<p>Parents say be an engineer, older siblings say go into business. I don't know. Input?</p>
<p>i say probably engineer because you can't get any jobs with undergrad business degree.</p>
<p>what about MBA? and I anticipate going into graduate school.</p>
<p>you don't need undergrad business for MBA. BBA+MBA=overkill.</p>
<p>Its foolish to say you cant get a job with a business degree. Say that to the Wharton kid and get laughed at. Choose the one you prefer. Keep in mind an MBA is not financially rewarding unless you go to the select top schools. At the select top schools the financial reward is greater than almost any profession. However at the middle or bottom schools an MBA does not weild much financial improvement.</p>
<p>financial improvement in comparison to what?</p>
<p>i realize a big drawback for me to consider MBA is the competition to get into a good one.</p>
<p>Compared to money made before getting into the MBA to after.</p>
<p>what undergrad major would be best for going into a select top MBA school? could you get into a select top school with a major in pharmacy or engineering?</p>
<p>You definately can. Undergrad majors are pretty diverse at those levels. You usually see a lopside to finance companies in MBA statistics but statistics dont paint the full picture. This is because the % of engineers going in for MBAs is less than that at say an Ibank. MBA admissions has less weight on GPA and a lot more on work experience, business potential and GMAT scores.</p>
<p>what kind of work experience are they looking for? do they want you to have many jobs? and how do they tell business potential? are these things more important than a 3.9 GPA?</p>
<p>Yes it is. If you have a 3.9 GPA but cant apply that knowledge you arent much of any practical use are you. No they arent looking for a lot of jobs. Let look for depth. In ibanking usually the top banks are so highly recognized that its more of a matter of being a former employer at the firm that sways the admissions to your favor. Business potential means leadership skills and future potential in the business world. All this however can be substituted with a good letter of recommendation from a top guy at an ibank, keep in mind. ;)</p>
<p>what is investment banking? a company?</p>
<p>anyone want to tell?</p>
<p>Heh. This question has been asked quite a few times. Here is a link to get you enlightened:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.careers-in-finance.com/ib.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.careers-in-finance.com/ib.htm</a></p>
<p>so I don't need a business degree to go for mba right?</p>
<p>why not be both? More options always better.</p>
<p>Nope. You DO NOT need business undergrad to do MBA. Whoever is feeding you this idea is wrong. You will have history and ENGLISH majors in ibanks. Mostly in M&A and less in trading but still you will have them. Just take economics courses so that you know at least SOMETHING about your job.</p>
<p>but then again, "xSsJ4s0ng0kUx100x" feeding the thread info about not being able to get jobs with a B.S. in business and getting both that and an MBA is overkill, is also very incorrect. especially since he's also asking questions about it from a position that he hasnt even done it yet, so making such a confident statement about it is not exactly wise.</p>
<p>go engineering undergrad & get your MBA later. Plenty of options with this combination.</p>
<p>I was in the same situation. I was swaying towards engineering, So I got a job working for a company manurfacturing U.S. military equipt. They began layoffs and I started looking for other possibilities. So I switched to business due to the fact that I could own my own one day and not have to work for someone else. The business world is everywhere, there are many things you could do with engineering. It depends ultimatlly on you and what you want out of life. Maybe you would want to consider doing both have your own engineering firm.</p>