double major or not

College Majors Business Major
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<p>I'm going to attend IU's Kelley School of Business this fall as a Finance major. Would it be wise to double it with Accounting or not. I also plan to get an MBA from a top 10 program after a few years of work experience. Both majors are highly ranked at my school but some people have told me that good MBA schools prefer a concentration of one major when admitting a student.</p>

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<p>People told you wrong. It doesn’t matter.</p>

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<p>Do whatever you think is best for yourself. If you know you can handle the double major then go for it. But from what I have heard over the past several years, a double major may not be worth the extra effort.</p>

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<p>If you really want to dual major you can but dual majoring in Finance and Accounting is not such a good idea. Both of these majors are very similar. After graduation, a lot of finance majors end up working in the accounting field, & vice versa.
If anything dual major in something else. Also, think about the extra time you have to put into double major whereas you could be having a part-time job or internship in the finance field. Experience is very important in terms of getting your dream job & top MBA program!</p>

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<p>It’s really easy to double in accounting/finance at Kelley. It’s just 3 extra classes from straight accounting to accounting and finance.</p>

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<p>Wat?!?!?!?</p>

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<p>As maxellis double majoring in accounting/finance is easy because all you need to do is take a few more classes. This is the same for many schools.
I know many graduates that graduated with a finance degree who works as an accountant & many accounting majors who works as an analysis. The only difference is taking the CPA or CFA. My point is choose one major or the other, not both. It’s sort of pointless to.</p>

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<p>I was talking to someone who has been working as an accountant, and he said that accounting and econ or even accounting and applied math is a good major, especially for private/cost accounting or if someone is looking at working for a company later on. Just a thought, don’t base this off of my anecdotal experience alone, but I thought I’d share</p>