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19 Mar 2009, 20:48
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I am taking 5 courses (as of now) in the spring, and of course I have the option to drop one if it isnt to interesting or I dont think it will really be as applicable to what I want to do as I thought. If I redo recruiting in the fall because I either dont get an offer or dont like the company, well then I might only take 3 so I dont have to worry about not getting as much out of a class while I am recruiting heavily.
Fin 1 and Fin 2 vs taking turbo...from what I know, the math in Turbo isnt the hard part its the volume of work and the pace its presented. Honestly if you have an engineering degree you wont find finance's math difficult, but learning the terms and how it all applies is more challenging. No matter how great you are with math, you still have to get the concepts. I think it depends on what you want to do. If you dont want to be a banker then I dont see the value in Turbo.
Personally, I would take Marketing in the fall if you arent doing finance for a job...for a few reasons. 1) Marketing actually has a much higher workload, so taking in the fall vs winter recruiting season is good. You have to prep lots for classes, participation counts more so missing classes hurts more, and the assignments take a lot longer to complete. 2) DECS and Accounting help you with Fin 1, there is definitely some overlap in concepts that make it easier to pick up the fin stuff after you have already been exposed to things. Fin relies on existing knowledge of these but its not the case the other way. 3) Usually there are two great marketing professors in the fall and can get in without bidding but in the winter you may have to bid hundreds of points to get the star professor. I say take Grayson, doesnt have the name that Hennessey has but he uses more international cases, focuses on quant more, and he is an awesome guy. Was definitely my favorite class and professor so far...which is impressive since I dont want to go into marketing.
Fin 1 and Fin 2 vs taking turbo...from what I know, the math in Turbo isnt the hard part its the volume of work and the pace its presented. Honestly if you have an engineering degree you wont find finance's math difficult, but learning the terms and how it all applies is more challenging. No matter how great you are with math, you still have to get the concepts. I think it depends on what you want to do. If you dont want to be a banker then I dont see the value in Turbo.
Personally, I would take Marketing in the fall if you arent doing finance for a job...for a few reasons. 1) Marketing actually has a much higher workload, so taking in the fall vs winter recruiting season is good. You have to prep lots for classes, participation counts more so missing classes hurts more, and the assignments take a lot longer to complete. 2) DECS and Accounting help you with Fin 1, there is definitely some overlap in concepts that make it easier to pick up the fin stuff after you have already been exposed to things. Fin relies on existing knowledge of these but its not the case the other way. 3) Usually there are two great marketing professors in the fall and can get in without bidding but in the winter you may have to bid hundreds of points to get the star professor. I say take Grayson, doesnt have the name that Hennessey has but he uses more international cases, focuses on quant more, and he is an awesome guy. Was definitely my favorite class and professor so far...which is impressive since I dont want to go into marketing.
20 Mar 2009, 01:08
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River.. Thanks for the awesome post.
Just wanted to clarify:
1. You're saying that people going into banking should take turbo fin and not fin 1 and fin 2? What about taking turbo fin versus waiving fin 1 and taking fin 2?
2. Based on what you said taking Marketing in the fall sounds like a good idea. Is it not possible to take turbo fin/fin 2 and marketing in the fall? Or is it just not a good idea to take Marketing if you are recruiting for finance?
Just wanted to clarify:
1. You're saying that people going into banking should take turbo fin and not fin 1 and fin 2? What about taking turbo fin versus waiving fin 1 and taking fin 2?
2. Based on what you said taking Marketing in the fall sounds like a good idea. Is it not possible to take turbo fin/fin 2 and marketing in the fall? Or is it just not a good idea to take Marketing if you are recruiting for finance?
20 Mar 2009, 09:18
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yellowjacket
I say that because you are going to want to take more of the advanced finance electives and Turbo is the quickest way to get there. Also if you dont have a finance background, I think it shows you are definitely serious about it.
yellowjacket
You can do that but you will have to waive out of accounting, the decision science (stats). Waiving out of DECS is not too hard, you can take a test and get out of it rather easily if you want to.
