<p>I know there's no business major for undergrad at NU.. but I really like the school in general.
If I'm interested in studying business marketing, will it be wise to apply for mass communication or anything similar at NU and then move on to studying business in grad school? Or will that be a waste of time and money?</p>
<p>I was actually thinking of going to Emory..
Will it be better to just attend Emory Goizueta School?</p>
<p>Thankss!!</p>
<p>Personally, I’ve always thought that majoring in business as an undergraduate is worthless. Most of the top schools don’t have an undergrad business major for that reason - because MBA programs at top schools prefer to see that you majored in economics/engineering/etc. There are exceptions in the point of Wharton/Sloan, but that’s besides the point. Northwestern could allow you to major in communications (which is one of the top programs in the country) and also major in something like economics which, personally, will get you a whole lot further - intellectually and in the world of academia.</p>
<p>^^Tinfoyl makes good points, with which I largely agree.
On top of that, however, I just personally couldn’t imagine choosing Emory over NU … if you had the choice.</p>
<p>check this out:
[Medill</a> - IMC Undergraduate Certificate](<a href=“http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/imc/undergraduatecertificate.aspx]Medill”>http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/imc/undergraduatecertificate.aspx)</p>
<p>I know a number of people trying to do marketing. They are a mix of Comm Studies, Econ, and a few other random majors as well as IMC Cert. people.</p>
<p>thank you so much!!!
so I won’t be “behind” even if I don’t study business right away ?
Also, how does it work with internships and scholarships?
Because I wanna start on my internship maybe during soph/junior year of college…
would it hurt me cuhs I don’t have a background in business?</p>
<p>the only business schools worth applying to are top b-schools like wharton and stern imo, but if you’re looking to get an mba in the future, you might as well not apply to b-school undergrad b/c it would be kinda repetitive and plus you can explore some other fields of interest in your undergrad years.</p>
<p>No, no one does internship stuff freshman year. You can join clubs (sports marketing club is the first to come to mind) to get in school experience and do stuff over the summers. There were a decent number of marketing internships posted on the schools career board this past year (but generally for sophs/juniors). You wont be behind – and in fact may have an advantage by having a broader base.</p>
<p>Oh, I see (:
Thank you so much!!!
:DD</p>
<p>there are advantages to getting a BBA or a BS in Business from an undergrad program, but that only holds true for the top programs in that they’re the schools that are recruited heavily by many of the big companies, and for the top positions in BB firms and stuff like that (and basically 2 years of an analyst position coupled with a solid undergrad performance = a ticket to the M7 MBA schools). however, just because a school doesn’t offer an undergrad business program doesn’t mean it doesn’t place people on wall st. or in other prominent business positions (i.e. Harvard, which is recruited just as heavily as Wharton, the best undergrad business school [and in a league of its own basically], doesn’t offer an undergrad business program, but its economics program is great).</p>
<p>i don’t know too much about northwestern, but i know that economics majors from NU and other top-notch universities get recruited just as frequently as at a place like Wharton, Stern, Ross, Sloan, Haas, etc. </p>
<p>“…because MBA programs at top schools prefer to see that you majored in economics/engineering/etc…”
this isn’t entirely true. engineering students with high GPAs (for being an engineering major, that is, like a 3.6+) get an advantage for MBA admissions purely because engineers typically have the hardest classes, and if you can pull a 3.6 or higher, especially from a tough school (like Berkeley, MIT, Stanford) then the MBA programs will take notice. Especially because engineering majors are generally pretty good with advanced mathematics and algorithms etc., they have an upperhand in the quant. jobs. However, i know for finance specifically, a lot of companies like to see a concentration in finance in the undergrad (again, though, kids from the Ivies + Duke, NU, UChi, etc. get recruited just as much). an MBA after getting a BBA isn’t repetive though from what i’ve heard.</p>
<p>“Also, how does it work with internships and scholarships?”
I’m not familiar with NU at all, but I’d imagine a lot of the top companies have recruiting days on campus (as they do at the schools with the top undergrad business programs) in which you can drop off a resume and hopefully get internships. I know for some schools, a lot more networking is required in order to secure an internship (don’t know how this is at NU, hopefully someone with more experience can offer their input), but at Michigan’s business school, they have a resume drop which makes it considerably easier.</p>
<p>“Because I wanna start on my internship maybe during soph/junior year of college…
would it hurt me cuhs I don’t have a background in business?”</p>
<p>simply put, no. A lot of companies understand that it’s challenging to be admitted to NU and other top schools, and so they know the caliber of the student attending/graduating from NU. Students from all sorts of majors get recruited from Harvard (though obviously economics has an advantage).</p>
<p>And lastly, NU’s graduate business school (Kellogg) is an amazing school, and I’d assume (though I could be compleeeeeeeeeetely wrong) that attending NU for undergrad would at least give you a slight edge in graduate school admissions at NU as well (but again, I could be way off since i have absolutely no experience in this category).</p>
<p>oooh and lastly, NU > Emory Goizueta. don’t listen to the business week rankings, they’re ****ty</p>