<p>Sorry for a long one...</p>
<p>OKAY, so here's the deal. I'm an economics major at UConn, which I find to be a pretty good school and I love it to death. I transferred from Bryant after deciding against a strictly BABusAdmin/Finance, and the price wasn't worth their econ program. Anyway, so here I am as an econ major with no particular focus, though I'm taking an interest in fiscal policy. I have declared a minor in public policy already and I'm almost through that. I'm also on the fast-track program for a one-year MPA, aka I can take policy grad courses in undergrad, but I'm not required to go on to grad school if I take a different route.
As I feared, my business side is taking over again (not as a major, but as a career) and I don't see fantastic prospects in the policy areas that I find interesting, whereas Bryant has taught me a plethora of great information about the business world and I've spoken with many recruiters.
Econ is a fine major to go into business, I'm sure of that already. My policy minor gives me an alternative route. I am a year ahead and could graduate early. I want to stick close to my boyfriend (also at UConn) and want to build up my quantitative skills, so I may stay an extra year (still without finances being a major factor) for several reasons. I'm just not sure how to go about this.
IN SHORT,
I'm an econ major, policy minor. I have almost a year of courses to spare and here are my options:
-Take more courses in stat/math and pursue a minor in that field
(Math is not my favorite subject but it hasn't been a GPA killer up to calc 1 so far; not sure if I could handle more than calc 2/3 and linear algebra)
-Minor in business fundamentals by taking 3 more finance courses and 1 managerial accounting (already took financial at Bryant)
-Take 2 business courses (max without a minor) and 3-4 more math courses
-Take 5 more electives in econ and graduate a semester early
-Cut down my course load to 4 a semester and pursue more internships during and out of the school year
-Take almost a year of grad-level policy courses and get the MPA in a year, or the MBA/MPA combo in two (IF I get in; MBA program is competitive, but I will have the best credentials for the UConn MPA program with this route)</p>
<p>My ultimate goal is to work in business of some sort, most likely finance...policy would be great but I have no interest in a PhD and I realize how slim the prospects truly are for the better positions. I also hope to earn enough to support a family on one income, being my own. I understand the costs of an MBA alone and would most likely earn that a few years into work if I do not take the route of the dual MPA/MBA.</p>
<p>I'm very sorry for the lengthy post but I do have a lot of options being a year ahead from summer classes and high school dual-enrollment since junior year.</p>
<p>So, any advice on which route to pursue?</p>