<p>I have already been in accepted into the business school for my college (conditional on completion of certain standards, obviously) for Individualized Business (general). I am definitely doing that. My orientation is tomorrow where I will also be setting up my classes and whatnot.</p>
<p>The other day, I suddenly made the decision to do a Art History minor. Not really because it will help me in the future, but, because I really enjoy art and learning the history behind certain periods and styles. So, basically, the minor would be just for fun.</p>
<p>My question to you is, is this a bad idea? Even to take it for fun, is it just a bad idea? If not, is it possible a General Business major and Art History minor degrees could work together for me in the future? If so, how?</p>
<p>Great idea. Do it. Fun is good. Having an interest is good. I still wish I took more poli sci course and I have been out of college for years. How could it work for you in the future? Perhaps an art museum will need an business manager. It really doesn’t matter. Have a great time.</p>
<p>A General business major and art history are equally useless. If you want job possibilities when you graduate, switch into a practical major such as finance, accounting, or MIS</p>
<p>Had you asked about the indiviualized business major, I would want to know more about your motivation and think kg’s point has validity. But since you asked about the art history, I stick by my original, go for it. There’s nothing wrong with taking classes for your own personal satisfaction.</p>
<p>Minors are never really intended to be used professionally. Rather, they are used for a person’s academic passion or at most can be used to make a major more practical (major in fashion design and minor in management to be able to sell your creations). You seem to captivate the former. </p>
<p>Does your school offer concentrations in specific disciplines or majors in things such as accounting, finance, operations management, information systems, etc.?</p>
<p>Kgo - Actually, my school’s Business Program - all specializations - is one of the highest ranked in the country in many areas. Because of the internships and co-ops pre-business and business students do while at this school, about 85% of students, all specializations of business students, leave with multiple job offers. So, in my case, a general business is not useless, especially with a minor in addition.</p>
<p>What school are you going to attend (if you don’t mind)? What is your career goal? Is the general business a concentration to a BBA because if it is then I misunderstood.</p>
<p>Bowling Green State University - second best business school in my state and one of the best in rankings among programs in the country. (: The BSBA has several specializations - Individualized Business being one of them. (:</p>
<p>I stand by my statement. First of all, a minor in art history will not boost your job application the slightest bit. Second of all, multiple job offers does not mean multiple good job offers. It sounds to me your school advertises the program a lot and makes it seem as if it is much better than it actually is. You can go ahead with the general business major but remember no matter how good your school says they are, they are no wharton/stern/ross etc.</p>
<p>Aha, no, they are multiple GOOD offers. Internships are a very big thing with my school and they want to prepare us the best they can to insure we leave with our dream job, not a bad one.</p>
<p>Of course they advertise their program! I would to if I had achieved what they have. (:</p>
<p>First, I don’t want to burst your bubble but BGSU is not a good enough program where you can major in “individualized business”/management/entrepreneurship and come out with a decent job in the business field. To be honest, I could see an employer kinda chuckle if someone told him or her that they were an “individualized business” major and would subsequently tell the applicant to cut the BS and really state what they majored in. You don’t want to be in that predicament. Most of the testimonials of students from BGSU who succeeded post-school were likely finance, accounting, supply chain management, or information system “specializations.” These are the fields you should consider instead of “individualized business.” While on the subject of testimonials, don’t get enamored by the flyer student bios, because the reality is that many people do not achieve what those note-worthy (literally) students have accomplished. It’s good marketing at best, and all schools do it.</p>
<p>Another reality: any business school that DOESN’T promote or push for internships should be disregarded at the outset. Thus, just because your school promotes internships doesn’t mean that it is unique in that respect.</p>
<p>Last reality: your art history major will hardly distinguish you in any business interview outside of consulting. It shows you are well-rounded, but nevertheless minors provide minimal support to your resume. Internships, professional experiences, interview composure, academic scores, and course of study are the major factors in a hire.</p>
<p>Hate to bring you down to Earth a bit, but at least you know now as opposed to the middle of your college experience.</p>
<p>Aha, you think I don’t know this already? I’ve had to think long and hard about my major. Individualized (basically means general) is what suits me best. I need to take the courses -I- want to take (mostly legal, with management and a couple others as well) in order to get out of my degree what -I- want to get. This works perfectly for me. I don’t need a “reality” check, I already know everything you’ve said. (;</p>
<p>I hate to break it to you, but, I’m not some stupid college freshman. I’m the kind that shows up and says, “this is what I want out of my degree and minor, these are the classes I’ll take to get it” and that is how it goes. (:</p>
<p>Jelynn, you will fail after college regardless of what major you choose. Trizz, who posts a lot in the forums and tends to know his stuff, directly and accurately told you not to major in individualized business as it is not a marketable degree. You in response essentially said, “Okay thanks. Now **** off I’m doing what I want.” Your school is ranked 95th in the nation by business week, so i dont know why you think it’s so great. You are stubborn and you are waiting for someone to inaccurately tell you what you want to hear so you feel better about your stupid decision. Someone with your attitude that went to Wharton would struggle to find a job. You are clearly another “stupid college freshman.” Enjoy working at Burger King :)</p>
<ol>
<li><p>U.S. News & World Report - National Universities Top 100? No.
