I went to a pretty prestigious US college, rhymes with Bratwurst, and at such places they don’t really let you major in useful things. Even Econ, which would be the most “businessy” major isn’t really that useful. I majored in something slightly less useful than gay-transgender-african-american-homosexual-eskimo studies.
In any case, I find the CFA program has been useful for me somewhat in making the argument that I’m just not another snooty liberal arts grad that can’t deal with “hard science” or whatever it is you call it.
Still, I can say without a drop of doubt, that it has not been as useful as being able to put my school on my CV. But..
My school, has not been nearly as useful as me just being a decent reasonable person, not terrible looking, smart enough, and overall a pleasure to work with. For all you qualification hunters trying find a linear route into whatever field it is you are trying to break into, I would suggest working on those soft skills because odds are that is where you are lacking. This goes double for all you Asian math whizzes.
a) Join a Gym; go on a diet
b) Buy some decent clothes. Not flashy, but quality.
c) Read a few self help books on how to do deal with humans and most importantly how to at least pretend to empathize.
d) Learn how to charm the pants off of women.
e) Try reading and talking about something that will demonstrate that you are an interesting, intelligent, and thoughtful person. Perhaps take up an interesting hobby unrelated to World of Warcraft or anything involving magic. Don’t be just an automaton of quant.
At the end of the day we all need to take a good look at ourselves in the mirror and work on our weak points, which we all have.