juliushark

I've been looking for a poli+econ major forever and i found one at Yale. i do wish ethics was replaced with a quantitative thing like stats or finance or something...

juliushark

what kind of jobs can this degree get me? one of my long term goals is to be a CEO. I was thinking Ibanking can take me there.

T26E4

Julius: if and when you get there, you'll pick something you want to study. Most Yalies choose a major that they really are interested and with a lot less consideration of whether it's viewed as "good" on the outside. The Econ or EEP major are fine for later business-related fields. There is no finance or accounting majors although classes in these are available to undergrads. There's a lot to be achieved before getting an IBanking job or becoming an executive, much less a CEO.

juliushark

"There's a lot to be achieved before getting an IBanking job or becoming an executive, much less a CEO."

explain please I really don't know much about the process and I don't have anyone knowledgeable to ask.

T26E4

What I mean is that your goals are pretty lofty. IBanking recruitment is pretty fierce much less being an executive in a board room.

You might investigate WHAT an Investment banker does. Also then what is a role of a CEO in a corporation or just general management organizational features.

Focus on maximizing your high school experience now. Prepare yourself for the upcoming college admissions process and continue to grow in your interests and academic pursuits.

rd31

I believe EPE is a major to which you need to be accepted. There's an application process (at end of sophomore year) and not everyone gets it.

sartorialiste

I don't think ibanking would really be a path to CEO, actually. Investment Bankers aren't really seeking to climb to administrative positions in random companies, it's kind of different types of work.

If becoming a CEO is your ultimate goal, though, why don't you look into good undergrad business schools, like Penn Wharton? What you said about wishing the ethics portion was instead something more practical like finance or stats makes me think you're seeking more of a pre-professional education. The ethics portion is essentially philosophy, and EP&E (as well as Yale) seems to be focused on delivering an intellectual kind of education that's certainly applicable to many fields but not necessarily geared directly to a specific career path. I'm just a prospective applicant, though, so Yalies feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

rd31

^^ I think you're right (although I'm just a science major :P).

yalie343

A lot of ppl want to do "ibanking," "business," or be a "CEO" without understanding what that entails. I know many high level businesspeople in ibanking, other finance, and the tech industry, and they all say the same thing: econ has little to nothing to do with business and there are so many econ majors nowadays it is very hard to find a job w/ that degree. Don't major in econ just b/c you think it will help you in industry -- in fact being a science major like a physics major can often help far more (physics majors = prime finance candidates b/c they are taught the right way to think).

As for the EPE major, it is a good major if that is where your interests lie but, once again, it is VERY stupid to take a major b/c you think it will help you in business. Moreover, I think the whole "major" game is rather presumptive until you have been accepted (and perhaps even until a year or so after you have matriculated).

I would spend your time worrying about other things (like GETTING IN in the first place)... if your question is whether Yale is good in econ and poli sci and worth applying to, it is excellent in both departments....

mochamaven

honestly, only do EP&E if, halfway through your sophomore year, the subject on which you want to write your senior essay involves all three of those areas. EP&E has a LOT of required courses, more than most other majors in humanities/soc sciences. If you really just like econ and poli sci, double-major in econ and poli sci.

I just "knew" I wanted to be an EP&E major, got here, and realized that I despise econ and am much more into history and philosophy. Go figure.

juliushark

k thnx guys