<p>So I was recently admitted to UCLA as a transfer for fall 2011. I was a 3.85 TAP applicant which BizEcon and Philosophy as my alternate. I got into philosophy but most likely going to be switching into Math/Econ because I'm good at math and think it would be more marketable in the financial sector.</p>
<p>I have a couple choices right now that I'm weighing, and it's all causing me a lot of anxiety. I know I for sure want to work in finance, I'm just unsure which route will help me get there most efficiently. For instance, I spoke to a Econ counselor there recently and she told me I could possibly plead my case (even though it's frowned upon) to switch into BizEcon once there. So my choices are:</p>
<p>(1)- try my best to switch from Philosophy to Business Econ and passionately plead my case.
(2)- switch into Math/Econ (which I still have many prereqs for math left to complete at UCLA)
(3)- complete a major in Philosophy with a minor in Accounting and hope I can land a job</p>
<p>I know where I want to go, I just would like some info or advice on how to get there. Thanks</p>
<p>Try to post your questions on College Confidential Business Major to see if you get some response.</p>
<p>LOL Get out of philosophy. Seriously…
If i was a recruiter I’d be like…well, maybe you can help my clients when they’re depressed over their stocks or something…but what can you do in the finance sector??</p>
<p>Here’s what I would do:
Aren’t there Econ classes that you’d have to take for EITHER math econ or biz econ? (Pretty sure there are)
Take those, while pleading your case for bizecon (since that’s what you really want), and as a fallback (I say this because you seem to have a lot of anxiety over this) you will still have math econ.</p>
<p>As in EVERYTHING in life, it depends how BADLY you want it. The more you fight for it, the more chance you have getting it.
(You’ll hear this again from your 1b accounting prof David Ravetch if you take his class) ;)</p>
<p>Well, good luck.</p>
<p>Any of the economics majors and minor in philosophy problem solved</p>
<p>My issues aren’t really with the economics classes though, moreso with the math because I’m behind on the prereqs. I have an A+ in Calc2 right now but I still need Calc 3, Differentials, Linear algebra to even begin the major itself. If I got into BizEcon, I would just coast through as all the prereqs are already completed.</p>