<p>I am planning to major in Economics and Mathematics with a language minor. Which university would give me the better job opportunities and internships during the summers and during the year? I am pretty confused as to which university to ED to as of now. Which would you guys go to for Economics and why?</p>
<p>NYU is in NYC, so naturally you’re going to be near Wall Street, but those summer internships will likely go to business school kids and NYU as a whole really isn’t that hard to get into (I know people who couldn’t get into UT Austin in-state, even with the top 10% rule, that got into NYU). If you can get into Rice, you might want to skip the economics major and try to get into Stern (business school) at NYU, because it will bring great internships.</p>
<p>Rice is near a major medical center, energy hub, and various high-tech jobs in Texas. Both business-related and math-related jobs would be pretty easy to come by, but it won’t be much like Wall Street.</p>
<p>Really it comes down to which school you like the most, and where you want to be geographically.</p>
<p>Yeah, thanks. I am not a big fan of undergraduate business schools because I just feel that you’re not really exploring a breadth of knowledge, but rather a narrow one. What would happen if you feel like you didn’t want to get an MBA? You would have trouble competing with students that have a more complete array of skills. Just one man’s opinion. </p>
<p>Question is: Would being an economics and mathematics major in CAS rather than Stern really lower my chances? I wouldn’t think so since so many factors really determine whether you’re a candidate or not. GPA etc…</p>
<p>Business majors can take non-business classes, so you will still have the opportunity to explore, you will just have more in-depth and practical skills relating to business. If you want to learn for the sake of exploring new topics, liberal arts majors are just that, but if you want to learn some skills that will help you perform on a job and be a better asset to your employer, then specialization will always help.</p>
<p>Basically, an economics major learns how the economy as a whole functions, and a business major learns how to be a functional part of the economy.</p>
<p>Undergrad business majors usually get higher than average starting pay, and, on average, people have about 5 years of work experience before getting an MBA.</p>
<p>So no, you won’t have trouble competing. In fact, the reason I chose to go to business school for undergrad was because I know I’m going to have to work for at least a couple years right after I get out, and I want a good job for those few years before grad school. </p>
<p>If not for the money, then I’d at least want a good job so I can get good on-the-job learning that I can apply to things in grad school and later in life. It’s up to you what kind of job you want and experience you value, though.</p>
<p>I’m going to McCombs School of Businesss at UT Austin, and I’ve heard some employers with the best job offers ask to see only the McCombs students and some of those ask to see only the Business Honors Program students. I’d imagine this happens even more often at NYU.</p>
<p>Majoring in Math and Economics is a good choice…at NYU, it stereotypically seems that most Stern people want to do IB, so it’s very competitive. At Rice, you don’t have as many people competing for those spots, so you can definitely still do IB from Rice, it’s not hard. Houston vs. NYC, they are No. 2 and 1 respectively for numbers of Fortune 500 companies HQed there, and the IB in Houston revolves around the financial world of energy. I go to Rice and there are plenty of students that do your summer internships in Houston or NY (obviously NY for summer analyst). While Rice will have much less people on Wall Street than NYU or even UT, keep in mind that Rice alums (living and dead) number less than 60,000, while NYU has 360,000, and UT has a million or so.</p>
<p>Just go to the school you like more. Do well and you’ll get the interviews an internships, at which point what school you go to is thrown out the window.</p>
<p>And openedskittle, I’m pretty sure it’s harder to get into NYU over UT. UT has many incredibly bright students (many in the business school) who are there for the top 10%, but there are many incredibly stupid people at that university as well.</p>
<p>My guess is that NYU will have a much more competitive (cutthroat?) culture than Rice. Cost of living is going to be way higher at NYU. I’m sure they will both give you plenty of great opportunities. If your dream is to work on Wall Street then NYU is the logical choice.</p>