<p>There is a strong possibility I wont get re-admitted to UCLA. To be on the safe side, I have contacted my other choice schools. Should I go to UCI for Econ, or CSULB for Business Administration. UCI is hell of alot more prestigious than CSULB as a university as a whole. But my older (graduated) friends tell me that majoring in Econ. is like majoring in Philosophy (no offense to u Phil majors) and UCI econ. is not impacted. CSULB is regarded as a not so prestigious school but has a big and impacted Business program. Believe it or not, I received their admission last (18th of May) long after my top school UCLA (April 26th). I still haven't received CSULB's admission in the mail. Locationwise, I think LB is a few notches higher than Irvine. I hope UCLA re-admits me so I don't have to make this decision, but regardless, give me your opinions.</p>
<p>econ is not a useless major.. its one of the most versatile.. UCI over CSULB any day</p>
<p>i agree uci over csulb . uci also has an accounting concentration with the econ degree if you want practical.</p>
<p>Ummmmm, did you graduate with a econ degree? Thx 4 your post.</p>
<p>hey hobo, r u sure it's not just for grad school. I can't find it on the site. I never knew they had bizecon, though. I just found that out rite now. LOL. Still, accounting concentration would make me choose uci 4 sure.</p>
<p>nope, but i'm planning on attending ucsd as an econ major with a finance concentration if i don't get into usc. I currently attend ucr as a business admin major and i'd much rather attend sd because of its prestige and better recruiting opportunities.</p>
<p>i'm 100 percent sure its not for grad school.. its a concentration (kind of like a minor) in the econ degree.some of my friends are doing that at UCI.</p>
<p>Just to let u know, that post was for CC2uc. And thx for letting me know about the acct. minor/concentration whatever. But still, I'm looking at csulb's website. Wow, 3rd ranked best value public college!<br>
<a href="http://www.csulb.edu/misc/inside/archives/v58n5/14.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.csulb.edu/misc/inside/archives/v58n5/14.htm</a>
Not to mention that they requested my transcripts to be sent by May 1st before they made their decision to accept me. But then again, maybe they did that on purpose to make their university more appear more appealing. They also did not see any of my extracurricular activities. But they have a large business program w/many different concentrations meaning alot of connections for the future. But UCI was a challenge to get into. I probably would have been admitted to csulb strait from high school.</p>
<p>I got into UCR too, but don't want to go there cuz I heard alot of bad stories. Is it really that bad there?? Hey, I thought you were a hobo from downtown. I was wondering how u had access to a comp.</p>
<p>What are your goals after graduation? work or further study?</p>
<p>Econ is an excellent degree, especially if you want to further your studies into something like an MBA or a PHd. Econ offers great theory behind business aspects, and if you choose to intern you will have enough experience to obtain a rather good job after graduation from UCI, especially if you choose the accnt concentration as well.</p>
<p>CSULB will prepare you for a job, the CSUs are geared toward job preperation rather than toward reaseach and grad school prepartion. However, CSULB is no wear near the prestige level of UCI considering UCI was recently ranked 10th public school by USNEWS (if you care about ranking)</p>
<p>CSULB is closer to LA and might provide you with more internships and job opportunities in the business related field. I am sure you will walk away with equally good jobs from either school, however your ability to get into grad school is greater coming from UCI, also if you utilize all the opportunities UCI will offer you, you might walk away with a better job. </p>
<p>Consider what your looking for after graduation.</p>
<p>Wow. Best advice I received so far. I never really thought about grad school. I am leaning more to UCI now. Though CSULB sounds better because of the location and diversity. UCI is diverse too. Koreans, Chinese, Japanese, Philipino, Vietnamese, Cambodian. LMAO. I will only be there 2 yrs. Doesn't sound too bad thinking about it.</p>
<p>all the UCs are highly concentrated in asian students, because they are all hardworking and stuff.</p>
<p>Did you see the statistics 4 UCI. UC's have asians but I think UCI has the most.</p>
<p>i dont really care, i mean its better to have people who want to and deserve to be there then a buttload of non asian slackers. i am not a fan of any one race , i dont really care who you are as long as you are meant to be there, meaning i want people of my intellect or more intellegent.</p>
<p>i'd go to uci.</p>
