<p>anieo, I was not aware of this new course do you have a link to any information?
Without reading further info on the courses content its hard to say but most places should do 1 lower 2 upper, reluctant to comment without at least reading a syllabus.</p>
<p>Churchy, I don’t know much about the new course. Only because it applies to people in the '08-'10 catalog and I’m in the '06-'08. The course number should be STA371G.</p>
<p>Hi guys, I’m an exchange student and I will study in Mc combs during the upcoming semester. Honestly, I am a little bit afraid of doing courses in US, especially after I quickly going through the introduction of each course during course selection stage. Tons of essays are likely to be my nightmare since firstly English is my second language and moreover I rarely wrote essays in my home university…umm, which is in australia. I have to say it is increditably hard to get a high grade in aussie, most grades are ranging from 60 to 70 even some ppl usually have to study overnight duting final exams. However, either accounting or finance curriculums only required stuffs like quiz, presentations and final exams, essays and participation would not be a majority of our marks. Some ppl above comment as ‘Mc Combs is never going to be easy’ and some says it teaching with out acadamic chanllenge…which made me extremely confused. Anyway,I don’t wanna get stuck on exchange cuz all i expect is enjoying life~( sounds like a lazybone I know^^) can any one tell me something about how you cope with studies in McCombs and yea, how many essays you have to deal with each semester?</p>
<p>dont go for papers with large essay/writing content.</p>
<p>DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT, take BA324. Stay away, at all costs. It is writing intensive and graded strictly. Additionally, it is extremely time consuming, and you want to have fun (6th street?, :)), not be stuck editing resumes, cover letters, and bound reports. </p>
<p>Most classes I have taken, generally do not have a large essay component (it is rather hard to assign an accounting essay). If they do have any substantial essay assignments, I find they are generally graded leniently, or often, simply completion grades.</p>
<p>You’ll have to skip class frequently or not study at all to get a 60 or 70 in most classes. Go to class. You will most likely earn at least a B if you go to every class. Go to class. Go to office hours. If you do these things, you should be fine.</p>
<p>60-70 is a C+/B- in Australia. marking bands are different hence everything is marked harder so similar numbers of A’s and B’s should occur.</p>
<p>Last year I got to visit South Africa, and a friend of my dad’s, an assistant professor, showed us around. It was exam time, so I helped him grade some tests. At one point, I told him, “Wow, the students aren’t doing very well!” There were a lot of grades in the upper 70s and lower 80s. He looked puzzled, and told me that those were pretty good scores! Very different than the US.</p>
<p>Thank you so much guys and your hints as well. Yet I did choose a course, FIN 370, which was stuck with a ‘W’ sign. It seems like the writing component will inevitably to be a large proportion of the assessment. Has any one done that course before or any courses with ‘W’ ? howz your feel?</p>
<p>btw, actually we don’t run A, B or C for grading in australia, instead of that, it was called High Distinction, distinction, credit or pass. The number of people who get HD average when he graduating from uni can be counted by fingers and distinction is extremely fair enough…Mainelonghorn was right: ‘very different than the US!!’.</p>
<p>A mate mentioned the 6th st. for hving fun on last page, where and what’s that?</p>
<p>Why all the McCombs bashing? Business undergrad in general is not an extremely difficult program at any school. Most schools a “business” undergrad is the default (as Liberal Arts/Natural Science are at UT). Texas just happens to have an extremely good program that will set up their graduates with jobs and a good degree on their resume.</p>
<p>I’m not in McCombs but I have a couple friends who have a 3.6 and 4.0 and they said its definitely manageable and do not study as much as some of the harder majors. But it’s business, how hard can it be? Economics is in CoLA and that major is more difficult than any schools in McCombs.</p>
<p>Thank you Psych!. Would disagree that economics is more difficult than any major in B-school however. Accounting is very “taxing”. </p>
<p>Part of that has to do with the economics department becoming a haven for “McCombs rejects”, which brings down the overall quality of the students and class rigor. It’s not as quant/calc heavy as it should be, even in upper division.</p>
<p>sorry for the bump!</p>
<p>I totally agree with @Psych “business” at most schools isnt hard at all. I have heard of Mccombs being slack though, but its a good program so why not. @navy’s right, economics is a haven for Mccombs rejects. </p>
<p>im not sure about the whole undergrad business thing being a joke, but a lot of good schools dont have undergraduate business programs.</p>
<p>Not to ■■■■■, but I think a Bachelors Degree in Business is pretty useless (in terms of prospective careers). I mean, what do you actually learn, and what kind of career can you hope to achieve with a business degree? Is it just an undergraduate preparation for the GMAT?</p>
<p>well i think a ba in Accounting is useful / wait lol most people get a masters just to sit for the CPA exam / then they get a good job</p>
<p>Lol @ Alexlin, accounting is not easy and I can tell you there is much to learn. </p>
