> People going into finance were less likely to say they gained an “in-depth knowledge of a field” or that they better understood “the process of science and ex

> People going into finance were less likely to say they gained an “in-depth knowledge of a field” or that they better understood “the process of science and experimentation” after their four years at MIT. Maybe that's because most jobs on Wall Street aren't that technical? A huge part of the job of an investment banker is learning how to socialize with rich folks and sell investment products to them. The president of Morgan Stanley gave a talk at my college and made it very explicit: "At Morgan Stanley, you are a salesman first". That's what the job is.