Finance and Economics are the best majors

[ChristianFoley]

Would you say NYU is a target school? (No misc standards pls)

2nd Tier so yeah. Plus you have the advantage of already living in NYC so you can aggressively network.

[Fsharpasharp]

BS, most of STEM majors require Calc I-II and basic statistics , others require also III, engineering require Linear Algebra as well.

Advanced statistics ? Econometrics I-III (econ math) ? Forecasting

I also forgot Mathematical Economics I-II

I took Calc I-II before I even graduated high school, same with statistics. Easy. Calc III, not a problem at all. Linear algebra easy A.
Econometrics is what analyzing and regressing data? Simple.


Just agree with me that the major isn't difficult, especially compared to a math major. Because it isn't lol

[TheCurator]

Econ/Finance is for people too dumb/bad at math to do physics/engineering. Real talk, EE here, come at me gay boys

[Steviejay90]

Lol 130k? That it brah? My dad make's over 160k a year, after paying his employee's off etc, (He runs a small electrical company in a big city) I'm trying to do something else other then that, but that's my fall back, take over dad's business..

Btw, He never even finished grade 11.

You dont need qualifications for Business ownership, I know multiple Business owners who were dropouts on 300k+, its about being a salesman and good with people, but generally being a business owner is not a good life.

[portportcity]

CS master race checking in

[LimitBreak]

I took Calc I-II before I even graduated high school, same with statistics. Easy. Calc III, not a problem at all. Linear algebra easy A.
Econometrics is what analyzing and regressing data? Simple.


Just agree with me that the major isn't difficult, especially compared to a math major. Because it isn't lol

Being hard in school =/= making money after graduation !!!

But not like an Econ grad can make much with a BA or BS only anyways, that I would agree. It's all about accounting.

[lazzara]

Future physics and nuclear engineering doubl major here

>Tfw i actually like physics and would enjoy staying up problem solving
>Tfw my backup plan (nuclear engineering) isn't too far away from major.

Brb 60k starting brb only 40-50hour weeks. Brb I actually have a life outside of work.

None of the 70hr week investment banking crap.

Start college in 1yr, can't wait.

sm

plenty of people think they'd enjoy majoring in engineering just because they "enjoy" physics. smh. i've seen a lot of dreams getting crushed

[NeverGiveUp87]

Econ/Finance is for people too dumb/bad at math to do physics/engineering. Real talk, EE here, come at me gay boys

MEng in EE (electronic not electrical), PhD in nanotechnology (finishing stages) checking in. Aww yeah. Older bro did IB so I know what kind of complexes these people carry around. Money obsessed and never happy/10

[LimitBreak]

Econ/Finance is for people too dumb/bad at math to do physics/engineering. Real talk, EE here, come at me gay boys

Funny I've never seen a single chick in an Engineering Class, who is the ******* now ?!!!

[gainsgirl]

Would you say NYU is a target school? (No misc standards pls)

do you mean is it a target in general or a target for the bulge brackets? i'd say either way its second tier target (the ivies plus stanford and MIT are top tier) but you can strengthen your chances by getting part time internships at boutiques while you're in school and taking advantage of in-house info sessions.

[Stryfe14]

Yo OP are you on WSO?

I just started my ER summer analyst internship at a MM IB. Pay isnt that fancy (< 10k) but I just finished my freshman year so I wasnt expecting a lot.

Trying to get an AM gig up in NY/London for next summer.

[GoneTooSoon]

Econ/Finance is for people too dumb/bad at math to do physics/engineering. Real talk, EE here, come at me gay boys

Or people who find physics/engineering boring as ****

[Fsharpasharp]

Being hard in school =/= making money after graduation !!!

If you think a Ph.D in mathematics won't generate more income than a Ph.D in economics you're a fool man lol

[TheCurator]

True hard Economics degrees that get jobs take the following courses:

Econometrics I-III (if you don't know what's econometrics look it up)
Calc I-III
Linear Algebra
Differential Equations
Advanced Statistics
Hands on Analysis and Econometrics labs
Forecasting I-II
Advanced micro (derive all theory equations)
Advanced Macro (derive all theory equations)
Mathematical Economics I-II

Hahahahahaha that will take take you to second year of an engineering degree, let alone qualify as a math major, LET ALONE qualify as a pure math major.

[Fsharpasharp]

Hahahahahaha that will take take you to second year of an engineering degree, let alone qualify as a math major, LET ALONE qualify as a pure math major.

Finally someone who gets it...

[LimitBreak]

An Accounting degree with CPA > other business and economics undergraduate degrees

Grad level is a different though.

[TheCurator]

MEng in EE (electronic not electrical), PhD in nanotechnology (finishing stages) checking in. Aww yeah. Older bro did IB so I know what kind of complexes these people carry around. Money obsessed and never happy/10

My man.

[LimitBreak]

Hahahahahaha that will take take you to second year of an engineering degree, let alone qualify as a math major, LET ALONE qualify as a pure math major.

