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Because I am an accounting major?
I got my A.S. in Bus. Administration, and was planning to do a BSBA but changed to Accounting awhile ago- so, there's no contradiction? Been taking the acct. classes, still will take accounting classes, and will get a BS in Accounting, so...I'm not making any contradiction?
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So all that you are saying is that Accounting is harder than Business Administration. Huge achievement.</p>
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Mr Smartman, there's more majors than sciences, math, and engineering. Stop pretending you are superior to everyone in intelligence based on your MAJOR. Accounting is definetly one of the harder majors relative to ALL the other majors.
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I have never said people in any specific major are dumb or smart.</p>
<p>How am I lying, I was a Business major startying out, but then saw how weak it was. so I switched.</p>
<p>You saw how weak intermediate accounting I & II were before taking it? Props.</p>
<p>okay, why don't u go to Wharton and find out how much work a business major does. How smart they have to be. How much real-life skills they need. I'm not talking about all u kids who think that engineering kids have the best math SAT scores or whatnot, I mean seriously, some people that major in business are coming up with revolutionary ideas.</p>
<p>Don't bash on a major and don't call people dumb. Doing so is hypocritical in its own sense, u must be really ignorant to believe u are better than someone else b/c with that attitude, you are fooling yourself.</p>
<p>(I don't go to Wharton) but I plan to be a business major and I have great respect for people majoring in Business.</p>
<p>I agree with that completely. A major may not be judged as as difficult as another, but to call it or the people that take it dumb, is crazy. I am a business major, but im trying to see both sides and I cant understand. Like Ns327 said. Go to Wharton or Stern and see if those guys dont work as hard as the engineering kids at Georgia Tech or Duke. Besides in every single major, you can always find kids who find it easier than others. Everyone knocks business majors, but whatever. Im not an engineering major because Im dumb or want an 'easy' major, Im doin it because I like business. </p>
<p>P.S. Out of everyone that posted here, Im sure at least one of you will end up working under a business major in some way, shape, or form at some point in your life.</p>
<p>I don't think the people in here get it.</p>
<p>The question is how hard the majors are. Business is not as hard as engineering (and other majors). When people name two schools (Wharton and Stern) out of a 1000 you are not making a convincing case. At all. Even so, I doubt Wharton or Stern would match the depth and breadth of difficulty encountered in most engineering curriculums. However, these are outliers anyway; Wharton and Stern generally get the best people wanting to go into business. Even if they were super difficult they don't speak for all business programs. And the average engineering program is much harder than the average business program. Why else do people transfer, in droves, to business?</p>
<p>I'm not going into this huge mess of an argument but in response to the original question: Absolutely Not.</p>
<p>Mr Payne - are you a business major? Are you even in college? What is your major? <em>edit to add</em> Never mind, you're a mechanical engineering major; therefore, I think you're on the wrong forum buddy. You have no knowledge of business or accounting, so let us business majors help this guy out. </p>
<p>And, I never said that Accounting was harder than Business Administration; I was just telling you that I got my A.S. in Bus. Administration...not trying to equate the two.</p>
<p>And back to my original idea; my whole purpose on this thread is to point out that business is not a fluff major. I never said it was the hardest major. I never said it was more difficult than engineering or molecular biology. I never made any of those claims. </p>
<p>If you're a business major, what is your focus, and if you're not, how can you say anything on this thread?
It doesn't make sense.</p>
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Mr Payne - are you a business major? Are you even in college? What is your major? <em>edit to add</em> Never mind, you're a mechanical engineering major; therefore, I think you're on the wrong forum buddy. You have no knowledge of business or accounting, so let us business majors help this guy out.
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Wrong forum? I didn't realize this was off limits to others. I have no knowledge of business? That may be true. I have read the WSJ for the last 10 years and I do have a fair amount of general knowledge. I've also read a fair amount of business books. Of course, you could say that means nothing unless you have been in the working world, which I have.</p>
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And back to my original idea; my whole purpose on this thread is to point out that business is not a fluff major. I never said it was the hardest major. I never said it was more difficult than engineering or molecular biology. I never made any of those claims.
