Econ vs. Finance as a major

gardenstategal
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:58:10 +0000

I spent my entire career working in finance - i-banking, private equity, corporate - and every econ class I took, both as an undergraduate and at b-school - was simply painful. Just not how my brain works! The big ideas interest me, but just too theoretical…

I wouldn’t pick based on selectivity.These are pretty different fields, albeit related. One is very much applied, the other theoretical. Both can probably get you where you want to go.