I didn't say that would qualify as 1/10 of a math major, but really who cares ! Econ teaches what is needed for real life analysis using economics and business as backbone, that's all.

Plus you'll need a PhD in econ to get a decent job. Many PhD's in econ had math Bachelors and masters just fyi.

[Stryfe14]

Hahahahahaha that will take take you to second year of an engineering degree, let alone qualify as a math major, LET ALONE qualify as a pure math major.

I don't understand why people are bashing Quant Econ majors here. So they don't take as many "pure" math classes as math majors? Who the **** cares? Go to an Ivy and try majoring in Econ and get back to us with how easy it was. The way I see it, an Econ degree is easier and will make you more money than a math major if you network correctly and get into a good entry level finance job. Do people really think that just because you took "harder" classes in college you're better than someone who got an econ degree and who's been working at Goldman Sachs for 4 years and is making upwards of 200k now?

What can you do with a Math (BS) degree anyway? Be a math professor? Your only options are to get your masters or get a PhD pretty much.

The only job I can think of that I would want to do after getting a math major would be to go in as a Quant at a hedge fund. But even then I would do a Math/CS dual degree because you'd need to know programming.

[Fsharpasharp]

I don't understand why people are bashing Quant Econ majors here. So they don't take as many "pure" math classes as math majors? Who the **** cares? Go to an Ivy and try majoring in Econ and get back to us with how easy it was.

What can you do with a Math (BS) degree anyway? Be a math professor? Your only options are to get your masters or get a PhD pretty much.

The only job I can think of that I would want to do after getting a math major would be to go in as a Quant at a hedge fund. But even then I would do a Math/CS dual degree because you'd need to know programming.

What can you do with an econ BS anyways? work at Starbucks? Yeah that's about it.
Even a math BS gives you better opportunities than an econ BS. math majors are smart enough to know they are going to go above and beyond a BS

[Stryfe14]

What can you do with an econ BS anyways? work at Starbucks? Yeah that's about it.
Even a math BS gives you better opportunities than an econ BS. math majors are smart enough to know they are going to go above and beyond a BS

I'm not going to give you a serious reply since you clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

[RaibeartBruis]

Future physics and nuclear engineering doubl major here

>Tfw i actually like physics and would enjoy staying up problem solving
>Tfw my backup plan (nuclear engineering) isn't too far away from major.

Brb 60k starting brb only 40-50hour weeks. Brb I actually have a life outside of work.

None of the 70hr week investment banking crap.

Start college in 1yr, can't wait.

Emphasis on future. Good luck with your burnout goals in 2013 and beyond.

[TheCurator]

I didn't say that would qualify as 1/10 of a math major, but really who cares ! Econ teaches what is needed for real life analysis using economics and business as backbone, that's all.

Plus you'll need a PhD in econ to get a decent job. Many PhD's in econ had math Bachelors and masters just fyi.

Haha ok someome said econ was practically a math major, I assumed it was you, my bad cuz

[Fsharpasharp]

I'm not going to give you a serious reply since you clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

Age: 19
LMAO your opinion is invalid


>>>teen misc

[Time2bringitout]

Unless you go to Harvard you're not getting a good job with that piece of **** econ/finance major. You're just a liberal arts slack jawed ***got who can't do math.


Math major>>>>>>>>>>>fast food management>>>>econ/finance

Fail, it is all about internships you idiot.

[Time2bringitout]

As an engineering grad I would love to do something in finance etc. It is repetitive and brings good money BUT too many hours.

[TheCurator]

I don't understand why people are bashing Quant Econ majors here. So they don't take as many "pure" math classes as math majors? Who the **** cares? Go to an Ivy and try majoring in Econ and get back to us with how easy it was. The way I see it, an Econ degree is easier and will make you more money than a math major if you network correctly and get into a good entry level finance job. Do people really think that just because you took "harder" classes in college you're better than someone who got an econ degree and who's been working at Goldman Sachs for 4 years and is making upwards of 200k now?

What can you do with a Math (BS) degree anyway? Be a math professor? Your only options are to get your masters or get a PhD pretty much.

The only job I can think of that I would want to do after getting a math major would be to go in as a Quant at a hedge fund. But even then I would do a Math/CS dual degree because you'd need to know programming.

That post was in reply to whoever said an econ degree is practically a math major, which is a ridiculous assertion. I'm not bashing econ because its not as hard as math, I'm bashing it cause its boring as fukk

[Stryfe14]

Age: 19
LMAO your opinion is invalid


>>>teen misc

You're right. Someone who A) Is working in the industry right now, and B) Has immediate family with 20+ years in the buyside clearly wouldn't know what he's talking about when it comes to degrees and their opportunities in finance.

[Fsharpasharp]

You're right. Someone who A) Is working in the industry right now, and B) Has immediate family with 20+ years in the buyside clearly wouldn't know what he's talking about when it comes to degrees and their opportunities in finance.

>Age 19
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_picking_(fallacy)


Please go

[DiseasedScrotum]

this means nothing

It means everything you idiot.