<p>Which would be generally the best type of degree,</p>
<p>Business: Accounting, Finance, Management etc.
Science: Engineering, Biology, Chemistry etc.
Liberal Arts: Government, Humanities, Arts etc.</p>
<p>Well depends on what you want to do....since I'm planning on investment banking and venture capital:</p>
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<li>Business BY FAR would be the best degree. I LIKE business, so firstly I would get a high GPA...like in the 3.8 range. Secondly, finance is DIRECTLY related to investment banking.</li>
<li>Then certain liberal arts like econ, psych. I understand that psychology is a weird choice for Wall St, but business is an anticipatory activity. It's easier to anticipate human behavior when you know how humans behave. Econ, duh, is the liberal arts version of finance. </li>
<li>Science by far would be the worst degree for me as I hate science and suck at it-that means that my GPA will take a HUGE hit....like 2.3 if I majored chem/phys or engineering vs.3.8 if I majored finance.</li>
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<p>Now depends on what you want to do, it could go like:</p>
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<li>Liberal arts 2. Science 3. business or</li>
<li>science 2. business 3. liberal arts....you get my point.</li>
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<p>I'm planning on majoring in finance and double majoring or minoring psychology.</p>
<p>What is math considered? I always thought it was kind of its own subject, but does it fall under science. futurenyustudent if you really want to succeed in I-bank your gonna need a strong background and understanding of math (ie, higher thank calc 2). you stated you hate and suck at science so if, you don't like math or its difficult for you, you might want to reconsider I-bank.<br>
As for the topic I feel that engineering would probably be the best degree, just because their really isn't anything you can't do with it. the majority of MBA and Law students are engineering majors, and it also covers most requirements for med-schools. and if you don't plan on grad school engineering will still leave you different career options.</p>
<p>Psychology is a good choice for human resources.</p>
<p>I consider math a science, ps I'm not sure about MBAs but a majority of law students are not engineering majors.</p>
<p>about 25% of mbas are engineering for undergrad.</p>
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you stated you hate and suck at science so if, you don't like math or its difficult for you, you might want to reconsider I-bank.
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<p>Thanks for your concern NimeshShah, but no I don't have any difficulty with math. When I say I hate and suck at science, I mean the hard sciences like physics and chemistry and biology. That kind of science.</p>
<p>Just clearing things up.</p>
<p>futurenyustudent, even if you like business and finance, that doesn't mean you'll get a high GPA in it, so it's presumptuous to say that you'll be getting a 3.8 right now. At Stern, a finance major getting a 3.8 is pretty difficult, especially with the tough curves. But of course if you study hard, you'll get there. But too many students underestimate a good school's business curriculum/workload.</p>
<p>But I agree that finance, if your school has the degree, is the best. If not, then econ (ideally econ + math). Then engineering.</p>
<p>ibanking does not require alot of math "skillage". Wharton aka Ibanker U requires only up to Calc II</p>
<p>yes but to be successful you will need strong math skills. I-banking jobs aren't for those who just meet the requirements, you must exceed them.</p>
<p>redhare---by no means do I assume that I'll get a 3.8 at Stern...I'm fully aware of the Stern curve and I'm going to work extremely hard to get close...my parents are going to pay $50k for me to go there and that's the least I can do...but the 3.8 is just a number that got thrown out there as a "good" GPA.</p>
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yes but to be successful you will need strong math skills. I-banking jobs aren't for those who just meet the requirements, you must exceed them.
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<p>The math needed to be an i-banker is very simple, you're doing simple calculations. If you're trading it's different, but for a basic M&A i-banker the math is simple.</p>
<p>To be successful you need to be able to work long hours and make good impressions on the people around you.</p>
<p>agreed...ibanking is not going to blow your mind...the hours will</p>
<p>Overall major in Economics because it gives you the most options and the most important thing to have in the business world is options. So think like a businessman. With an economics degree, you can apply of a job in the financial and business world and later get an MBA or study ofr the LSAT and get a good GPA and go to Law School, or take pre-med requesite classes and MCAT and go to Med school or if you really like the field, you can go to Graduate school for it and get your masters and PhD. and enter a high paying position in the business world or become a professor. Econ is a really versatile degree, which makes it very unique.</p>
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Psychology is a good choice for human resources.
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<p>Wait, huh? how so?</p>
<p>Ok, industrial/work psychology is a specialization of psychology that is tailored for doing human resource specialist type work... I thought you meant general psychology (my minor), which didn't make a lot of sense to me.</p>