<p>Hello everyone. Lately, I've been leaning away from medicine and more and more towards business, but I don't exactly know what aspect of business I want to concentrate on yet. I will most likely attend Duke this fall, but I'm wondering if it has a strong, respected undergrad business program or anything similar to one. I know UPenn's Wharton is supposedly the best, but are there certain aspects of undergrad business in which Duke excels? Anyone know? I would greatly appreciate any help.</p>
<p>especially since I didn't even apply to Wharton (bad mistake or not maybe) and transferring is almost impossible</p>
<p>^ you're like in the exact same situation as me. I want to get into Ibanking/Consulting, and I also thought about applying to Wharton, but I just didn't like Wharton's competitive atmosphere. You'll be fine at Duke. I've heard from a friend that all (or atleast nearly all) of the bulge bracket recruits at Duke, and even though there isn't a specific business program, students still rake up tremendous jobs/internships. </p>
<p>Another reason that I didn't apply to Wharton was for a more liberal-arts education, and in this era of economic recession, financial jobs may start to dwindle.</p>
<p>There is no undergraduate business program.</p>
<p>CNI basically covered it regarding business recruitment. We do extremely well in getting kids into investment banking and consulting.</p>
<p>I'm a Political Science major and I worked at a bulge bracket investment bank in NYC last summer.</p>
<p>The same applies to a ton of kids here who major in the liberal arts, engineering, etc.</p>
<p>so its not even necessary to really major in anything related to business in order to get into those fields?</p>
<p>not really -- just take quantitative classes and some econs and stuff, go through recruiting. one of my best friends is working at a bulge bracket next year and she's a public policy major.</p>
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so its not even necessary to really major in anything related to business in order to get into those fields?
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<p>As long as you attend a target, you can major in whatever you want.</p>
<p>Take a few econ or math courses to show you possess quantitative abilities and you are fine.</p>
<p>wow! thanks for all the info!</p>