<p>I've heard that businesses look down on business admin majors as people "without creativity" and a few friends of mine in college/graduated college reccomended doubling Social Behavior(or Elect. Engineering) & Econ. Thoughts?</p>
<p>I havnt read all these posts, but I am a double major in accounting and finance. It is not looked down up, or at least no one would be willing to say that to me because its blattently not true. </p>
<p>While passing a class, or understanding concepts in business may take a certain kind of person, and for some it may be easy. The entire encompassment of "business" has alot more to it. Personality, character, leadership, drive, and intellect all play a key role. Business majors are learning alot more than just numbers or forumals. </p>
<p>Yes, it does take a certain kind of person, but NO it is not a slacker, it is a leader.</p>
<p>Tim
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<p>“Engineering majors look down on Business Majors” </p>
<p>Well can you blame us? </p>
<p>The differential in the difficulty level between the two majors is too vast to calculate. Of Course it matters what school you go to.
Generally speaking though, on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the easiest) Business Majors get an 8 and engineering majors get a 1.</p>
<p>Then there is the level of appreciation and respect that is inherent with the majors particularly in the USA. Engineering doesn’t get the respect it deserves. Business education gets the respect it doesn’t deserve. Now of course again, this is the GENERAL case. So just because it doesn’t apply to you doesn’t make it untrue.</p>
<p>My father owns multiple companies. I have been working with him professionally since I was 13 years old. He owns technology firms mostly dealing with computer infrastructure service. I was doing house calls by the time I was 15. Apart from the technical aspect, I also dealt with the day to day business dealings, marketing, accounting, and directly interfacing with customers for negotiations.</p>
<p>So you can say I have had the best of both worlds. I would have been excellent at any business school because of my experience and intuition in business. But I chose to go to engineering (Mechanical Engineering). Why? </p>
<p>To stimulate my mind. To acquire useful scientific and technical skills. To grow as a person. To understand science instead of purely the art of making money.</p>
<p>Now my plans for the future are going to Law School to study Intellectual Property Law. Because I want to learn more and from a different perspective.</p>
<p>And the person who posted earlier talking about University of Texas - Austin being a phenomenal prestigious business school… Oh please… spare me the BS. I have a lot of friends going to UT-Austin (Business Majors) and they are all party animals. And I hear their stories… and they get “A’s”.
While in my school getting B+'s in certain classes is equivalent of running a marathon backwards with hurdles in the way.</p>
<p>UT-Austin is probably the biggest party school (that surprisingly is ranked high) in the southwestern region.</p>
<p>So when someone says he’s double majoring in Accounting and Finance, that doesn’t impress me. Sorry.</p>
<p>I don’t care what engineers think about business. I care about how interested I am in the work I am doing (and to a lesser extent the compensation).</p>
<p>Is the reputation of econ any better?</p>
<p>Being successful at any field is impressive, I wouldn’t worry too much about this. I don’t think Partners or VP’s get disrespected.</p>
<p>It has nothing to do with the major. It has everything to do with the person. If someone is the type of person who looks down on others just because they choose a major different than their own then they must have some major ego problems. It doesn’t matter what you major in, people who work hard, are smart, and are ambitious will be successful in anything they do. Simple as that. If you want to do business, then do business. If you want to do engineering then do engineering. Plenty of smart people who don’t want to do engineering and vise versa because it just doesn’t interest them.</p>
<p>"And the person who posted earlier talking about University of Texas - Austin being a phenomenal prestigious business school… Oh please… spare me the BS. I have a lot of friends going to UT-Austin (Business Majors) and they are all party animals. And I hear their stories… and they get “A’s”.
While in my school getting B+'s in certain classes is equivalent of running a marathon backwards with hurdles in the way.</p>
<p>UT-Austin is probably the biggest party school (that surprisingly is ranked high) in the southwestern region.</p>
<p>So when someone says he’s double majoring in Accounting and Finance, that doesn’t impress me. Sorry."</p>
<h2>-harrisiqbal</h2>
<p>Well to answer the OP’s question: it shouldn’t matter either way. Think of a path that will lead you to becoming successful. This path varies for each person. If for you it involves being a business major, so be it. </p>
<p>Also, harrisiqbal, what are you talking about? Sure Texas is said to be a big party school, but it’s (McCombs School of Business) also the 6th (or 7th, im not up to date on the ranking) best business school overall in the nation. It is the best accounting school, and the Big 4 has a large presence on campus. The other majors such as marketing, management and finance are also very highly regarded. Top businesses recruit at McCombs, and by disregarding that ruins your credibility. Being a top party school just shows how the students can multitask well.</p>
<p>They can look down on me all they want. I chose a degree that works for me. I have a 4.0 at a highly-recruited major in business, get decent sleep, have a social life, and complete my degree on time (which is not something all other more “difficult” or “vigorous” majors can say). I’m not overwhelmed by schoolwork compared to other majors, yes, but I choose to do internships and work experiences that are more fun and exciting, and quite challenging! Oh, and I have a job waiting for me after graduation. I made a smart decision, and I don’t really care what anyone else says, and neither should anyone else (all majors alike)!</p>
<p>We’ll see who’s being looked down upon 20 years down the road when a certain Business major student will be your boss.</p>