<p>What is a good gpa for an econ major? good enough to get a good job/intership?</p>
<p>anyone have any ideas?</p>
<p>At least a 3.3 (for basic jobs), preferably a 3.5. For some jobs, like Management Consulting, a 3.7+ is in order.</p>
<p>thanks, is econ a very very challenging major or is a 3.5 doable? And is econ 101 one of the more difficult classes or not?</p>
<p>3.5 in Econ is certaintly doable. Econ 101 is easy. The intermediate level and advanced level courses are harder.</p>
<p>I’ve got two engineering buddies taking econ 101 right now. I was looking at the practice exam and it looks pretty easy. I took AP econ though so I just got crappy departmental credit. But anyways it doesn’t look that bad</p>
<p>I took Econ 401 which is sort of a “gateway” Econ course for many of the upper level courses, and it’s easier than it would seem in the beginning. The cure they show in the beginning of the course seems very rough, but in the end the actual curve they gave was much more generous. </p>
<p>I would say a 3.7 in Econ is quite easy if my Econ 401 class is of similar difficulty to most of the Econ classes. I’ve heard some of them (Econ 406?) are quite hard, but they’re not required so I’m not sure about how difficult an Econ major really is. Also because the curve was much more generous than they stated, it might have just been that the semester I took it was easier than the typical, I don’t really know. The difficulty of that class to any individual comes more from mathematical experience than anything else. Even that you don’t need much of, but I would definitely advise taking more than the minimum they require.</p>
<p>interesting, so a 3.5 seems achievable. Also, how easy or difficult is it to get interships?</p>
<p>3.5 is achievable and getting an internship is not difficult, although in this Economy, any job is a blessing. Note that if you are looking for a high-flying job on Wall Street, you are better off at Ross.</p>
<p>Alexandre,</p>
<p>Do any Ross students double major in Econ (or is this even possible)? Benefits being an interest in Econ and to stand a part?</p>
<p>There is no rule that forbids Ross students from double majoring in Economics, alhough that double major seems superfluous to me. Ross and Mathematics or Ross and a foreign Language makes more sense to me.</p>
<p>gotcha, but is michigan have a good enough rep to get you a good job out of econ?</p>
<p>If any school would it’d be Michigan. Pretty sure the econ department is one of tjr best in the US, but Alexandre probably has rankings and facts for you, Haha</p>
<p>Michigan Econ is tops (ranked among the top 15 in the nation), and as far as recruiting goes, it is also very good, though not quite as good as peer institutions with no Business schools. Peer schools with Business schools, like Michigan, will see much of their on-campus, non-techie recruitment activity gravitate toward their Business program.</p>
<p>“here is no rule that forbids Ross students from double majoring in Economics, alhough that double major seems superfluous to me.”</p>
<p>Really? I was thinking about minoring/majoring in Econ if I got into Ross. Could you elaborate on why it isn’t such a good idea? I also plan on taking quite a bit of math classes, just so I have some solid quantitative skills.</p>
<p>Double majoring in Economics and Business would be the same as double majoring in Engineering and Physics or International Relations and Political Science. They are different faces of the same coin. It is not a “bad”, but it does not add to one’s profile.</p>
<p>would it be relatively pointless to get a BBA if i plan to get an MBA?</p>
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Definitely not. If you look at Ross’s MBA class of 2012 profile, you will see that about a quarter of the students had undergrad business degree: [Class</a> Profile - Stephen M. Ross School of Business](<a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/RecruiterInformation/Profiles/ClassProfiles/Mba2012.htm]Class”>Recruit at Ross | Michigan Ross). That also applies for UPenn Wharton: [Wharton</a> MBA: Class Profile](<a href=“http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/student-life/class-profile.cfm]Wharton”>Student Life - MBA Program). </p>
<p>In many sense a undergrad business will help in your road to MBA as it will provide you with a stable job that involves the aspects of business you most likely will further pursue with an MBA degree. It gives you business experience. It is not pointless. It’s just like how students who want to get a Ph.D. in chemistry start out as chem majors, not psych. How Neuro graduate students start out as neuro/biopsych/bio majors, not english majors.
Yes you don’t need a business undergrad nor does it give you complete advantage BUT it will give you valuable experience and an advantage when you start finding jobs after graduate business school as your resume will include working in the business field for years (given that you start working before getting a MBA). It will also help you get better internship during MBA, it will help you in the classes as you will know analysis and accounting better than some others. IF business and MBA is your life goal, get an BBA and get started early.
Of course, if you aren’t sure, then I suggest you explore your choices. If you are strongly geared toward business but still have a year in high school (you are a junior), do some internship to see if you like business. If you are a senior, then you can apply to Ross, if after your first year of econ and some discussion with Ross advisers, you find out you don’t like business, you can switch to LSA easily.</p>
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This is terrible advice. Business is not an academic discipline like Chemistry, Psychology, Economics, etc. so your analogy falls flat. Majoring in Business will give you no leg up in the workplace compared to someone who studies the Liberal Arts. In fact, it could hinder you because you can’t bring multiple perspectives to the table and your contribution to a potential company is limited since you don’t have a diversified academic background. Most of the top business leaders in this country have Liberal Arts and Engineering degrees and NOT undergraduate business qualifications.</p>
<p>Michigan and Penn are the only two schools in the country I believe where doing undergraduate business would give you a leg up over someone who majors in the Liberal Arts or Engineering which sucks if you want to truly immerse yourself in the Liberal Arts or Engineering I guess because you forgo the recruiting advantage by bypassing the b-school. I would echo Alexandre’s advice and major in Ross and a Foreign Language or Ross and Mathematics.</p>
<p>but would econ with a +3.0 be able to land a good job like 40-50 k</p>