<p>Sorry for the long post, but I am in a dilemna. I was planning to do business and something related to marketing or international business, but this quickly changed when a college friend of mine was discussing this. He majored in electrical engineering and now works for NASA in Orlando. He makes about 55k to 60k and he went to UCF. Now I got accepted to UF and he told me constantly in our convo DO NOT DO UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS. He said that every other major looks down on them. He told me to pick another field and then get a MBA if I plan to do business. So the question is should I major in business ugrad or engineering. I am interested in numbers and the world of electronics such as new computers, new cellphones, and just new technology. I am fascinated by technology. Also he told me that he works 40hrs a week and his hrs daily are flexible. That sounds like the job for me I do not want to work 100hrs a week and earn money that I will probably not enjoy. So any advice would be great.</p>
<p>IMO, which is based on almost nothing, you should only do business if you get into a relatively good school. Because at other schools business majors are a dime a dozen.</p>
<p>yeah thats what I thought, so is University of Florida a good school to do business?</p>
<p>If you want to do strictly business, major in business. I wouldn't bust my ass in a engineering curriculum then go straight to a MBA afterwards and do business. If you don't really want to do engineering then don't do it, you will likely fail. I think we can all agree that engineering takes a lot out of you.</p>
<p>Let me start by saying, I am a business (finance) major myself.</p>
<p>Business does seem to have a bad reputation. And sadly, 99% of the idiots I meet in college are business majors. I believe it's a mix of the business catch-all mentality, mixed with easier studies. However, many of the idiots get bad grades, don't internship, don't do anything to set themselves apart. I believe it'll be fairly easy to see who's taken college seriously and who's picked business because "everything is a business!"</p>
<p>You know?</p>