<p>I was just wondering that if a student is unsure about what he/she wants to do in the future, whether it is possible to concurrently enroll in Chicago Careers in Business and Chicago Careers in Higher Education?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Also, for people who want to work in the financial industry, what type of degree does one usually pursue if he/she doesn’t want to work right out of college? (so basically excluding MBA)</p>
<p>I don’t know the answer to your second question but at Admitted Student Days they said you could join more than 1 CCI and that plenty of students do choose that option</p>
<p>So yes you can definitely do more than one UCI. However, you can’t do UCI: Business and UCI: Business Finance at the same time (although you can apply to both).</p>
<p>You mean pursuing while @ college? Eh, do whatever you want. Other than taking accounting classes at booth and UCI: Finance there’s not really anything that would be relevant. Comp Sci/Math/Econ are all good.</p>
<p>@LearningLover, I actually meant grad school. So say someone has an interest in working in the financial industry but doesn’t want to join the work force right out of college, what type of masters degree would he/she typically pursue in grad school?</p>
<p>And thanks for answering my other question!</p>
<p>outside of mba? Some type of engineering. Financial engineering, math, comp-sci, etc. I think wall street looks for physics majors 1st, then math, then engineering in terms of priority. </p>
<p>UChicago is gonna start offering a combined BS/MS in comp sci so maybe consider doing that so you don’t need to go to grad school.</p>
<p>just wondering, would doing a BA/MA in Econ/IR (it’s one of the dual degree programs) help at all in terms of getting a job later in finance? (I’m really interested in IR, but right now I’m looking primarily at finance-related stuff in terms of jobs)</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>The short answer is yes. The real answer is you’ll get an interview… Nothing is certain</p>
<p>I’m sure you could with the BA/MA. At the very least, it’s a refreshing change from all of the typical Econ majors.</p>
<p>a refreshing change at a very hefty price tag that is… yes i’m definitely interested in IR, but if it doesn’t help with the job prospects in IB/consulting, i might not.</p>
<p>But it seems like it will help?</p>
<p>I know basically nothing about banking or consulting, but I’ve spoken to a few CIR students in the classes that I’ve had with them. It seems like CIR places fairly well within the private sector: [CIR</a> at a Glance | Committee on International Relations](<a href=“http://cir.uchicago.edu/page/cir-glance]CIR”>http://cir.uchicago.edu/page/cir-glance). Then again, there are people doing joint CIR/ MBA degrees and I would assume that they make up most of the banking/ consulting placements. </p>
<p>However, tuition is expensive and I doubt they give any funding to undergrads. You also have to consider that you’ll be required to write a master’s thesis in 1 year, on top of your undergraduate workload. If you’re just interested in IR you could probably just take a lot of IR/PLSC classes in the college that count as CIR classes (I’ve taken two of those already as a first year). It might not be worth the extra money and workload to get a master’s degree in IR if you’re purely interested in business.</p>
<p>How about a minor (if it’s even offered) instead? Or, you can always explore your IR interests extracurriculars-wise. You don’t necessarily need an extra degree to show you have certain interests. PM me and I can show you a resume of someone who was able to do just that very effectively.</p>
<p>Hey guys, thanks for answering all the questions.</p>
<p>So I came across the Booth Scholars Program just recently, and it looks very attractive for my interests. If accepted during my 4th year, I will be deferring admissions for 2 years, and enroll in the Booth MBA program 2 years later.
[Chicago</a> Booth Scholars Program | The University of Chicago Booth School of Business](<a href=“http://www.chicagobooth.edu/programs/full-time/admissions/early-career-candidates/chicago-booth-scholars-program]Chicago”>Chicago Booth Scholars - Deferred MBA Enrollment Program | The University of Chicago Booth School of Business)</p>
<p>So I was just wondering, is it possible to do the BA/MA in Econ/IR (which is a 4 year program, and you start your MA study in the 4th year), AND apply for the Booth Scholars Program at the same time?</p>