By the way, I find it confusing that the article states that finance and consulting is the result of poorly chosen majors. That's the kind of thinking you apply

By the way, I find it confusing that the article states that finance and consulting is the result of poorly chosen majors. That's the kind of thinking you apply to kids who picked Jazz Theory and then realized that La La Land is nearly pure Hollywood fantasy (the ending anyways). Those business/biz-econ/business admin/econ classrooms are filled with kids who have no delusion about what they're getting themselves into it. They're in it for the money and a shot at being hired by the big shot names on Wall Street. They're either passionate about the money, or they just want a stable life with money. And the entire undergrad experience of those two fields of study do a pretty swell job of weeding kids out. Business Frats, Clubs, Societies -- the emphasis on networking and internships. Like, the classroom experience might be less rigorous compared to your average pre-med student but make no mistake getting a job on Wall Street requires a lot of work. Just a very different kind of work. It is also the only high status step outside of medicine and law. Or claiming fame via Hollywood (in which nepotism runs rampant) or Athletics (in which your ability to gain status is almost entirely decided by whether or not you were born a genetic outlier). The first two require a lot more schooling and particular academic talent. The last two are basically moonshots and the road to fame littered with failed attempts. So finance it is.