<p>I'm going to community college in the fall and I hope to transfer to a school good for business as my undergrad. I am thinking of transferring to UCLA's business economics program and completing that degree. And the question I have about that is are UCLA graduates holding degrees like those able to get jobs?
I know most people with degrees work in accounting.
And the second half of my post is that would it also be smart to go to the Anderson's Master's of Business Administration? Would that be redundant to employers or should I look for a different graduate school, say like Stanford, or U Chicago if I could get in?
Also, do MBA programs want people who have graduated with a Bachelor's of Business Administration, or Bachelor's of other studies not similar to business like Economics, Psychology or Biology etc.?</p>
<p>To me it’s a little confusing because I want to earn a bachelor’s degree that will get me job and give me the work experience I need in order to get into those MBA programs. However, I have also heard that the bachelor’s you earned really doesn’t matter so its like how would you be able to obtain a job if you have a degree let’s say linguistics?</p>
<p>Work experience is one of the highest weighted criteria for MBA.</p>
<p>so going for a business oriented bachelor’s degree is a much better idea, in order to get work experience?</p>
<p>1) Business Econ is a great choice and UCLA is a great school - you won’t have trouble finding a job
2) Going to Anderson for your MBA depends on where you want to work. If you want to work in LA, go for it. If you want to work in the bay area, go with Stanford or Cal. If you want to work in the midwest, go with UChicago or Northwestern. Don’t get too far ahead of yourself though. Focus on the present/near future.
3) Some MBA programs (Stanford especially) do not like business undergrads. Others like UCLA or Penn-Wharton could care less.
4) Despite what you’ve heard, major does matter for finding jobs. A Business Econ major will have far more lucrative job prospects than a linguistics major in almost every case.</p>
<p>Thanks jaysorenson19, I would try for Berkeley’s Business Admin at Haas too, but I hear its quite competitive so we’ll see. I just want to be able to make sure I am taking the right steps, I just don’t want to be making the wrong mistakes and be at a red-light in life that keeps me from advancing in my career. What type of degree would Stanford’s MBA program not like? And would coming from a state school like San Diego appear bad or would it not matter?</p>
<p>jay, What are some other schools like Stanford that don’t like undergraduate business majors?</p>
<p>I’d like to earn my MBA in the future but I’m a business major. Haven’t even really thought about graduate business schools yet though but right now HBS, Wharton and Stanford are what I am working towards I guess. Ask me in 5-6 years and who knows where I’ll be aiming for but might as well shoot for the top now. </p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>19% of Stanford GSB’s MBA class of 2012 are business undergrad. 23% for HBS and 25% for Wharton. </p>
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<p>In regards to the linguistics and other majors question, business econ and econ majors generally have an easier time finding employment because some employers seek the skills learned in those majors. However, you can still learn those skills on the side, or have actual work/internship experience that makes up for it, without having to major in the “feeder” majors. </p>
<p>If you have the drive to gain the work experience that will be impressive to top MBA programs, you most likely will have the drive to build up your resume during undergrad that will grant you admissions, regardless of your major. You just will have an easier time being an econ major/business econ majors because some employers ONLY recruit those majors which increases the number of jobs/careers that are not excluded to you, because of those major requirement. They do this because they assume a certain level of competence with their education. Like with anything, that major or specific education isn’t the only way to demonstrate your competence in the qualities and skills sought by the employer. If you don’t have the target majors, then you sell your self through your cover letter and resume, which can then lead you to an interview where you then sell yourself as a potential employee.</p>
<p>Regardless of the major or school you choose, you will still have to compete against those in your class for the same positions. You do this by standing out. Even if you don’t have the specific major, you can still out beat or out impress someone who does. That is why you sometimes see non-econ/non business majors working in the business fields. </p>
<p>Also usually you get an MBA because you need it as a requirement to move on in your career. You may not even need it in your career. Concentrate on first getting into a 4 year. You may find yourself absolutely hating the major of business/econ.</p>
<p>@jdb226</p>
<p>Some of the schools with reputations for preferring non-business majors are Stanford, Dartmouth, Yale, and UC-Berkeley. Schools that don’t seem to care are Cornell, Duke, Northwestern, and UChicago. The rest usually have around 25% business majors but you can look at each class profile on their websites to get specifics (like watermark did for you).</p>
<p>@ jace</p>
<p>Going to a school like San Diego won’t hurt you as long as you have access to similar jobs as you would from UCLA or UC-Berkeley. Your school only matters to the extent of the jobs you can get from that school. And for the majors Stanford tends to discriminate against: Business Administration/Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance (unless from Wharton, UC Berkeley, etc), etc.</p>