<p>Hi,</p>
<p>What are the typical concentrations of those Yale students who are planning to become investment bankers?</p>
<p>hey - i dont know if you’re a 2010er or not - but if you are - i can’t wait to meet ya! and if not, well…hopefully someday soon.
i talked to a couple of 06/07ers at yale who were becoming ibankers and they pretty much told me you could major in almost anything to go into ibanking - poli sci, econ, anthropology, even religious studies. they care more about the fact that you can think critically and learn on the job more than your preparation for ibanking specifically - i know that sounds like the standard answer, but the more i think aobut it, the more that makes sense. esp at a liberal arts college like yale.</p>
<p>iBankers go into many subjects…econ, polisci, and even English.</p>
<p>BTW, Kinney, have you gotten in yet? And also, why do you want to do iBanking? Do you know WHAT iBanking is? If you want to be an iBanker simply for the money/prestige/any reason that does not involve a love of the job itself, then you will fail…it often involves working more than 120 hours a week.</p>
<p>120 hrs a weeks? That would be seven more-than-17-hours-a-day workdays. I know it’s long hours but not that long.</p>
<p>That is the MAX that my cousin has had to work as a second year investment banker for McKinsey. Those are not his regular hours. Usually, he does from 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM. That is around fifteen hours, excluding lunch breaks, so 17 hours a day is not inaccurate.</p>
<p>Yes, I’ve gotten into Yale. I’m a member of the class of 2010.</p>
<p>Investment banking is a tentative career choice right now; I’m still considering others. I was asking about concentrations because I’d like to make a draft outline of the distribution of my required courses over my four years at Yale this summer while I’ve got some free time.</p>
<p>I’ve taken a few business/economics courses at my high school and have enjoyed them. I have an idea of what investment banking involves from talking to some people online who have investment banking-related experience. However, they’re not Yale alumni, so none of the advice is tailored to an undergraduate experience at Yale. As well, I also know about the gruelling work hours, but am fine with that. Most of my other career options have irregular/gruelling work hours, as well. For me, investment banking isn’t all about the money. I like to travel, I’m good at making presentations, I’m a “numbers person,” I’m analytical, etc., so investment banking seems like it might be a good fit.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help, guys. Any further insight would still be appreciated, of course. :)</p>
<p>My cousin went to Yale and graduated in with degree in economics. She attended Harvard Business School and received her MBA. She is now (in her early to mid-thirties) a vice-president at Goldman-Sachs in New York. Yale can prepare you for anything you want.</p>