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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the age of this college scandal, what are the majors that people that get in through back doors can’t hack? I feel like job recruiters/grad schools should look at majors, rather than specific colleges.[/quote]

I'm not sure that the hardest degree is always the best if you are most concerned about job recruiting. DS just got though all of the math courses required for physics plus about half of his physics courses and is considering switching to a finance degree because at his school (Emory) he sees that most of the recruiting is done out of the undergraduate business school. It makes me kind of sad that businesses can't think outside the box when it comes to liberal arts majors, including physics.[/quote]

I used to interview and hire for Microsoft. If the candidate sitting across from me had a physics degree he started the interview on second base. Granted I was hiring developer types but I never met a physics major that was not incredibly bright. Tell your son to stick it out - and if he wants Wall Street they want quants and they will appreciate the value of a physics major.

And btw if said candidate was a musician they started the interview on third base and if they happened to be left handed well then I pretty much asked them when they could start :-)

Congrats to your son.[/quote]

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