<p>As the question is... :)</p>
<p>If the music major prepares so well for interviews that he knows his finance and economics as well or better than than the UT finance person, then Harvard music has the better chance. If the music major has only a simplistic understanding of the material, then the UT finance person probably has the better chance. (IMO)</p>
<p>It’s probably more useful to look at each case as a probability distribution rather than some ordinal ranking. While the distribution locations may be slightly different in the above case, it’s probably not enough to draw any meaningful conclusions for small (anecdotal) sample sizes.</p>
<p>Harvard kid has more recruiting opportunities open to him. So long as he sets himself up well, he’ll have his foot in the door to interview at a lot of places.</p>
<p>Well considering banks don’t even recruit at UT…</p>
<p>They don’t call it the H-Bomb for nothing.</p>
<p>Soo… a COMPLETELY unrelated degree from the top universities are seen better than the more relevant degrees at state flagships? not just IB, but any job in generall…</p>
<p>^^to give you a short answer, yes. But doesnt apply to technical fields.</p>
<p>If you go to Harvard you can major in whatever and still have a chance at getting most non engineering/technical jobs. You have to set yourself up properly, but so many companies recruit there that you have tons of opportunities. If you don’t take any math, stat, or econ you’ll have a hell of a time getting a banking internship. However, if you have a solid background in those subjects you are probably better off than business majors from lower ranked schools.</p>