I want to pursue a career as an actuary or financial analyst… I’ve been accepted into NYU Stern and JHU BME. My mom wants me to go to JHU and try to change majors to stats/ECON (I applied for BME because at first I thought I wanted to but realized I wouldn’t survive that hard of a major). I think that NYU is better for job placements on Wall Street. So my question is, would getting a stats/ECON double major from JHU be viewed as better for jobs than a stats/finance double major from NYU. Thank you in advance!
Congrats on getting in Johns Hopkins in BME. BME is one of their top elite majors in the school. The school you go to will not matter in the process. Your GPA and involvement in your school is what will matter for jobs. It doesn’t matter whether you go to NYU or JHU. Where can you afford?
@TheDidatic my parents will be paying for either. Price isn’t a major factor.
As a financial analyst, I would say Stern is definitely better. The competition is tough, as you have to compete with your fellow classmates at Stern. But if you’re not sure about Wall Street, I would do Johns Hopkins. Other than ibanking, I would feel Johns Hopkins might be slightly better with your potential double major.
@dropoutofschool NYU offers a program in actuarial science while JHU doesn’t so I think it’s better