern also means that my GPA might suffer and I may be forsaking opportunities at top law schools where I may find that my true passion lies... wouldn't it be awful if I ended up going into law but I couldn't attend top schools because I had a lackluster GPA because I went to a competitive business school that got me into a field that is repulsive to me?</p>
<p>So basically I wan't to hear some details about finance from those who know it better and reassurances that attending a competitive business school won't cut off opportunities elsewhere should I decide if business just isn't for me.</p>