Who Majored in Economics?

See, that's the thing. If I graduate in 4 years, there will be very strong forces pushing towards just being a beach bum after I graduate

I sort of got over the whole frat party thing. I'm really more into private parties, which I don't feel I need to be in college in enjoy. My main activity at Penn is the International Affairs Association. We have waaaaaaaay too much fun. But, I think most of that is a work hard/play hard thing...IE, when we have conferences we work 18+ hours a day, and then party hard around that. If I get with the "right" bank, and like the people there, I'd like to think I could have a similar sense of comraderie.

I mean, either way, its going to be one of those "what if" things for the rest of my life. If I graduate a year early, I know that I'll have missed a fun year of college. But if I don't, who knows what types of opportunities I could have missed? As you guys can tell, I'm still pretty torn on it, but my intuition tells me there's something good in store for me if I graduate early. If nothing else, then I can guilt my parents into putting that extra $40,000 towards my MBA

 

I'm majoring in Econ at LSU andI'll be graduating next spring after 3 years. I'm planning on going to law school and I'm taking the LSAT this Saturday. I initially thought about going the masters route but decided that a law degree is more versatile and I wouldn't pigeon-hole myself into the whole accounting/finance area of business (which I do not enjoy that much). I'm glad to see that there are more econ people around than there seems to be where I am. Out of 35,000 people there are around 60 econ majors and I end up having most of my classes with the same people. As far as internships go I'm hoping to get an internship on Capital Hill over the summer and use it to earn some econ credit.

 

I wonder if you will see more problems finding a NY job graduating in 3 years then 4.

As you can expect I haven't spoken to any of my friends that are I-banking, but if and when I do talk to them, I will inquire about 3 year grads.

Most of them spent a semester internship (or 2) in New York and still struggled to keep their positions. All of them came from MIT, Columbia, Yale, Penn, and Georgetown. So as long as the grades are there.. you will have the credentials (just get some experience).

 

I'm actually looking primarily in LA. Although, LA is actually more competitive than NY, simply since there arn't that many jobs.

I've talked to bankers (and recruiters) at a bunch of firms, and they've actually said that they view graduating in 3 years as a positive, since it shows dedication and hard work. It really doesn't seem to have hurt me in any way yet.

 

Commerce degree with majors in Economics, Commercial Law and Management. Have been a Financial Adviser for the last 10 years, previously Financial Manager for a Non-profit organization.

I agree that your majors are not what will make you succeed, but it does open the right doors for you.

 

I'm considering one possible part of a double major= economics/political science
Or maybe a custom degree which would include those two and history.

I consider myself of the austrian school (mises.org)

 

My most interesting class by far was energy economics.

 

Agree.
I also has a BS in Economics, from Pepperdine University.
When I want to take an Master's degree I asked my professor should I take a Masters degree in Econ, he told me to get a moer practical major, unless I want to teach as a professor later on.
I got an MBA in international business (but still thinks that I should have taken MBA in Finance instead).
Currently I'm a fund manager.

Econ is the most fun-to-learn subject IMHO.

 

Mike, Congrats on graduating early. I currently work in international development and am finishing a Political Science degree. It has been my experience that while finishing earlier for your BS can be great, the MS is a time to soak the information in, so take your time. BTW, some firms will help pay for the masters. Good luck.

 

I know, to some people, PhDs don't mean much in the way of actual job performance, professionalism, personal character, etcetera, but three...? Especially the last two...? Mechanical engineering and theoretical physics...? If this is the stuff that relaxes you, I can only imagine the stuff that would stress you out...

"Uh, Doctor, can you fact-check my blueprints for time travel...?"

"Not now, I'm relaxing...!!! ...now where was I...? Ah, yes, e=mc2..."

 

A little update. I was offered a position at UBS in New York for this summer, and I am accepting. I'm extremely excited about it. Their training program is arguably the best, everybody I've meet has been amazing, it's a firm on the attack, and I'll be living in NY for a few months!

Today I got a call from Citigroup, who said they were interested in me for their Palo Alto office (I had applied and thought I didn't make preselect, but apparently they wanted to interview me anyway). So, I guess I can't really say that I've been hurt by graduating a year early.

On the downside, I spilled water on my laptop on Monday. I'm in a computer lab right now, and will basically be out of commission until IBM sends it back to me sometime next week. Thank god I had accident coverage. My sister did the same thing to hers and it would have cost $900 to fix without it! Mine may be worse though, cause I spilled a lot on it....oh well, we'll see.

 

I'm majoring at Econ at UT, and looking at double majoring in Finance. I should still be able to graduate in the same amount of time.

My career goals lean towards: Investment Banks, Wall Street Trader/Hedge Fund, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Real Estate Development.

I should be interning with a large Real Estate Developer that my best friend knows personally not this summer but the next, to get a good idea of the life style.

Of course, I too could EASILY take a year off after college and work a bartending job during the night and stay on the beach all day. I would love to work in California more than anywhere, so best of luck with that MBMike.

 

Why is that? In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of both?