<p>Is it better to take a social science major such as economic or engineering in college if I want to get the MBA degree? I have heard some information from my friends. Students will be well-prepared for the GMAT. The higher your GMAT is, the higher posibility you can get to a prestigious school. Anyway, is it better to choose business economic or business administration? Can anybody help me out?</p>
<p>Well economics and engineering usually requires a much more mathematics (usually the entire calculus series and differential equations and linear algebra), while business economics and business administration usually requires only half the calculus series.</p>
<p>My business economic requires almost all the math class in community college: cal1, cal2, cal3, linear algebra. Do these need for MBA?</p>
<p>How about UCLA (Business Economics) vs USC (Business Administration)? I’m debating between the two. If I go for accounting I know USC would be better the choice. If I were to go to UCLA for accounting would I still be able to earn my CPA with a Bus-Econ degree?</p>
<p>As for Consulting & Finance would UCLA be better choice in terms of ranking? I mean UCLA is arguably a much more reputable school than USC. In terms of networking many argue that USC is better.</p>
<p>Any suggestions or advices would be appreciated. Thank You.</p>
<p>Tuanthien1990 - Yes, calculus is needed. Economics and Engineering majors tend to have more requirements in math. But Business Administration has limited calculus but a lot of applied business math in the upper division courses.</p>
<p>“How about UCLA (Business Economics) vs USC (Business Administration)? I’m debating between the two. If I go for accounting I know USC would be better the choice. If I were to go to UCLA for accounting would I still be able to earn my CPA with a Bus-Econ degree?”</p>
<p>I don’t really think so. I believe accounting classes are pretty much the same everywhere. The Big4 recruits from different colleges, including the Cal states. Your chance of getting recruited is less affected by what univ you attend. What matters for accounting is your GPA, and the minimum accounting unit requirement to sit for the CPA exam. You don’t even need to be an accounting major to work for the big4. I think this is really nice because you can major in something different, finish the required courses to sit for CPA and you are still good for the big4.</p>
<p>And for econ,
You definitely need at least multivariable calculus and linear algebra/diff eq for economics. Even if some schools do not require it, it is very likely that you will want to take an econ class that has a multiv calc as a prereq.</p>