<p>I am going to be a freshman at Cornell University this fall in the College of Arts and Sciences and I am defintely thinking of major in physics, and since I got that far, throw in a few more classes and double major in physics and math. (They are so close.) I would love to go to grad school and get a PhD, but I am just not sure how great the job prospects are. Could I end up on Wall Street or some business/consulting firm doing less physics and math, but keeping with the logical and analytical skills and make good money? How possible is this? Would this only be possible if I took some Business classes? Will the name and reputation of Cornell Physics really help me out in this or not so much? Thanks for any info!</p>
<p>I know at MIT the big name investment banks recruit people from every difficult/analytical major. I know a lot of EECS people doing investment banking. You should probably take some finance classes or something to help you out.</p>
<p>Hey, kevtrice. I added you on my AOL a while back. Are there certain GPA's they like for the investment bankers?</p>
<p>I think they are very into GPAs being high. I am not very involved with the field, though.</p>
<p>Jerew... the following link from a session at Penn titled "Managing a Wall Street Career: The Goldman Sachs Perspective" is very informative, including GPA information (they say 3.4 - 3.6). <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/%7Emsinghal/gstalk.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~msinghal/gstalk.html</a>.</p>
<p>I believe Goldman has the most stringent requirements though. Enjoy your years at Cornell, get involved, have productive summers, and you will be fine. Regarding your major, all of the top I-Banking firms hire from diverse educational backgrounds. Your quantitative skills will be a huge plus.</p>
<p>At Cornell, you should double major in math / AEM rather OR Physics / AEM.</p>
<p>This would be a better route to take if you plan on going on to wall-street in the future.</p>