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<p>I didn’t say they were slackers, just that the school they went to was less than reputable. They worked hard and did well, and were rewarded for it. Whether or not it’s the norm isn’t the point, the point is whether or not finance is useless at a lower tier school. Too many people on this forum act like you are going to be living below the poverty line unless you attend Wharton or Harvard. It’s true that you may not end up as an investment banker on Wall Street straight out of college (and I’m not sure you would want to be right now) from a lower tier school, but that doesn’t mean the degree is worthless. Financial analyst/planning positions are expected to grow in the next few years, and both of those jobs traditionally pay well. You can also go into other areas of business with a finance degree such as management or sales/marketing. If you follow the logic of some of the people on this forum, you might as well not even go to college unless you’re majoring in CS, engineering, or accounting.</p>