BBA v. MBA

<p>So, i got into UMich Ross. But I'm thinking of not doing the program and just going to the liberal arts school and double majoring in Math/Econ. Look, with the exception of Wharton, the top B-Schools (MBA, UChicago, Harvard, Stanford, etc) don't have UG schools. Why? Because Business degrees are for professionals! Those that have been in industry, those who've worked before; it's best left for grad students. these next four years are about building a solid foundation, exploring new subjects, and becoming a whole person. but that's my opinion. You might want to read this: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/weekinreview/12lohr.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&em%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/weekinreview/12lohr.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&em&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Plus, Michigan's Math and Econ departments are in the top 5 in the country so it wouldn't be much of a loss anyway. idk, I'd like your thoughts on this situation.</p>

<p>I'm not into ibanking. I want to work in fed policy/monetary policy/macro policy. I want to fix this disaster haha.</p>

<p>Just because you’re in Ross doesn’t mean you can’t “explore” other liberal arts courses and become a “whole” person. Not true at all. Even when you’re in Ross, you have to take 3 core business school courses (two 3 credit courses and one 1.5 credit course). During your freshman year you can take pretty much all LSA courses, and later you should be able to take at least 2 liberal arts courses each semester. Depending on the number of credits you’re bringing in, you could probably do a dual degree in Business and Math within 4 years.</p>

<p>I have minored in Economics and I was able to take plenty of Econ courses - including monetary policy, intermediate macroeconomics, growth theory, etc. Going to Ross won’t stop you from “building a solid foundation and exploring new subjects”.</p>

<p>The whole premise to this thread is bad. There is no comparison between an MBA and a BBA. 20% of top MBAs have BBAs.</p>

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<p>Then you don’t want to go into business at all.</p>

<p>Monetary policy is not business, kiddo.</p>

<p>People should getting business confused with economics.</p>

<p>Go to Ross. Michigan’s econ dept is top 15, not 5. A degree from Ross is very prestigious, don’t turn it down.</p>

<p>A degree from Ross will be more marketable once you graduate. If you have no intentions of grad school, I would say Ross is the better deal in terms of setting yourself up for the best employment out of undergrad. Even if you want to go into an economic field, Ross should give you a decent background in econ and you would only have to take a few courses like econometrics to have the same background as an econ major while giving you a better brand name if you choose to change into business.</p>

<p>If you wish to go to grad school however (PhD not MBA or JD) then you might want to stick with LSA. Econ grad school requires a lot of math, which might be tougher to fit in with a preprofessional degree like a BBA from Ross.</p>

<p>Lol this won’t matter once we start ARQ Mehdi & Joshi consulting group lol.</p>

<p>Shhh nuke!</p>

<p>I’ve definitely put thought into pursuing a Ph.D and I might eventually do so. But, If there is leeway for me to explore other disciplines at Ross, I think I’ll stick with it.</p>

<p>I know what business is, for a while prior to my acceptance, i wanted to major in Finance or Marketing. I do indeed realize that macro policy is not Business. But thanks for your help.</p>