If you learn a bit more application for your quant knowledge, eg operations research and resource modeling, I think you'd have pretty good luck even at non econ consulting firms.
To me it really sounds like OP just wants to know which one will land him a better future.
While it may be true in the past, neither of these degrees today will offer you an automatic entry to the upper middle spot in society you seek....
Seattle housing market is in the dumps right now. If you've got a decent job perhaps you can make a move to actually purchasing one at a good time.
Also, I think it depends on the kind of work/companies you're looking for.
I'm not sure how you expect to make it into buyside if you can't make i through one year of sellside, unless you're lateraling into some perfect lev finance position or something.
Pretty sure you're going to have a really tough time...
I've never had an pre-interview/recruiting dinner where a suit and tie to dinner looked out of place in the slightest. This especially applies since OP is talking about large national accounting firm. If it's PWC, I remember they treat...
