<p>A month ago, I was sure that my major would be Bizecon with accounting minor, Accounting with CS minor, or Biz Admin with CS minor. Now, however I have this dilemma again and am considering all the options that I have. I am confused and scared of choosing the wrong major. People say that it is kinda a waste to major in business and get an MBA. This makes me think twice 'cause I dont know whether I would want to get an MBA or not. Now, I am really considering econ, a subject that I am really interested in. But I don't know if that'd be something that I wanted to major in. I mean, if i had the time, I would major in everything that I have interest in. But there's that scarcity problem, and I have to pick my best choice. My question is... simple, but not simple enuough for me: Which one is my safest bet?</p>
<p>What I want to do in future: I'd like to start my gaming company or be an investor like warren buffet =)</p>
<p>Yea? Whats bizecon major all about anyway? What does it focus on?
I think what I am looking for is a major that is versatile. I would want to graduate out of college holding a bachelor degree that I can use to apply for accounting, finance, consulting, or even ibanking job and I also want a major that would help me in my long term goal: investing / starting a company.</p>
<p>BizEcon(at ucla) with a minor in accounting is 7 accounting courses and 4 of which overlap with the bizecon requirements and the 7 courses prepare a person for the CPA exam. Three courses must be taken as an elective(econ finance etc) + 2 required courses (econ investments etc). Ontop of the regualar macro/micro, micro theory, stats for econ.</p>
<p>Now if there was a minor in CS, then I'd say you're all set but there isn't =(.</p>
<p>The Econ major isn't a bad thing to do if you are thinking about an MBA. I think if you get an Econ major from a well-respected university it will probably look really nice to an MBA committee.</p>
<p>Well id take accounting minor over cs minor. BizEcon sounds like something that I want to major in.
What more does pure econ have that bizecon doesnt have?</p>
<p>granted_business: that's the problem. I don't know whether I want to get an MBA or not.</p>
<p>bizecon is pretty much a "non-traditional" approach to business and economics. You generally study both, sometimes, more or less business or economics. Any economics department can turn up a bizecon major with a slight twist. i'd say it is a 60-40 relationship. 60% economics courses, 40% business courses(hence the accounting overlap at ucla).</p>
<p>It just depends what you're looking for. At a school where there's both a business admin and econ program, the IB jobs may certainly go to the business students first. Its not to say that economics is a bad major, its fun and quite useful. but how u make of it is what makes it useful. studying purely fiscal policy and macro perspectives may not land a person a job with a BB bank but it could be useful at say, walmart, where anyone could work the ladder and earn an equivalent paycheck.</p>
<p>Choose your courses and research topics wisely and it'll worthwhile</p>
<p>As far as MBA candidates, it looks evenly spreaded with high percentages of admits from engineering, business/finance, and economics undergrads. Just from looking at the Anderson statistics(inhand brochure)</p>
<p>In terms of getting into MBA program, it really doesn't matter which area you major in, but majority seem to come from Business and Economics major. Those two majors make up more than 60% of the student body. Approx. 30% Business and 30% Economics.</p>
<p>I recommend you majoring Business Economics (or Economics if the school doesn't offer BizEcon) and minor in Accounting.</p>
<p>Business, understandably so isn't all textbook. A lot of the skills applicable in the business world are communication and leadership skills which you learn by interacting with the community. </p>
<p>MBA programs obviously know this and therefore like to see this academic/community interaction from an undergrad. b-student. Naturally, a major in comp.sci. and engineering or accounting is far more rigorous and it isn't as expected.</p>
<p>From my personal experience; ambitious students majoring in econ or finance in undergrad are usually extremely (emphasis on this word) involved in the college community (officers in large college organizations/ student ambassadors/ etc..). They also end up graduating with near 4.0 GPA's.</p>
<p>So the question isn't, should I major in this or that so it looks better in the future. It is, what should I supplement this major with, just in case I decide to persue it - and- making sure do to well.</p>
<p>A 3.3 in chemical engineering will receive a lot more leway than someone with a 3.3 from let's say - econ. or finance. Due to the lack of as much rigor; you need to do very well.</p>
<p>First of all thanks for posting. But It is not about how it looks in the future. I want to major in something that will give me the most for what I am going to do in the future, which I don't know for SURE. Whether it'd be investing, starting a company, or working as an accountant or ib, I want a major that will help and prepare me in one way or another.</p>
<p>What I think of business admin major is it gives you a little bit of everything, while accounting, finance, CS, or econ focuses more on its own specific area.</p>
<p>"So I should just apply as econ major to berkeley rather than to haas?"</p>
<p>Depends what you want to do. Competing against Haas students for summer internships is going to be tough. But of course, upon graduation, you'll have that berkeley transcript that can get a job virtually anywhere.</p>
<p>MBA programs want experienced students and if going to grad school is ultimately your goal. I'd say go where the job opportunities are the greatest in weight. Most of the elite schools have students that have taken a few years off of school(since undergrad completion) to pursue career endeavors and returned to school to move into either a different industry or move ahead.</p>
<p>Its something for you to figure out because we are all testing our little theories.</p>
<p>The typical Wharton MBA student has 5 years of experience under the belt. Many times reaching Director/VP levels in short spans. Which would typically explain the high starting salary from top 10 mba programs (in excess of 120k per year average). </p>
<p>You can even matriculate(without an undergrad degree) into an elite MBA program with tons of operating experience. But that's rarely the case(not many people move up the ladder without a degree).</p>
<p>Any of you guys know about the Business Admin major at Berkeley other than its 3rd in the nation?
What about Leventhal School of Accounting at USC?
I am at least a little more familiar now with UCLA bizecon/accounting major minor; and I thank you all for that =P</p>
<p>cause UCB, UCLA, USC are the top 3 choice of schools that I wanna transfer in to</p>
<p>Business Administration at berkeley is a traditional management degree. Whereas other schools incorporate a variety of specific degrees such as BizAdmin with a core in marketing, finance, or accounting. </p>
<p>Haas requires the basic financial/managerial accounting sequence. Micro/Macro perspectives for business related decisions(similar to economics but much different), marketing, intro to finance etc. Its not so much a degree oriented with one facet of business but spread out. To make it easy, its the tools neccessary to become an entrepreneur and overall successful for life. Individuals understanding how to sell(market), invest(finance), and manage money(accounting) are more likely to be wealthy. --The essential reason why it is ranked so high by both peers and news publications--</p>
<p>As for USC... I'm going to UCLA to become a season ticket holder =) nuff said. LOL, but really, I never even looked into USC even though counselors have always said, "USC is great at business."</p>