<p>I was just curious how many on this board are majoring in either econ or managerial econ? What field/area is everyone going into?</p>
<p>Given that Davis’ undergrad econ programs don’t have emphasis or minors(personally interested in accounting), what can I do to make up for what davis lacks?</p>
<p>Get an internship. UCD has one of the largest internship programs in the nation.</p>
<p>would it be possible to get into accounting?</p>
<p>I know that economics majors often double major, because the major itself is only about 70 units, so you could do Economics and say, English or whatever other area interests you. You need to be more specific about "would it be possible to get into accounting?" Yes, there are accounting internships, and therefore it's possible? That's the best I can answer it...</p>
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<p>oh I'm sorry; I was very vague with my question earlier. I typed it up b4 going to school. Given that uc Davis doesn't offer many accounting classes and there isn't a minor that goes with econ/man econ, is there a way for econ majors to get into the accounting scene? </p>
<p>I know that UC Irvine and some of the other UC's offer a minor in accounting which would more appeal to the big 4 accounting firms. I've looked on uc Davis' ICC job list and it seems as though Deloitte doesn't make their rounds to UC Davis as much. I would assume the only reason because of that is UC Davis isn't rounded in the accounting/finance area.</p>
<p>If anyone can enlighten me, that would be great. Thanks</p>
<p>Oh just curious, is there anyone on cc that is a man econ major?</p>
<p>A popular minor for econ/man. econ is contemporary leadership.</p>
<p>You also might want to consider a minor in Undergraduate Technology Management offered by the College of Management.
<a href="http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/ProspectiveStudents/index.aspx?id=766%5B/url%5D">http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/ProspectiveStudents/index.aspx?id=766</a></p>
<p>Personally I think that economics is key to accounting, and accounting skills can be learned on the job, or through a few courses later on. I would major in economics, and then get an accounting internship while in school, and that way you'd learn the trade of accounting, but you'd have the full foundation of economics.</p>
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<p>collegemom, the tech management is meant for engineering students.
fooshy, you need accounting classes to get an accounting job because they won't hire you if they don't think you can get a CPA.</p>
<p>Maceco, I am doing an internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers this summer, so I think I can inform you about what's required. First: high GPA; the guys at Deloitte take 1 glance at resumes and if there's a gpa <3.5, or barely any work experience they toss it (I saw some guy's resume get tossed right in front of me; luckily not mine). Second: work experience, anywhere is good but be sure to get tons of it and varied amounts. Third: Davis only offers 3 accounting classes: mgt11a (mang. accting), mgt11b (fin. accting), are118(tax accounting, one of the worst classes on campus, do not take). For CPA, you need 36 qtr units, you'll still need 24 more quarter units. You can fulfill this one of two ways: Online courses through Berkeley extensions, or drive to Sacramento State and take their classes. You are free to do either one, you don't need to "be admitted" to either.</p>
<p>Lastly, all of the Big 4 accounting firms hire at Davis (E&Y, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG) for the SF/SJ offices. They are quite competitive. For my PwC interview, oncampus was like 10 people (out of all the people that turned in resumes online and at the career fairs), then 3 people went to 2nd round in SJ; so 3/xxx number of people.</p>
<p>Both Econ and Man Econ will work fine for accounting.</p>
<p>Lastly, collegemom, UC Davis does NOT have one of the largest internship programs in the nation. I honestly have no idea what you are talking about. All of the internships are in SF/SJ, and some in Sac. There is basically nobody that hires from anywhere else. Additionally, a lot of the companies are not big names. There's GAP, Target, Mervyns, Wells Fargo, the Big 4, etc etc. But then there's the State internships (don't do these, you will not learn a thing and will be bombarded with mindless paperwork). Please don't make Davis out to be something it's not. I've been to so many career fairs, and I'm about to start my 4th internship this summer.</p>
<p>ilikeoranges from UCD's web-site:</p>
<p>I tend to believe davis inflates its numbers -_-</p>
<p>Ok collegemom16, I don't blame you. However, I am letting you know that either bmbmasta is correct or Davis has a unique definition for "internship". 6k interns is 1 of every 4 undergrads! Something is definitely wrong here.</p>
<p>Actually I believe "In 2003-2004, approximately 6,154 students participated in internships with corporations, schools, government agencies and community organizations." is double/triple counting some students..for example, student x participates in an internship for 3 quarters. The ICC would count that as 3 students participating in internships. That would seem more realistic to me.</p>
<p>I agree Bmbmasta, I think that would be much more realistic</p>