<p>I am starting at Columbia this fall and I was wondering whether or not being a philosophy major without strong quant skills (besides Calc I and II) would prevent me from being considered for an ibanking internship. </p>
<p>I have only taken intro to macroeconomics and calc I, II. These are my only quant courses but I recieved A's in them. Is it really hard for me to get a internship?</p>
<p>Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the days of humanities majors being at investment banking firms right out of undergrad are waning fast, even from schools like Columbia.</p>
<p>um, then which majors do you see at investment banks right out of undergrad???</p>
<p>Econ, business, finance, math, etc. They will get hired first, because they actually studied something that is somewhat relevant to banking and finance.</p>
<p>agreed^^^^</p>
<p>Wikki & quag_mire, this really a no brainier if you ask me, but its just like what westsidewolf1989 said econ, business administration, finance, math, & accounting they all relate into the financial industry. You are welcome to also major in applied math, physics, or engineer w/language minor because it would also make you look more well-rounded and increase your chances of getting into the job than someone with an non-competitive degree (ex: English, history, fine arts)</p>
<p>How do you plan on explaining to interviewers why you decided to study philosophy even though you want to do banking?</p>
<p>Coming from an ivy, and if you have a strong gpa and a few math classes with a finance thrown in, you dont need to explain yourself. Why a person would choose to study all business rather than become a learned individual, would be a more problematic explanation.</p>
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<p>yeah clearly finance majors are the ones at a disadvantage…</p>
<p>Ivy does not guarantee ibanking. The point I trying to make is that people may question how much you really want to do banking if you chose a philosophy major–it’s just an extra obstacle you have to overcome.</p>
<p>At one ivy in particular (not columbia), philosophy majors have the highest starting salary with jobs at the most “prestigious” firms. So the short answer is no: your major won’t keep you out.</p>
<p>If you don’t mind asking, what is that ivy?</p>