<p>Shed some light for me about the major. How hard is it? Is it a good pipeline into finance jobs? I'm probably applying EA to UChicago next admission cycle and would likely major in econ if I matriculate. I'm a strong proponent of free-market econ and the history regarding Milton Friedman and the Nobel Laureates involved the school. </p>
<p>The the regular courses in the major are really not that hard, though they’re very math intensive. If you want a challenge you can take the honors courses which are pretty cool. I would say the caliber of the school puts you in a good position to get into finance even if the major will not particularly train you for a job in the field. You can definitely take finance classes at Booth (the business school) though. </p>
<p>bump any other suggestions? </p>