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It's a middle of the road major, yes.</p>
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If you're a business major, what is your focus, and if you're not, how can you say anything on this thread?
It doesn't make sense.
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I'll see if I can explain it for you. It would be ultra myopic if only business majors responded to this thread. The thread almost calls for non-business majors to answer it, simply because the business majors responding will be biased. That's why I'm in this thread. </p>
<p>Now, you can come into the engineering forum anytime you want. You can even help with our homework problems...:)</p>
<p>You've been in the working world...great. So have a majority of the members of this board.
Some people have to work while attending college; do you? I do. </p>
<p>So, I guess you are part of a few that are full of esoteric knowledge regular business majors do not have. Is that because you've read the WSJ since you were 10? You said you've been reading it for ten years, and if you're still in college, I put 20 as a conservative estimate (as your current age).</p>
<p>All you've done in this thread is talk down about business majors; I get that. That's completely fine.
But, honestly - what's your purpose in this thread?</p>
<p>So, what knowledge do you have of accounting? That's all I've been talking about; accounting is harder than some people think it is. Great. If you can't accept that, then you really need to reevaluate why you are here. Just to cause problems? I never said Accounting was more difficult than ME, EE, Molecular Biology, or anything of that sort. ALL I HAVE SAID IS THAT ACCOUNTING IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN SOME THINK, AND NOT EVERYONE CAN SUCCEED IN THE FIELD. Now, possibly this will come to an end? </p>
<p>You're ME. I'm Accounting. Great. Are you a frosh, soph, junior, snr?</p>
<p>Do you really want me to type out a full response? Or do you just want it to end?</p>
<p>I suggest you chill.</p>
<p>Oh, and I'm a senior.</p>
<p>Both of you shut it. Some business majors tend to be harder than people think i.e. accounting and finance and some are indeed pretty easy. But it's by NO MEANS a dumb and stupid major.Sure it's not engineering/science, but that doesn't mean business majors are dumb. I despise the cocky attitude that a lot of engineering/science majors have. Give it a rest, both of you.</p>
<p>I'm prepared to be flamed for my statement.</p>
<p>Has anyone argued that major choice makes one dumb?</p>
<p>depends on what's ur definition of dumb</p>
<p>You ask me to chill, but the whole time you've been overly critical of every post I've made, and I've had to defend everything I've said. I don't know why; perhaps it's because someone said accounting is difficult and that offended you as a ME major? So, maybe you should have italicized your statement (because it should have been something you were thinking/reminding yourself: I suggest you chill.
You have been very confrontational on this thread - when I've said, I don't think Accounting is the hardest major there is; I don't think it's harder than EE or Molecular Biology; but it isn't something you can just float through without effort.</p>
<p>And I respect the difficulty of engineering majors. I realize how difficult they are. One of the smartest people in my graduating class of HS graduated with his engineering degree this past semester. He didn't graduate with the perfect 4.0 that most thought he would. He spoke of its (engineering major) difficulty. If it was difficult for him, I KNOW it's a difficult major.</p>
<p>One can succeed in business if one can do successfully two things: marketing and innovation
But to keep business on feet one needs, flexibility, courage, and inner strength generally. I don’t think anyone can teach me these skills. So BUSINESS as a major can be dumb. The fact that multitude of young people go to major in business automatically means that many of them are dumb (masses generally are not bright-in my opinion : ) ) But what about other part? They make lots of money, and I thing therefore are smart.
But still I major in business. Firstly it is prestigious in my country (humans psychology) Secondly I see myself in three fields, business, history and idleness. Business is most profitable from these three. And thirdly I have discovered some business skills in myself.</p>
<p>As much as I dislike business I do not think it is intrinsically stupid or weak. Only far too pragmatic, applied, and non-academic.</p>
<p>Wharton and Stern are only a few. I could name a lot more, but why waste the time? If u must know, look at kellog, sloan, haas, fuqua, Kenan-Flagler</p>