<p>Hello. I'm currently going through my junior year in high school and I'm wondering if Cornell offers business degrees that would set me up for a MBA. If anyone can give me details any business majors at Cornell, and what school to look at, it would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>An undergrad business degree doesn't help in MBA admissions, and the skills imparted are largely redundant. My guess is that MBA programs would rather you applied technical acumen from another degree towards the business world. </p>
<p>But if you'd like to study business as an undergrad anyway, all of Cornell's seven undergraduate colleges except Architecture have business-related programs that focus on different areas. </p>
<p>Arts: Economics (more theoretical & policy-oriented)
Ag: Applied Economics and Management (the most "vanilla" business program at Cornell)
ILR: Industrial & Labor Relations emphasizes the people-side of business, and students often go to HR/organizational development/management consulting
Hotel Admin: Focuses on hospitality industry, but also related areas like real estate
Engineering: Operations Research- Financial Engineering more quantitative, focuses on operations, logistics, quant modeling. There's also a scholarship program that encourages OR students at Cornell to go to Johnson for their MBA.
Hum Ec: Policy Analysis & Management. More on the policy-side, but good for some niche areas like health care management. </p>
<p>Again, to MBA programs, it's not what your undergrad major was, it's how you used it.</p>
<p>Ren basically nailed but also remeber that the contract colleges in particular are very fit based and without relevent work/ec experiences you could be a harvard level applicant and still not have a prayer (iapplying to hotel with no hospitality experience).</p>
<p>I think I should be more specific. If I was looking to major in Animal Biology/Zoology, and I also wanted to obtain a degree that would enable me to find a job that would set me up for a MBA, how would I go about doing that?</p>
<p>You can get any major you want and go to any biz school in the countryso long as your grades/internships are good enough. Do you have any fmaily/friend connections.</p>
<p>No, but I'm looking into a MBA because I don't want to be stuck with only a zoology degree, or salary. I'm looking to do something over the summer if I can. What type of internships should I be looking for? Any specific activities?</p>
<p>Why don't you try working at a Vet's office, or maybe the local zoo? I don't know. </p>
<p>Also, if you're a HS student, don't worry about getting an MBA just yet. First worry about getting into college, then getting your bachelor's...an MBA is far down the road.</p>
<p>I don't understand what you mean by "another degree." You mean a second major that would "set you up for an MBA?" Again, you can get a BS in Animal Science (or anything else), and you don't need another degree to enroll in an MBA program. Do you just want to be an animal science major for fun, and then get the MBA for the salary of something completely unrelated? An MBA is a <em>means</em>, not an end.</p>
<p>You don't need to worry about an MBA right now. You'll change your mind about getting your MBA right after undergrad once you get to college and see how things work.</p>
<p>an MBA is often just a way to move up the corporate ladder once you already have a job (hence the popularity of evening and online MBAs)...</p>
<p>i'm sure there are animal science majors who place into jobs in the business worlds (i thought i heard that an animal science major was more about the food industry than the actual zoology of it)</p>
<p>Relative to a previous comment, I would not classify AEM as the "vanilla" business program at Cornell. It is, in fact the only AACSB Accredited Business program at Cornell. Cornell's AEM and Penn's Wharton are the only two AACSB business programs in the Ivy League. That being said, you can study anything to go for your MBA in the future, and the other programs described by Ren were accurate. Most top grad schools want some work experience between undergrad and grad. </p>
<p>If you are interested in business and Animal Biology/Zoology - CALS (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) would be a good fit for you. You can double major in Animal Science and AEM, or do a major/minor. Cornell supports the blend of business and science. In fact, in 2004 they established a professorship in business and science (see article:CALS</a> News Archive: Susan Lynch Professorship)</p>
<p>As I understand, that's what "vanilla" means-- it's closest to the typical business curriculum (ie it would be accredited by the AACSB).</p>
<p>I misunderstood your use of "vanilla". I thought you meant "plain" or "ordinary". It is, in fact, an extraordinary business program.</p>
<p>A student in one of my classes last year (I'm in AEM) is either double majoring in AEM/Bio or doing a major/minor... I don't remember. Anyway, the point is, he told me that his intention is to eventually go into the business side of the pharmeceutical industry, so he felt a strong science background would be beneficial. I think it will make him a interesting job candidate. </p>
<p>Regarding the original question about which program would set you up for an MBA - I agree with the above posters. You do not need to have an undergraduate degree in business to go to grad school. You will need significant work experience, good GMATs, high GPA, etc. to get into a top ten program.</p>