<p>hi all
i am really interested in i banking and wanted to know which degree out of these would be best
<p>thanks</p>
<p>double major in econ and math</p>
<p>Yep, double major in econ and math. Double major in finance and math would be the next strongest.</p>
<p>why is econ and math stronger than finance and math? I’m curious because i’ll be starting college soon and have the option of doing either econ + math or finance + math…im currently leaning toward finance + math because finance seems more practical, as opposed to econ which i think is too theoretical…I’m interested in working in a quantitative role, such as derivatives pricing, trading etc, and I’m also interested in graduate programs in financial engineering/mathematical finance…given these interests, wouldn’t finance + math be a better option…</p>
<p>to the OP, if you’re interested in non-quantitative areas of IB, such as M&A etc, it wont matter all that much what your major is…investment banks recruit all sorts of majors…you should be fine with either of your listed choices…what matters is getting a high GPA from a target school and doing well on the interview…quant jobs are a different story though</p>
<p>I think it also depends on the school, whether the business school is stronger than economics department, etc.</p>
<p>but some colleges give a b.s. in economics with a finance concentration . so wouldnt it be best to do that with maths ?</p>
<p>I think you’re putting a little too much weight on importance of which major you select. Any of those will put you on the right track, the rest is preference and up to you.</p>