Reddit reviews Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs

Read this book: https://www.amazon.com/Pedigree-How-Elite-Students-Jobs/dp/0691169276

Your major doesn't matter as much as you think. What matters are your extra-curriculars, awards and achievements, and most importantly, your ability to network.

Finance firms look for “culture fits”; in other words, students with high levels of cultural capital who would be able to work “on brand” with the firm. The goal is not to recruit talent based upon merit, but to recruit employees who can maintain a reputable, luxurious, and elite picture of the firm that they represent.

Which is why I prefaced my first comment with "some industries".

This is a real phenomenon. There's a book on it showing active discrimination in investment banking, consulting and law against people who don't appear "well bred".

I don't agree with all of the author's conclusions but a good chunk hold weight.

https://www.amazon.com/Pedigree-How-Elite-Students-Jobs/dp/0691169276