<p>So IF you guys were in my situation:
BUSINESS Major with marketing CONCENTRATION with only 3semesters to finish,including this fall. </p>
<p>Would you change concentrations or stick with marketing?
Considering I’m already 1yr ahead of my game, switching concentrations will delay me another year. I graduated HS in 09 and if I stick with marketing, I should have my BA in Spring 2012. If I change concentrations, I will get my BAor BS by spring 2013</p>
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<p>If you like Marketing, I would say stick with it (because you are already a year in - it might be a different situation if you were not). </p>
<p>1) If your school gives you any freedom in the curriculum through electives (I know this might not be the case), take courses that are as close as possible to real-world/practical and quantitative/analytical, both in marketing and other business subjects. Stay away from the easy “fun” courses that everyone wants to take.
2) Get as high a GPA as you possibly can from this point on. It is especially critical to graduate with a minimum of 3.5 (or maybe even higher with Marketing, to outweigh the disadvantage) in both your major and overall GPAs. If that isn’t possible, do your best to make straight As from now til graduation.
3) Try to get a summer internship during your last summer (wait, you said you have three semesters left but graduating at end of next semester? typo?).
4) Do anything extracurricularly you can that will add meaningful, high-value items to your resume (or potential interview examples/stories). Don’t allow anything to interfere with grades though, unless maybe if it is significant networking opportunities.
5) When you graduate, search far and wide for jobs, with good resumes, good cover letters, and good interview preparation.</p>
<p>sorry, I graduate in spring 2012 (3yrs after graduating high school) if I stick with marketing.
If I SWITCH concentrations to like finance or management, I will be graduating in spring of 2013(4yrs after graduating high school)</p>
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<p>Anyone? ?</p>
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<p>So I made up my mind, I’m going to switch from marketing to finance. Its going to set me back one year but I think a degree in finance will have beyyer job prospects </p>
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<p>I have a bunch of marketing experience, was a sales manager, and I am also considering majoring in it. The real money in marketing is based on commission. I have no problem being paid on pure commission and actually prefer it. In answer to your question, most marketing majors are paid on an hourly + commission basis or just pure commission. It’s terrifying to face the uncertainty of a stable paycheck, but once you get you get used to it you won’t want to go back.</p>
<p>Most sales jobs involve soliciting of some sort. Most involve either telemarketing or direct marketing. I have done both and have exceled in both. Direct marketing seems to be better because if you are selling something to someone in person, after someone else seems them buy your product it can create a domino effect and then everyone will want to buy your product. This doesn’t really happen in telemarketing.</p>
<p>I’ve known a few people who majored in marketing in undergrad and did literally nothing with it. One girl is working as a secretary making single-digit hourly wages. They were not exceptional students, just thought that the major would bring in big bucks and slid through their courses with no ambition.</p>
<p>Still, an advanced degree in marketing opens up more opportunities. MBAs offer concentrations in marketing, and there are MA/MS programs in marketing, as well as PhD programs. Students in these graduate programs make considerably more fresh out of school than the average undergrad in marketing ever would (which probably doesn’t sound surprising). </p>
<p>A lot of it has to do with networking more than the classes you take. If you know people, and keep in touch (not so much as friends, but respectable acquaintances), you give yourself even more opportunities to hear about job openings and have an “in” with companies by being recommended. This is crucial. It is self-promotion. </p>
<p>Now, these options are only good if you love marketing and really want to pursue a job in it. If not, then perhaps taking some other courses, minoring/majoring in something else might help. If the passion’s not there, neither will the opportunities.</p>
<p>Thanks to all of you who replied and shared your experiences.they’ve been really helpful. My problem is i can’t really tell you what a marketer does thus I don’t know if I truly enjoy it</p>
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