<p>Im currently a freshman and i have a question regarding a major. My main educational goal is to ultimately get an MBA at a top school. My main goal in the undergrad program was to focus on majoring in finance and aim for a very high G.P.A and a lot of extra-cir activities, and interships aimed towards a job after i graduate in which i could show leadership and move up. But my drama is i also heard that engineers also are a large percentage of MBA applicants and have very strong profiles as well. I read some very credible info posted by you regarding engineering, but i havent seen any information regarding what majors you do believe would be best for a top MBA program. Also i heard great things about computer science. If i were to pick any of the three majors, which would give me the best shot towards a well paying job, a top MBA program, and a 6 digit figure of about 100K. I'am a very hard worker and very motivated. I'am sorry if this sounds like me asking you to decide my future for me but im only asking for advice. Thanks for the help in advance.</p>
<p>Best regards</p>
<p>There is no clear formula or recipe that will or could lead you to a top MBA program.
A major alone won’t do it. What difference will it make if engineers make a sizable population of top mba programs if you can’t even crack or get a gpa in the range of those admitted by the schools? (it’ll be tough to get a high gpa in engineering)</p>
<p>Best way to get into top b-school is working for a top management consulting firm or Goldman Sachs. You pretty much have a ticket to H/S. Every other career require some work to get in a top school.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help guys, im positive with alot of hard work i can get a great g.p.a in financing as high as a 4.0. I tend to study very hard and i also read business magazines such as the Economist and Foreign Affairs to try and stay ahead and learn as much as possible. Would double majoring finance and business management make my resume look better? I also go to a CC right now but plan to transfer to a good B undergrad school as such UNC: Chapel hill, University of Washinton, Or UT at Austin. Would any of these schools help me earn a decent job capable of working my self up to a worthy TOP B-SCHOOL caliber position or job?</p>
<p>Out of the schools you’ve listed, you will have the best chance at UT-Austin, because they do place a few (not much) kids into the high-demand jobs like management consulting and investment banking. Although, even for UT-Austin, the chances are slim. For example, out of the top MC, only Bain recruit at UT-Austin for BBA for consultants. Next one down would be UNC-CH, and than UW.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help man! I will def be looking into other aspects of this.</p>
<p>Iam also looking into transfering into NYU’s Stern school of business! Is anyone aware of how their placement is for IB? For someone who is willing to put in the time to graduate with a high G.P.A and all the other good stuff. Is it worth the high tuition cost?</p>
<p>^Yes, Stern guarantees an ibanking job if can pull of a decent GPA which probably isn’t that hard. I don’t think it’s worth the tuition though because it isn’t that great of a school imo. But it’s probably worth it in your case.</p>
<p>Also do business schools view computer science as an engineering major?</p>
<p>I am going to major in engineering, and IMO an engineer at a big firm with a few promotions in the 3-4 years prior to applying could look good. Is this correct? Say I work in Florida for Raytheon or Harris or something, gain a few minor promotions, and flourish. Could this be good enough work experience for a top MBA? It seems like the entire class is not going to be investment bankers.</p>