<p>I apologize for using Harvard as the hypothetical school. I had no idea they didn’t have a finance department.</p>
<p>“All else equal, I would definitely hire the math/physics major because it shows the person is smarter.”</p>
<p>“He also told me that from the personal viewpoint of himself and other members he worked with, they tended to pick some Finance/Business majors just cause they showed the basic knowledge of banking in interviews, but anytime a liberal arts/humanities kid walked in and showed he knew what he was talking about, that student always had an advantage because they saw in him the drive to be well rounded educationally, and at the same time take the time to develop the necessary knowledge about finance.”</p>
<p>Seems like those pretty much sums up what I was looking for. I appreciate it!</p>