[b_m_k]

Which would employers prefer for IB?

I would have thought Cell Biology because it's more analytical and science based?

[non]

(Original post by b_m_k)
Which would employers prefer for IB?

I would have thought Cell Biology because it's more analytical and science based?

You're right cell biology.

[lego]

If you want to go in banking why do a degree in cell biology?

[Industrious Orca]

(Original post by lego)
If you want to go in banking why do a degree in cell biology?

Why not?

[lego]

It's a legitimate question, don't act like it isn't.

[non]

(Original post by lego)
It's a legitimate question, don't act like it isn't.

There aren't any specific degree to get into banking except the banking Cass degree but anything from from Cambridge and many other universities would be more suitable. I can't believe people think that exonomics is the only degree to get into banking anything quantitative is most suitable so cell biology is fine. Lots of people go in to banking with biology degrees.

[Industrious Orca]

(Original post by lego)
It's a legitimate question, don't act like it isn't.

Degree subject doesn't matter, so why not do cell biology? Admittedly, York isn't the best place to study it, especially when the same grades would get the OP into Warwick (i think), but cell biology itself isn't a bad degree.

You sound like one of those people who thinks that economics teaches students how to be investment bankers.

[lego]

Where did I say that economics is the only degree to get into banking?

[lego]

Seriously where did I say anything about economics?

[non]

(Original post by lego)
Seriously where did I say anything about economics?

You don't but you sound like the typical person who says it. So what's wrong with OPs degree?

[Industrious Orca]

(Original post by lego)
Where did I say that economics is the only degree to get into banking?

As above, by slamming the thought that a cell biology degree would get someone into banking, you sound like the kind of person who believes it can only be done with an economics degree. Are you going to answer my question as to why a cell biology degree can't get you into banking?

[TomasK]

(Original post by Industrious Orca)
Degree subject doesn't matter, so why not do cell biology? Admittedly, York isn't the best place to study it, especially when the same grades would get the OP into Warwick (i think), but cell biology itself isn't a bad degree.

You sound like one of those people who thinks that economics teaches students how to be investment bankers.

I guess it could be because York has a relatively strong biology department.

[lego]

(Original post by non)
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(Original post by Industrious Orca)
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You can both continue arguing with this imaginary version of me if you want. I never said these things.

[non]

(Original post by lego)
You can both continue arguing with this imaginary version of me if you want. I never said these things.

Cool story bro conversation over.

[Industrious Orca]

(Original post by TomasK)
I guess it could be because York has a relatively strong biology department.

Yes, York has a very good department for the molecular and cellular side. Of course, as you're aware, IBs don't tend to take that kind of thing into account, and hence a better university overall with a worse biology department, like Warwick, would be a better choice for the OP.

[TomasK]

(Original post by Industrious Orca)
Yes, York has a very good department for the molecular and cellular side. Of course, as you're aware, IBs don't tend to take that kind of thing into account, and hence a better university overall with a worse biology department, like Warwick, would be a better choice for the OP.

Yeah, not denying that, but I guess if one's not dead set on IB that is quite reasonable to select an academically stronger department, esp if there's a chance that the OP would end up doing a MSc/PhD.

[Industrious Orca]

(Original post by lego)
You can both continue arguing with this imaginary version of me if you want. I never said these things.

Okay; I've re-read your post and basically i think you were being genuine. With banking it's the university that matters, while what course you study doesn't matter much at all. So by studying cell biology, OP would be able to get into banking. The banks are looking for skills, rather than people who have learnt banking in university basically, and any decent degree (english literature, biology, physics, history etc) will teach them these skills. So the reason for doing a cell biology degree would probably be that OP enjoys the subject, but not enough to do it for more than 3 years, and also, as there is no specific 'investment banking degree' OP has little choice but to choose an unrelated degree.

[Industrious Orca]

(Original post by TomasK)
Yeah, not denying that, but I guess if one's not dead set on IB that is quite reasonable to select an academically stronger department, esp if there's a chance that the OP would end up doing a MSc/PhD.

Yeah, although Warwick vs York isn't going to make much difference for research; a first from either trumps a 2.1 from the other. Maybe there are researchers at York who are doing work into areas that the OP finds interesting and therefore he can take modules in those areas. Apart from that added knowledge where he would need it (ie: areas that he wants to do research in) there's not much in the way of other reasons to favour York.

Of course, the other thing we could bring up is the fact that OP is asking whether to do history and philospohy, or cell biology, so they don't seem to focused on a career in research.

[TomasK]

(Original post by Industrious Orca)
Yeah, although Warwick vs York isn't going to make much difference for research; a first from either trumps a 2.1 from the other. Maybe there are researchers at York who are doing work into areas that the OP finds interesting and therefore he can take modules in those areas. Apart from that added knowledge where he would need it (ie: areas that he wants to do research in) there's not much in the way of other reasons to favour York.

Of course, the other thing we could bring up is the fact that OP is asking whether to do history and philospohy, or cell biology, so they don't seem to focused on a career in research.

Final argument - York is nicer than Coventry, heh.

[amholcroft]

(Original post by TomasK)
Final argument - York is nicer than Coventry, heh.

True Cov is a **** hole! But most Warwick students are to boring and scared to go into it they all go to leamington.

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