Growing up in Nepal, Mayanka Dahal ’25 always knew he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and create an impact in the world through finance. Flash forward, he attends Oberlin, and accepts a placement as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs. How did Mayanka turn his dreams into a reality? It is clear that this was made possible through a combination of Mayanka's drive as well as Oberlin's finance programs and resources. He was a member of the Oberlin finance club, and took advantage of classes such as Principles of Finance with M. Udara Peiris and Money and Banking with John Duca. He pursued related Winter Term projects and summer internships, most recently at Bank of America in Debt Capital Markets. He credits Oberlin’s blend of economics and finance with providing him the foundation necessary for his future career. "Oberlin gave me the freedom to find my way in finance, and now, with the new financial economics major, I’m excited for future students to have a more s...