| Topic Name: |
Need Undergrad Help BAD... |
| Message Name: |
simple advice |
| Date Posted: |
09/20/2002 |
| In Reply To: |
I'm an Freshman at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. I could have gone to Duke or NYU, but because of various reasons (financial and family) I decided to go closer to home. I was rather ignorant of the whole Econ vs. U/G business subject, and applied to the University's business school (which is held in MUCH higher standing then any other college on campus). I was accepted into honors and given 1 of 8 partial scholarships. If I leave the business school I lose the scholarship...I've also done some research, and Deloitte Consulting (now Braxton or something) recruits heavily on campus, and there have been students that were hired by top-tier consulting firms and bulge bracket banks...So I thought I made the right choice choosing Finance over Econ...
Flash to now. I keep reading people say U/G business is useless, and I'm not really sure what to do. I'm good at math, but I HATE it, so engineering and tech is out of the question. Transferring and I'd lose my aid, and I've heard it's very hard to get aid as a transfer student...Also, I want to go to B-School eventually, and I don't want them to view my U/G business degree as "useless" as some of you put it...
A double major would yield a degree in Finance with a double major in that other subject, still a U/G business degree essentially though. I need advice. Am I blowing the issue out of proportion? Or do you think I should transfer to Liberal Arts college and go for econ (would require the math I hate)? Any suggestions are appreciated... |
| Message: |
Too many student change majors and choose certain courses, thinking that this will have a big impact on their future careers. This is only part of the story, however. I would say these things are 15% of landing a job. (of course I-banks love econ majors. no doubt about it.)
Still, not enough focus is paid on interviewing skills, networking, researching companies, and getting real job experience (internships in your case). These things are 85% of landing the job. If you choose classes and majors based on what excites you, then you will excel and you can focus on the important parts of getting these great jobs, such as interview skills.
So think about your academic career, but don't forget that it's only a small part of the process.
|
|
