Might be a dumb question but I can’t find an answer anywhere online; does Pton offer a finance major? Considering they don’t even have a business school, I’m guessing they lean into the liberal arts thing even more than Harvard and Yale so my guess is no.
Looks like a minor.
Undergraduate Certificate in Finance - Bendheim Center for Finance (princeton.edu)
You might be interested in a related major, operations research and financial engineering (orfe), very quantitative and in which P is very well-regarded.
@Catcherinthetoast what would someone interested in finance study at Princeton?
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I won’t answer for Catcher- but I know two recent Princeton grads working in finance-- one a math major, one a philosophy major.
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I note Princeton’s standard Economics major is considered fairly quant heavy, and they offer a number of upper-level courses in Finance:
https://ua.princeton.edu/fields-study/departmental-majors-degree-bachelor-arts/economics#Courses
Most Princeton students will be perceived as smart enough to be “trainable” for virtually all Wall Street career paths regardless of academic area of focus. The student will likely be challenged in interviews to show intellectual curiosity and adaptability. In some ways the more obscure the major the more unique or interesting the candidate becomes allowing them to stand out amongst hordes of Econ majors. It often comes down to the applicants narrative and is it a person the interviewer is curious to meet and hear more from.
By example the ethical issues major/candidate who explains;
“I like debating unanswerable questions like does G-d exist and I think it will help me sell corporate bonds where similarly there are no right wrong answers. The outcomes are based on the persuasiveness of one’s arguments.”
Coming out of Princeton, I would study something that fascinates and inspires you. The world is in front of you to define, don’t allow yourself to have the world define you.
With that I will go back to my day job of writing pithy fortune cookie inserts.
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