<p>hey guys, </p>
<p>i've heard a lot about people who have gone onto ibanking from different majors (engineering, physics, etc.) but i was just wondering, do you need to still take relevant finance courses? (if you do, what are they?) </p>
<p>For me, my engineering major requires a lot of core courses, so i might not be able to take too many finance courses, would that be okay? I've also been told by my advisor that economics courses are not necessary at all</p>
<p>thanks for your time!</p>
<p>It depends on where you went to school. I am sure if you went to a targeted school, you can major in any thing and as long as you have good grades and social skills you can get in. </p>
<p>But at non-target school, taking business courses would be the best route.</p>
<p>If you can't fit it in your schedule, don't worry. If they want you there, companies usually have training programs to teach you everything you need to know.</p>
<p>hi caliguy
thanks for the reply!
i got to an ivy league school, but i've been told by seniors that during their interview, they were asked questions like, explain P/E ratio, and other finance terminologies. As an engineering major, i have no idea what a P/E ratio is, or even what investment banking was (at first). So, if the interviewers know im an engineering major, would they not ask me finance questions? or should i take some finance courses?</p>
<p>If you dont take any finance classes you should read these books for the basics:</p>
<p>Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking
AND
Vault Guide to Finance Interviews</p>
<p>Your school should have a deal with vault where you can access it online to see a pdf version but I still bought the hardcopy. I would say this is the fastest way to crack a finance interview.</p>
<p>Yea I'd like to know the answer to this too. If I have room in my schedule to take finance and accounting, stuff like that without the degree obviously, how many classes are enough? Is just a few intro classes enough?</p>
<p>Some of those questions are pretty basic, you will learn them in intro classes or can just google it.</p>
<p>if you want to work at a investment bank, you have to show some sort of interest. whether you major in finance or engineering, if you some interest in the field your major should not matter as long as they believe you have the talent.</p>