Even those within the top 100 have a weak national reputation within private industry, unless they are near the top. Once again, we are talking about only eight universities on this specific list that even matters for business, the ivy leagues. There are eight ivy league schools and only two of them offer undergraduate business degrees.</p></li>
<li><p>U.S. News & World Report - Best Management Graduate Schools? No.
Management is the closest to General Business/Individualized - U.S. News does not even recognize General Business/Individualized as a major significant enough to rank.</p></li>
<li><p>U.S. News & World Report - Best Graduate Business Schools? No.</p></li>
<li><p>U.S. News & World Report - Best Undergraduate Business Schools? No.
In both the graduate and undergraduate level, the “top” business schools that get jobs for high-GPA students with irregular degrees are clearly the top 15. The top 16-20 area even struggles with that and can sometimes get students top jobs with <em>regular</em> degrees - BGSU isn’t even on the list at all.</p></li>
<li><p>Businessweek Graduate Business School Rankings - Tier 1? No.
Businessweek rankings are even less accurate(more generous to less reputable schools) and much less prestigious than USNWR.</p></li>
<li><p>Businessweek Graduate Business School Rankings - Tier 2? No.
They emphasize the schools as either “Tier 1” or “Tier 2.” BSGU is not even on the list.</p></li>
<li><p>Businessweek Undergraduate Business School Rankings Top 20? No.</p></li>
<li><p>Businessweek Undergraduate Business School Rankings Top 50? No.
Yes, as kgo pointed out, BSGU is towards the bottom of their full list - and Businessweek themselves even emphasizes the “Top 20” over the “Top 50” and the “Top 50” over everyone else.</p></li>
<li><p>Forbes Best Business Schools? No.</p></li>
<li><p>Wall Street Journal Best Business/Economics Schools? No.
The Wall Street Journal had a sub-section of schools that were best for plain “Business/Economics,” without a specialized major.</p></li>
<li><p>Wall Street Journal Best Regional Business Schools? No.
They also had a sub-section for “regional schools” that were good for getting jobs within that specific region rather than anywhere in the nation.</p></li>
<li><p>Wall Street Journal Best Business Schools? No.
BSGU wasn’t on the list at all, much less in one of those sub-sections.</p></li>
<li><p>The Economist Best Business Schools? No.
It was an international ranking. It included public American schools on the list.</p></li>
<li><p>Financial Times Best Business Schools? No.
Once again, was international, included public American schools.</p></li>
<li><p>The Princeton Review Best Colleges? No.
As with the USNWR generalized college/university list, it is practically an irrelevant ranking for business majors anyway - and BSGU isn’t even on this list, among the easiest of all rankings to get on.</p></li>
<li><p>The Princeton Review Best Management Schools? No.
There was 137 schools on this list by the way.</p></li>
<li><p>The Princeton Review Best 300 Business Schools?
Wow, it is finally on another list - and even Princeton Review specifically pointed out there is 137 schools better than BSGU in your general area of business. And even my school has been on this list once - and my school is famous for people struggling to get REAL jobs (aka, not McDonalds, travelling salesman, etc…) after graduating and even being unemployed altogether for long periods of time.</p></li>
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<p>So, overall, when you say “highest ranked in the country,” you mean Top 1,000, then by all means, you and me both are students within the highest ranked business schools in the country. Guess I should not have spent so much time worrying about an employable major - I didn’t realize I was in a school where my major didn’t matter for employment purposes.</p>
<p>^ I was about to do the same thing. I don’t know in which universe Jelynn93 thinks Bowling Green State University is a “top” school, but it isn’t this one.</p>