<p>Lets say you got into a top undergraduate business program, would you also go to a business school afterwards</p>
<p>What do most business school students have as a major before they enter business school?</p>
<p>HUH? Don't understand the question...</p>
<p>Some Colleges offer specialized business programs and others have the standard undergrad business curriculum. After you get your BA/BS you can go to grad school for business to earn a MBA.
Some schools have the 5 year accelerated program where you earn a bachelors<br>
and a masters degree in 5 years.</p>
<p>So if I understand you right, If you go to a top business program as an undergraduate would you go and get an MBA afterwards? What majors do most MBA students major in before they go to get an MBA?</p>
<p>The key thing is where a person goes to school, whether they feel that they need additional academic training. I mean a student at say Wharton would probably be well off, and more able to survive without getting an MBA. That's not to say that a Wharton student would not get an MBA, I would think the opposite actually. </p>
<p>In terms of a major, I don't think it's that much of a concern. The underlying concern here is work experience. That's what matters to business schools and where you go to school. I don't think majors are that important, but I would not be surprised if the majors most associated with business are the ones that are most represented at MBA school.</p>
<p>If I were to go to a top business program, I might go to get my MBA afterwards. It's all about career opportunities and seeing whether it would open up new opportunities to advance myself in the working world. The answer is probably because I can't foresee a time when I wouldn't need to advance myself, unless I hit it big in something.</p>
<p>What specific field in business are you interested in, stresst?</p>
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The key thing is where a person goes to school, whether they feel that they need additional academic training. I mean a student at say Wharton would probably be well off, and more able to survive without getting an MBA. That's not to say that a Wharton student would not get an MBA, I would think the opposite actually.
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<p>I wouldn't say so. I don't think that where you go for undergrad has any impact on whether or not you need an MBA. It will be different for everyone. Some people may just find that they don't need an MBA to advance in their career, others will, and others will just want a complete career change. I'm not exactly sure, but I would bet that the necessity of an MBA will depend on what career you go into. An investment banker might need an MBA to go from analyst to associate (top performing analyst might be promoted to associate), but an actuary might benefit more by passing exams than getting an MBA. There is no way to know before, or during college whehter you will really need an MBA.</p>
<p>As far as major Sachmoney is right. It won't really make a difference. Business schools have students representing a variety of majors. The big thing is work experience that you will need to get an MBA, whether you have a BBA or not.</p>
<p>I understand what Sach was saying because some uni's have a more rigorous business curriculum then others so one might not feel the need for MBA, while someone who went through a mediocre curriculum at a regular uni will feel the need for a MBA.</p>
<p>Wolfpack...I sort of said that, but yeah you're right. You kind of expanded on what I was saying.</p>
<p>An MBA isn't about a "curriculum." It's about connections and advancing one's career. The people who derive the most value out of an MBA are those that already have a few years of post graduate work experience.</p>
<p>In regards to Wharton, I tend to agree that this is the one undergrad business school where graduates tend to not need to go back for an MBA (but IMO, has litte to do with curriculum). </p>
<p>However, the overriding factor of whether someone will go back for their MBA or not generally has little to do with undergrad of choice but rather much more to do with their line of work (ie accountants are far less likely to need an MBA), their desires (ie career switcher; highly motivated person), and their pleasure/displeasure with their current job situation (are they stuck in a dead-end job; do they lack the skills/contacts necessary to move into a higher position).</p>