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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could the people saying they went into investment banking or became a CEO please give more detail about how? It’s hard to see the connection otherwise. Maybe it was just that these companies recruited heavily from their Ivy League school and it literally wouldn’t have mattered what they had studied?[/quote]

History and Econ major. Honors program in history.  First job was trading futures at the CME in Chicago. History major was invaluable. Had to read fast and assimilate large amounts of information and assign priorities to that information. Plus, trading required a constant ongoing holistic awareness - particularly when it came to eclipsing losses. Had to do lots of algebra on the fly and some stats but no more. Saved every penny and went to a top law school - top of the class and law review editor. The history major wasn’t just a credential but rather developed skills. I started university behind academically as a scholarship athlete and poor kid entirely on my own at age 18. Incredibly grateful to that honors program for catching me up.  Best experience of my life, nothing has ever come close. My identical twin was a world renowned PhD in Econ and I could hold my own in discussions with him. We both realized the limits of our skills but together we collectively believed ourselves capable.  We were pleased to escape the athletic life - teaching and coaching - of our peers in athletics. . Nothing wrong at all with those careers - they just weren't in our field of interest and I don’t think we would have have been effective in them. [/quote]

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