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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hire on Wall Street and would strongly prefer Econ major[/quote]

can you say why? [/quote]

NP. Because economics is a science, requires a lot of math and it takes some smarts to do well in it. "Business" is a mishmash that includes much less math (ie. hard courses) and more soft, fun things like "marketing."

Anyone with any hiring power knows that.[/quote]
+1 My firm, large bank, always pick Econ major over Business major when hiring undergrad. MBA hiring is entirely different.[/quote]

By this logic you would choose Penn Econ over Wharton? What I am trying to elicit here is if a very top undergrad business major is a bit different. [/quote]
I don’t think there’s much of a difference. Id chose a Harvard or Uchicago Econ grad over a Wharton grad 9 times out of 10. My firm requires hard, technical skills and we hire quantitative-minded undergrads. The Econ  grads have much more rigorous math backgrounds than the business grads, no matter the school.[/quote]

What would your opinion be of a 4.0 student with Econ-Math degree from a lower ranked but reputable school ?[/quote]

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