<p>So basically everyone I talk to says get a technical degree first before doing business.</p>
<p>I really like business. I like capitalism. I like making deals. I like Wall Street. I like working with people. I like all that. I like the whole vibe of business you know, men in suits making high profile business deals in a New York City skyscraper shaking hands making a decision that'll affect thousands of people.
But most of all, I like money. </p>
<p>But in spite of all that, everyone says don't do business as an undergrad.</p>
<p>If I don't, what alternates are there?</p>
<p>I'm thinking of doing Industrial Engineering as undergrad then getting an MBA.
Or do I do a BBA in administration or finance or something. Please please help me out.</p>
<p>It all depends on what kind of business you want to go into. I would argue a broad focused engineering degree with an econ minor will spread your skill set and employability out more aa opposed to a degree in management/administration. </p>
<p>If you want to go into finance, major in finance. However, some aspects of finance, HFT for example would favor a CS grad proficient in matlab.</p>
<p>Getting a business degree makes you more employable than a liberal arts major but once you figure out what part aspect of business you want to be involved in you may be better served by a technical degree. (No one ever got in trouble for majoring in math).</p>
<p>It also is true that getting an MBA can be used to transition into almost any post grad business position, I wouldn’t waste your time with anything less than top 15-20 though.</p>
<p>^^You would waste your time with anything below top20? Why is that? Are you around a lot of people who wasted their time or are you just spreading Internet ignorance?</p>
<p>I met the Senior VP of FedEx International Trade this week…he went to a very small school for his MBA which is where he was recruited. I guess he shouldn’t have wasted that time.</p>
<p>But my advice to you is to get an undergraduate degee in business, because in my view this obviates the need to even get an MBA. </p>
<p>In my opinion, the value of an MBA has been diluted over the past 10 years or so, for various reasons.</p>
<p>But more importantly, I urge you to major in something you like doing. If you like business, then major in business. Don’t try and figure out what field will make you the most money, because if you don’t actually like your job when you get out of college, you won’t do well at it.</p>
<p>My brother studied architecture, and loved it, so when he had to work until 2am on some project, it wasn’t work to him. It was fun.</p>
<p>I agree that getting a technical degree makes you more marketable, but if you really don’t want to be an engineer or work in computers, you will be miserable doing it.</p>
<p>There are probably schools out there where you can study BOTH business and engineering. For example, Lehigh comes to mind. Or Bucknell. Or Washington University.</p>
<p>Or maybe some sort of 5 year joint program.</p>
<p>You might want to ask for suggestions on CC.</p>
<p>Would you like to compare placements of the top 20 MBA programs compared to 21-40? One individual, or a handful at that, doesn’t validate a program as a great career move.</p>
<p>Go into undergrad as a business major as that’s obviously your passion. Please release a spot for someone who really wants to be an engineer. You’re not an engineer who someday wants to be an entrepreneur (then going into engineering first makes sense), you’re very much into business first and foremost from your post. Good luck!</p>