<p>LOL. I'm asian, but only had 2 asian friends in H.S., but they went to a different school. Alot of asians are cliquey and used to give me weired looks cuz I was hanging out w/whites, blacks, and mexicans and no asians. LOL. Plz don't think i'm a racist. I just don't like be around someone who only hangs out w/others because they look similar. LMAO. I like hanging out w/people cuz they are fun or have similar interests as me.</p>
<p>lol, that is wrong. The 2nd generation of any immigrant group like to hang out with other 2nd generations not 'cause people "look like them," but because they feel a "cultural affinity" towards others who have a mixture of 1st generation and American values. Very simply, people, who share similar values and have similar backgrounds, chill together. For example, even among like a large group of Korean-Americans, you'll notice that a lot of the 2nd-generation kids (those who speak English) tend to chill w/each other and the 1st-generation kids (those who speak Korean) segregate.</p>
<p>I was wondering if you are Korean. You sound as if you are not. Because you see a group of Koreans speaking Korean to each other, it doesn't mean they are all first generation. LOL. I would estimate that half of them are 2nd generation Koreans. Many 2nd generation Koreans (especially in L.A.) speak Korean as fluently as a 1st generation Koreans. I do not think you know many Koreans. I have noticed a lot of Koreans-Americans in L.A. hang out w/other Koreans whether they are first or second generation. Their language of preference is Korean, even though they were born in L.A. Because they are close to K-town, they never really had to stray from their cultural roots. You probably are very unfamiliar with our culture too. Koreans (and many other races) tend to be very prejudice against other races. I know because I've been to Korea. Dark skin is looked at badly; the paler you are, the more beautiful. 1st generation Koreans try to pass down their culture the their kids (its inevitable). I, on the other hand, was raised in a city where their were very few asians. The Koreans in my hometown hung out only with the other asians whether they were Japanese, Chinese, etc. I was kinda forced to have multicultural friends because my Korean is no better than a 1st grader's in Korea. Hell, i've eaten at Korean restaurants where I would hear a toddler speak more fluent Korean than I can. LMAO. I would have to disagree with your comment on the cultural affinity for Koreans at least. I think they hang out w/other Koreans because it's easier (they speak the same language), and their parent's strongly encourage it. My parents always tell me to marry a Korean. I tell them that if I am that picky, I am never gonna get married (My face looks like my butt). LMAO. That narrows my options down by tens of millions of women. LMAO.</p>
<p>I (yes, I have a buttface) decided to go w/UCI. Still hoping for LA but I have to be realistic. Thinking about the two years in Irvine doesn't seem so bad (I like lieing to myself). One of my friend's friend was also a Econ major and was in a Econ/business frat. That could prove to be a great vehicle for networking.</p>
<p>Heh, sorry, but you couldn't be more wrong. I'm a 2nd gen Korean-American and in fact, I lived 4 years of my life in Seoul teaching English. Over there, we would chill with other 2nd gen'ers a lot more than 1.5'ers would. So, I'm very familiar with Korean values. Koreans (and Japanese) are very ethno-centric and usually don't chill with other Asians. I was raised in an area that the only asian population consists of Koreans. i.e. My high school had like 10 kids with the last name Chang. All of them were Korean. The fobbish groups chilled more amongst themselves and the 2nd gen'ers chilled together. </p>
<p>You are referring to 1.5ers(those who immigrated here as a kid and attended high school here) and who feel much more comfortable when speaking Korean. Don't feel uncomfortable just because you can't speak Korean well. A LOT of kids who grew up speaking English also feel uncomfortable speaking in purely Korean and I don't know how good it is that all your friends are of the same heritage. We do speak Korean when we're ordering food or talking with our families or when tryin to pick up on some fobs, but only rarely does some Korean come out in conversation. Only certain words that don't translate well into English (i.e. jaesu ubda or ssagaji ub-da). We don't call each other hyungs, unnis, etcetc unless when it's a fob and theyre much much older.</p>
<p>I had this talk many times and it's cause we share the same values (Confucian values we don't even recognize). I mean what else would explain 2nd gen'ers who speak perfect English and their native tongue not as fluently (if at all) chillin with for the most part only other 2nd gen.'ers.</p>