<p>I would like to stand out when i get out of college so i want to double major in finance and something else. not accounting because i find that brutally boring. thought about international business, but would i then be obliged to take a foreign language? </p>
<p>also would business economics be too similar to finance?</p>
<p>i also thought about a poly-sci because i have an interest in that but i would not know what i could do with finance and that.</p>
<p>BTW I don't care about getting that coveted i-banking dream job that everyone has on cc and i will most likely be attending iu-bloomington</p>
<p>IMO, double majoring is a very overrated way of standing out. Try to stand out in other, slightly less academic ways. Language fluency, study abroad, internships, sports, music, leadership positions in campus organizations, competitions, etc.</p>
<p>I agree with twl007. Having more time doing internships, studying abroad and gathering experience is a much better for your resumes. If you do not have passion for the second degree, I personally don't think it will help that much in the long run.</p>
<p>I was a triple major and perhaps it made me stand out as an over-achiever but it can also be looked at as you being indecisive (even if you aren't). I also believe it is pretty overrated.</p>
<p>However, if u really want to double major you probably need to go Finance/Accounting because that would be pretty impressive IMO (and give you more options). I personally don't think any of the other business majors would be that helpful.</p>
<p>I don't get how anyone can major in accounting... but anyway-- if you want to impress people and end up more capable than your peers, double major in finance and math. Besides, math is way more interesting than accounting (although I suppose that's not saying much).</p>
<p>Math may or may not be more interesting than accounting,but accounting is much more useful in geting a top paying job.</p>
<p>Also don't kid yourself: accounting is a very hard major. It isn't because of the sophisticated math in accounting,but because it is more akin to law. Just take a look at accounting texts. They are as think as what you would see in physics or Organic Chemistry.</p>
<p>yeah niihla10, i got destroyed in 272 at ross -_-
but most other b-school accounting classes are ridiculously easy. i took 271 at rutgers and i didn't study for more than an hour and got an A.</p>
<p>271 at Ross wasn't nearly as bad as 272. I just realized that there are quite a few Ross students that post here. There used to be a bunch of Wharton too but they don't seem to be around anymore.</p>
<p>If so, you should try taking both in 14 weeks covering 1400 pages worth of material . And that is still utterly easy. No more than an hour or two a week and for some reason these are 5 unit classes, so 10 units all together. Calc would be exponentially harder because there is actual practice involved.</p>
<p>Um it depends where you take it. At any top 5 bschool (like ross, where we go) it is pretty intense...you wouldn't know unless you took it there. I'm sure its just as difficult at wharton, sloan, stern and haas...but pretty much anywhere else it'll probably be way easier. So sorry, you couldnt relate.</p>
<p>i did not take them at ucsb. My community college course was MORE "intense" than that of USC for the simple fact that a year sequence was brought down to just 14 weeks, and if you sutracted midterm and finals, you would bring that down to 10 weeks. I have never heard of anyone refer to an accounting course as intense. I have heard tedious and labor intensive (both obviously the same). At USC, did they cover anything we did not. No. And instead they held the same material and had it taught over a period of 32(?) weeks. And USC happens to be a top school with one of the best accounting programs in the nation. I have talked to the dean at the school since students from my jc were invited to have lunch and a tour. I have sat in on a few classes due to downtime when i am staying over at USC. And i have seen the questions that are on the midterm and final. INTENSE...hardly. If calculus is cakewalk and accounting is intense, in my eyes, something is wrong. Michigan has a top business school, but their accounting department isnt exactly represented as being one of the top in the nation, USC leventhal however is.</p>
<p>Sounds like a tough, accelerated course. But remember that it's about the level of competition. In some schools, studying and understanding alone can get you a good grade. In others, you can understand every concept, but then again, EVERYONE understands EVERY concept (Ross was like this), so the grading curve is much more intense. When there are no slackers in your undergrad business program, the exams end up being near-impossible. In the end, however, I believe that understanding the material is really what matters, but of course that's a whole new story.</p>
<p>Yeah..taking it at a community college is COMPLETELY different, even though it was brought down to 14 weeks. Yeah, it's the curve that makes are breaks you...and the students at ross are very driven, focused, and intelligent...so you're always competiting with the best of the best. As I said, you couldn't relate</p>