<p>Hi everybody,
I applied to a Cal State as a Business Management major and I am now on the last semester of my 2nd year. I first applied as a Business major because I did not see myself in any other departments and entrepreneurship was my interest. I spent my first year working on my General Education classes but out of both semesters two classes made me concerned. Both were required for my major, one class was math and the other was Macroeconomics. I failed macroeconomics and I did not do so well in math. Fall semester of this year I took Microeconomics and passed with a C and did better in math. I talked to my school advisers about how math is my weakest subject and how I HATE math. They explained that no matter what field of Business I plan on majoring in, the Business program itself has requirements and there is a lot of math involved. They also added the fact that I did not do well in economics either is also another concern of whether or not Business is the right major for me. An adviser asked if I planned on receiving a masters degree and I told her I wanted an MBA. She told me that MBAs were made but not limited to those who did not exactly major in Business. She told me it would be best if I majored in something that I enjoyed so that I can graduate with a high GPA and have a higher chance of acceptance into an MBA program. I considered that very much and I looked into majors such as Communications but for some reason I could not let Business go. Registration is around the corner and I am running out of classes to take (I have to choose which math I want next and either I go with Statistics for Business or I go with easy math for Communications) and I need to find out soon because the math class that I will be taking in the Fall will count towards my major and until I take this math class I will not be able to take any other classes that I need. Communications was a good alternative major for me to think about but when I think about it, when I took the General Education course for my communications requirement, I did not enjoy the classes very much, it was just another general education class so I am scared if I become a Communications major I might not like that either. It seems like all Communications majors want to have a career in television or radio anyways. The adviser told me that my degree will not determine what career I will have but realistically how would I get a Business career with a Anthropology degree for example. I do not know what career I want to have when I grow up and the reason I say that is because currently I want to open my own Business and right now I do not know what that Business will be. It can be a clothing company or it can be a clothing store. My interests may change but I know that it will still have a Business side to it. The math requirements are Statistics and Business Calculus and my friend had already taken Business Calculus and has to retake it this semester. Those are the two math classes required however there is math applied into the business classes as well. There are also upper division Economics courses that is a requirement. I feel as though Business as a career is right for me but Business as a major is not. If that makes any sense. I am really undecided on what Major I should major in and if I want to rough out the next two years taking classes I do not enjoy like math, economics, or finance requirements. What advice do you guys have for me? I went from knowing what I wanted to totally changing my mind because the reality of Business classes made me realize what I was getting myself into. What I can do is take statistics in the Fall because that would count towards both Business and Communications which then would give me another semester to decide but I really do not see myself in any majors right now. How did you guys know that Business was the major you wanted to be in?</p>
<p>1st, use paragraphs.</p>
<p>2nd, tell us what you think business is. Not liking or doing well in economics says to me finance will be a challenge. This doesn't meant that you won't do well at business, it just means that you might not want to major in business. Your councilor is right about needing a good GPA to get your MBA and that you don't need a business degree to get an MBA.</p>
<p>3rd, communications majors also abound in marketing, advertising, and human resources. Still, if you don't like the basic intro courses you might want to find something else.</p>
<p>4th, friends I know working in business with "weird" degrees include majors of journalism, exercise science, recreation, education, and music.</p>
<p>Thus, anything can happen.</p>
<p>Anthropology is in business, a quick Google search reveals a lot.</p>
<p>Thanks for replying Japher and sorry for writing such a long paragraph. I went into business thinking that I would be taking classes learning about how to start my own company or learning how to manage every little thing that goes on in a business. CEO type of thing. </p>
<p>I was an intern at a clothing company but was not able to really see the business side of things because they had me working in the warehouse. What I do see is that the owners of the companies and other local companies alike, took risks in loans and put hard work into building their brand however it seems like their experience was well worth it. They get to travel often because they want to find new fabrics or new companies over seas that they can have make the clothing pieces for them. They present their clothing pieces at trade shows such as "Magic" in Las Vegas. I did not want to limit myself to clothing so I did not want to only keep a clothing company in mind. I want to see what other things I can be apart of. </p>
<p>The advisers said that unless I was going to be a Nurse, Finance career, or an Accountant that I wont actually need to major in my career choices. That was what made me think about different majors as well. Do you have any advice on how I can find out what interests me most? Besides the career personality tests offered at school? I seem to have mixed feelings about all majors.</p>
<p>That's a tall order. I still wonder about what I want to be when I grow up, and I'm 35.</p>
<p>One thing I think about when trying to decide on a career path is what I would do if everything else was comfortable. For me I figure $10 Million in the bank would be a good amount to live comfortably and not have to work. So, I think about what I would then do for work if I had that money. It's suggesting that what you do is not a means to end (i.e. work for money) but rather an ends to a mean (I can do whatever I want so I do this). You hear people say do what you love and you'll always be rich, problem is figuring out what you love to do.</p>
<p>Figuring out what you want to do will be the hardest thing you will every do, and it might even change several times. The thing is, if it is truly what you love then you won't ever see it as hard or as work. I would suggest you overcome your aversion to math. I think it's probably not the math itself but the reasons you are being asked to learn it in the first place. From what you are telling us I would recommend you look into entrepreneurial studies, operations research, or management majors and not business. There will be math, but it would be more attributed to running a business, how they work, etc. For less math I would look into behavioral studies, psychology, and organizational behavior. These degrees are useful to those wanting to start their own business and will have a seat in the boardroom.</p>
<p>After doing this I would ignore my advisers, they are only there to help you get what you want. If they aren't doing that they are worthless. IMO, most of them are no better than a resume writing service.</p>
<p>I have also noticed that with advisers because they all seem to tell me different things. One said economics involves no math at all and another I talked to said that they only recommend their students to talk economics after taking at least one math course at the university. I am probably going to stick with Business like I wanted before and pick up some other courses belonging to other majors to see if any suit me better. Thanks Japher.</p>
<p>Back again to speak about this subject since registration is in a week. So I decided not to look too far into Communications and thought I would still continue working on my Business degree but I had a question about an MBA. If counselors stated that majoring in something easy (to raise GPA) will make it easier to be accepted into an MBA program, how come not many people do that? Or should I say, how come not everybody does that? Counselor also said that she has seen many students graduate from Business with a low gpa and it keeps them from pursuing an MBA in the future.</p>
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I don’t mean to sound like a beeyotch, but from what I’m seeing, you need to suck it up and study hard (math or no math alike). You’re already going to a cal state and not ucla or cal for god’s sake… </p>
<p>Study hard and toughen up a little… or would you rather graduate with some liberal arts degree and then complaining about not being able to find work in this economy…?</p>
<p>Frat</p>
<h4>reading all that</h4>
<p>I’m I the only one who found it ironic that the OP was considering communications, yet posted that gigantic blob of continuous, daunting and poorly-organized text.</p>
<p>No offense, but hitting “Enter” a few times would make people feel a lot more eager to read the whole thing.</p>
<p>Also, communications is one of the easiest majors in my mind. All of the people who barely skimmed through AP classes (often with help from their mom complaining) seemed to gladly go into communications when they didn’t know what they wanted to do, but wanted to have fun in college. It sort of seems like the major for people who say their talent is gossiping, partying and/or drinking. I would go into something like poli sci if I were you. Then again, if you really like communication and the crowd who take it, go for it.</p>