<p>I have two questions for all of you business people. I don’t really know if I want to go into business but I wouldn’t mind the option. I am currently a sociology major and business minor. I intend on going to graduate school but I will need to work for a year or so to save money. With soc and a bus minor will I be able to get a job in business that will pay me well enough that I won’t starve and can save a little for grad school. My concern is that sociology seems vague. It doesn’t lead into a direct career like accounting or marketing. I considered accounting but I was worried that I wasn’t good enough at math. I mean I am an A- or B student depending on the class but I have to work pretty darn hard for it. It seems like everyone that I know who is in accounting is some kind of crazy math genius. Do you really have to be a math prodigy or can you just be an okay B student? I also don’t dislike math, it’s not my favorite just because I get frustrated, but I do like the challenge. I just don’t always win. </p>
<p>Also I am thinking about law school so I feel like sociology would maybe be better for that but I really don’t know what I want to do, which is another conversation. </p>
<p>Accounting math is quite elementary..lots of adding and subtracting..and Excel will do that for you anyways. You still must enjoy working with number. Accounting itself is hard to explain..i don't find it enjoyable, but there is always a market for accountants.</p>
<p>Sociology could possibly be useful for marketing jobs. However, I don't know how your job prospects would be with such a degree.</p>
<p>yeah, I have thought about marketing as well. I might switch and do marketing and a minor in sociology. I would enjoy the classes for sociology better but it will be harder(possible but harder) to get into the business world. I don't think that I want be in the business world forever, but it might be a good place to start hopefully save some money and then decide where I want to go after that.</p>
<p>A sociology major could go into any industry they choose. Also, it depends on the type of program that your school provides. I am a Sociology major myself. I want to go into business as well. But as an undergraduate, I simply want to focus on my interests. Not what the job market requires. In addition, you should do a summer internship to see what industry interests you. This way you'll know what to expect. </p>
<p>If you wish to go into a top tier business school, make sure that you maintain a high GPA, as well as a few years of work experience.</p>
<p>Speaking of that, if you are going to a top-tier undergraduate college, then you shouldn't worry about your major. Just make sure that you are doing well in all of your classes that interests you.</p>
<p>Lol. redlinekid2, that is exactly why I am obsessing over this. I'm not at a top-tier college. That's out of my price range, although our business school is actually very good. I too want to focus on what interest me but I also need to be able to pay back my mom when I graduate. So I am trying to find a path that will lead me to a career that I will both enjoy and will pay the bills. I think I am too idealistic :)</p>
<p>If you are not going to a top tier college--very top teir at that--you will have a hard time getting a good business job unless you have some good connections. You might want to try Teach for America or Peace Corps.</p>
<p>Teach for America? That is very popular at my school but I fail to see what that has to do with business. Why would I want to look into that and the peace corp? How would that help my career? </p>
<p>Also, I doubt that I have any interest in the jobs that the kids from the top-tier universities will be applying to. They would not fit well with my personality.</p>
<p>They will be some of the best and only job options out there. That or selling insurance, etc. retail mgt, stuff like that. Many end up as what used to be called secretaries but are now called admin assts. Nearly all mine had degrees in stuff like art history, sociology, French etc. but they could type too. Not many have to type much anymore.</p>
<p>Sorry, just the harsh truth. Very few companies maintain the large training programs they used to have. They rather buy talent ready to go and for most that means hiring at ther better undergrad busienss schools. Why do you really think so many graduates of the not quite Top 10 LAC's go on to get PhD's. It's their best option as well as probably fitting their values better.</p>