Which program would benefit an IBanker wannabe the most?

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<p>I'm Canadian and ooking into U of Toronto..
They have 4 programs: accounting, commerce, finance/economics, and management.
I wanna be an ib guy at an ib-firm, stockbrokerage firm etcetc..
Which program should I go with?</p>

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<p>finance/economics</p>

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<p>thought so.. just wanted to make sure</p>

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<p>would it be better to get a degree in applied mathematics and economics at georgia tech or a degree at emory in finance and business management?
What about finance and economics at georgia tech?</p>

<p>emory would be alot more expensive for me but i heard it is worth it.</p>

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<p>there is a degree there called BSC financial economics which sounds particularly relevant</p>

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<p>What job within a bank do you want?</p>

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<p>i don't really know exactly what specific position i want. i would rather have more of a leadership position. but i guess that just comes with time, age, experience, promotions, etc. But i figured you have to be good at something and have some certain skills to be hired in the first place.</p>

<p>wouldn't emory be recruited more heavily because it is a semi-target business school? but i know there are a lot of greats math and engineering minds at georgia tech.</p>

<p>Moizuhk: so that BSc financial economics degree is in the undergraduate Goizueta? i could not find it on the website - Goizueta</a> Business School - Undergraduate BBA</p>

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<p>Frankly, you need to know much more about ibanking before you decide this is the career for you. Emory is not a target and would not be worth extra money if your doing it in the name of ibanking,</p>

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<p>Yes I definitely need to do a lot more of background research. I really don't know all the specifics but was looking for a more general answer. But I guess i was simplifying the scenario.
There are a lot of people who want iBanking because of the prestige factor but I just simply don't mind working hard, long hours for a big paycheck. At least that is what I see in iBanking. Maybe it is different than that.</p>

<p>Here are some general info and stats.
800 SAT II US Hist.
760 SAT II World Hist.
760 SAT II Physics
790 SAT I math section.
690 SAT I reading section
class president of large public school (3,300)
Model UN Team Pres.
intern w/ state senator
varsity tennis</p>

<p>I don't mind working 80 hours a week. I enjoy math, solving tough problems etc. Love to compete. But I am more into something like business administration but have heard from so many sources that majoring in business admin. or business management in undergrad. is not really worth it. Of all the needed skills, these can be learned on the job most easily. So i would rather get my MBA in something like that.</p>

<p>Sorry if I threw out way too much info.
Any help? Anyone?</p>

<p>Also, what do grad. business schools look for in prospects? I'm wondering more about how much everything is factored in their decisions such as GPA, GMAT, undergraduate school?</p>

<p>Sorry about all the questions. Hopefully someone can answer one of them at least :)</p>

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<p>With a higher CR score you may be competitive for top US colleges. If you're happy in Canada no need to look at the US but lots of Canadian end up wanting Wall Street and Canadian U's are not well represented there.</p>

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<p>i live in atlanta, not canada. i don't know if that changes anything. i guess one of the benefits is that i get in-state tuition from georgia tech</p>

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<p>You'll have a pretty tough time getting to wall street from GT</p>

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<p>but at emory there is at least some placement, right?</p>

<p>here are their statistics</p>

<p><a href="http://www.goizueta.emory.edu/degree/undergra_career_placement.html%5C%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.goizueta.emory.edu/degree/undergra_career_placement.html\&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Goizueta</a> Business School - Undergraduate BBA</p>

<p>that is it</p>

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<p>You're probably better off going to U of Toronto and then shooting for Bay Street instead. Trust me, after this whole subprime collapse, Wall Street's (and finance in general) gonna be severely overrated.</p>

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<p>Stick with Canada. Our bank's are holding out really strong atm compared to Wall Street. I've read from multiple sources that we have the strongest banks at the moment</p>

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<p>you may think you know what you want to do, but it really sounds like you don't really know.</p>

<p>Go to a school that has programs in all of those and take some classes with an open mind. Don't go in thinking you HAVE to be an ibanker.. Find something to do that you enjoy and do some research about what it entails (based on the question your asking, I don't know if you know what an ibanker even does)</p>