<p>Right now im an econ major and im deciding whether on minring in Finance or learning mandarin. Which do you think would be more beneficial? BTW i would problably do an mba in finance in the future.</p>
<p>In general minors aren’t very useful. However, in your case, a finance minor is more useful strictly for the relevant coursework. Unless you are planning to work for a firm that wants mandarin-speaking employees, don’t bother with Mandarin (unless, of course, you are truly interested in it).</p>
<p>Funny you should ask: Brian put a related article up on his site today. </p>
<p>[Languages</a> in Investment Banking | Mergers & Inquisitions](<a href=“http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/languages-investment-banking/]Languages”>http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/languages-investment-banking/)</p>
<p>You essentially need to be at native speaker level for language skills to matter, apparently.</p>
<p>haha i read that article too thats one of the reasons i made this thread ;)</p>
<p>My D1 has spent years learning mandarin, she is still not fluent & can’t read or write adequately top get hired anyplace where the language skill matters.</p>
<p>She says it’s feasible to develop a speaking proficiency, but the written language is really hard for a westerner with no prior background to learn.</p>