<p>This seems like a ego fight and bashing is usually the product. Try taking intermediate accounting with your spare electives(would need pre-reqs.) and see for yourself the difficulty and how heavy the course load can be. In general, I would not compare majors to be easier than the other without comparing the career opportunities and their job market. Each major has its own rigor within their degree plans along with a few easy courses that depend heavily on your professors. I find it astonishing at those individuals who bash McCombs without knowing the amount of knowledge and money these individuals receive when they graduate. With or without an MPA. Just google the top 10 majors that make the most starting salaries. Here’s one: [Best</a> College Majors To Make Money](<a href=“Best Career Products and Services – ArticlesBase.com”>Best Career Products and Services – ArticlesBase.com) There is a reason why they earn more than other majors.</p>
<p>@ Pier, undergrads in accounting have a huge job market and start off around 40k-60k. Theres a big thread that you posted in on the business major section on this forum. The starting avg. salaries for BBA majors are below:</p>
<p>BBA Class of 2009 $58,428
avg. salary: $52,502
avg. bonus: $5,926.<br>
[News</a> & Information from the McCombs School of Business - The University of Texas at Austin](<a href=“http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/facts/]News”>http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/facts/)</p>
<p>Acquiring a CPA does open up doors for you and equals to a higher salary. Also, McCombs does require 1 lower division statistics and 1 upper division statistics. I was sad when I found out last year :(. </p>
<p>2008-2010 [Degree</a> Plans - Undergraduate Programs - The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin](<a href=“http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/major/degreeplans/index.asp]Degree”>http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/major/degreeplans/index.asp)</p>
<p>yea i read about it, like you said a CPA is what you need to advance your career. </p>
<p>Why were you sad? your not good at statistics?</p>
<p>@DenuMX: </p>
<p>When I said business majors, I wasn’t referring to accounting majors, but Business Administration or Management-type degrees. I’m sorry, I should’ve been clearer on my phrasing. </p>
<p>I mean… accounting students have a palatable job market because their major is in itself vocational. But, what exactly do you bring to the table with a degree in business administration that makes you an asset to a potential employer? No one actually graduates out of college into an entry-level job that requires them to manage any sector of a company. Unless you’re taking a management job at McDonald’s, you start out at the bottom, and through experience, rise through the ranks, and even at McDonald’s I doubt they would hire managers without prior experience in fast food. Good leadership and communication skills don’t require an undergraduate degree in Business Administration, an English Major could do the same thing given the job experience, and then proceed get an MBA if more advanced qualifications are required. Plus, considering that business is one of the most if not the most popular concentrations amongst undergraduates, the market for them is over-saturated. Liberal Arts/Science majors with padded resumes out of college and who can nail an interview can get hired to the same positions. </p>
<p>Also, to address your point on the accounting courses, as a mathematics/actuarial science student, I’m actually taking a few financial math courses, specifically, “Intermediate Financial Accounting I” next fall. But unless it’s leagues harder than Intro to Financial Accounting, I have bigger fish to fry.</p>
<p>Lol comparing a business major who has studied the chains of supply and how to actually manage a sector of a company with an English major is not such a great example unless your talking about Walt Disney’s CEO. You can major in anything and do something in business, but when it comes to specific tasks, the business degree holder would perhaps be more educated about the task. Management majors learn the division of labor, allocation of resources, hierarchy in larger organizations, etc. I don’t know where your getting the idea that business majors wouldn’t have any assets to bring to a company. These people are taught various skills and are educated about their specific business field. I’m an accounting major, but I don’t poke fun at other majors just because their courses are easy to me. There has been a lot of calculus courses that were a joke. All it took was memorization of steps and I have never used it again.</p>
<p>Marketing is probably where you see the “fluff” in business because it involves creativity. Many of the people I know who majored in MIS, management, human resources, and other business majors know a lot more about business than I do. The world revolves around business, there is much to learn and much to do. You can’t expect more than an entry level job with any undergraduate degree, but a degree in business puts your foot in the door. I’m not talking about McDonalds only, which by the way, store managers there make 30k-50k, store managers at Safeway and a lot of these grocery stores make 100k+. </p>
<p>Check out the MBA’s and business studies on CEOs. [USATODAY.com</a> - Offbeat majors help CEOs think outside the box](<a href=“http://www.usatoday.com/money/covers/2001-07-24-bcovtue.htm]USATODAY.com”>http://www.usatoday.com/money/covers/2001-07-24-bcovtue.htm)</p>
<p>[Best</a> Way - What Can I Do With a Degree in Business Management? | eHow.com](<a href=“http://www.ehow.com/way_5290856_can-do-degree-business-management_.html]Best”>http://www.ehow.com/way_5290856_can-do-degree-business-management_.html)</p>
<p>@ Pierr, I’m okay with statistics, its just statistics upper division classes have been known to be difficult and involved a lot of painstaking effort from a lot of people I know.</p>
<p>I am trying to get accepted in ut Austin my gpa is 3.1. I have 68 hours from the community college. I am majoring in education from pre-k to 6 grade teacher.So, do you think I should apply now or wait .Please replay as soon as possible.
Thank you</p>