<p>I see. Does this affect the business departments in any way?</p>
<p>About the UCI Business majors, I heard they were accepting 150 Freshman next year for Business Administration, but I was wondering how many they were also accepting for Business Information Management. I think those were the 2 new majors. Is it only 150 students for both or 150 each? Also, I would like any UCI students to do an estimate on how many students you think will be applying to these majors. Thanks.</p>
<p>anyone want to answer my question?</p>
<p>I'd imagine that admission to the new business major will be highly competetive. This past year Business Economics was the most popular major with newly admitted students so it's safe to say Business Administration will have that same kind of appeal.</p>
<p>Be wise if you plan to go to graduate school to earn an MBA. Business is NOT the favored undergraduate major for the majority of MBA programs. They would like to see you major in just about anything else.</p>
<p>Would economics or political science be ok? Are those majors impacted?</p>
<p>Although it seems like a large amount of incoming freshmen put down economics as their major of choice it is not impacted. Poli Sci isn't impacted and from what I've heard our political science department is very strong.</p>
<p>If you really want to major in Business Admin you could always try to switch majors your 2nd or 3rd year. They're only limiting the amount of students right now because they won't have enough faculty to teach everyone.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks for the advice, I think I'll just stick to econ/poli science right now. Btw, I actually wanted to major in business information management, but I don't know how many they are accepting. I didn't see a number on the admissions for this major even though it is also being offered for the 1st year.</p>
<p>An undergraduate degree in business is fine, even if you want to get your MBA. Yes, MBA programs do like a wide variety of undergraduate degrees, but having an undergraduate degree in business is ok too. I have older siblings that got a BA in business and went on to top 10 business schools. </p>
<p>Businessweek had their recent survey and articles of undergraduate business programs:</p>
<p>"Starting salaries for undergraduate business majors are growing faster than those for any other discipline, and the typical new business grad now earns $45,243, up 6.9% from a year ago, according to the National Association of Colleges & Employers."</p>
<p>I would strongly advise contacting the admissions department of some of the graduate schools you are interested in and get their advice on what major is best. ;)</p>
<p>It's a very common question "What major should I be?". Schools like UCLA and USC in So Cal will say we don't care. Take a look at UCLA's class profile for 2009.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x5968.xml%5B/url%5D">http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x5968.xml</a></p>
<p>The proportion of students with an undergraduate business major is 24%, the largest percentage of all students.</p>
<p>That leaves 76% without a business degree. Three most important aspects for b-school are work experience, gpa, and gmat. As long as you are in a competitive major, you should be fine.</p>
<p>Great post Sonic One. Will save people on this thread from tracking down other MBA-admission sites.</p>
<p>I also want to add that if you are interested in a business degree, then go for it. If you are interested in what you are studying and then pursue work that you are interested in, that will show up in your success in life, which is what ultimately what grad schools look for. </p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Also, be careful when taking people's advice on these threads. Obviously, Collegemom does not have all the facts while Sonic One has done his/her homework.</p>
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My advice comes directly from a dean of admissions of a major MBA program (one of the UC's). I think he knows what he is talking about. ;)</p>