<p>Currently, I'm at a community college aspiring to major in English at Florida State University. Personally, I enjoy reading, researching,analyzing, and then coming up with a solution. I understand that the prospects for English majors are pretty ugly, but I feel that an MBA will get me a decent job. Do you think the skills developed during the English degree will translate into business classes? Has anyone done this, or can offer any advice on what specialization I should undertake given my major?</p>
<p>Assuming that you’re a good student, you probably won’t have any problem doing well in MBA classes following an English degree.</p>
<p>The general consensus is that an MBA without any work experience is pretty useless. It’s almost impossible to get into top-30 MBA programs without a few years of work experience. You could get an MBA from a mediocre school right after undergrad, but then you’d be in a ton of debt, and would likely only get a so-so job after finishing that MBA. </p>
<p>The other route that you could take is graduate with your English degree, try to get some sort of job, work for a few years, and then get an MBA from a great program, and be on a good path. </p>
<p>Regardless, you need practical skills: Excel, programming, etc. Figure out what industry / type of job you want to work in, and do everything possible to acquire the right skills / experience for that job / industry.</p>
<p>Thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to write all that out.</p>
<p>You need to test your quanitative skills and CC is the perfect place. If you can handle basic accounting and finance then you should have the right stuff for an MBA. You can carry them over as electives at FS.</p>