@Publisher the reason I am leaning towards an economics degree then an MBA, later on, is because I do want a well-rounded education. I know that business majors have the staple of being an “easy major,” and I do really enjoy the economics aspects of finances. Additionally, for my career goals (management consulting) I need to obtain an MBA somewhere with prestige in order to get a job at a top-notch firm. With reading more about MBA programs, I’ve seen that MBA recruiters prefer economics majors over business majors.
@respacings: I agree with your thoughts expressed in post #20 above. An MBA program will be much more beneficial to one with a few years of post undergraduate work experience.
Consulting firms often hire non-business majors with the expectation that such hires will pursue an MBA degree after about three years of consulting work experience.
Colgate University may be of interest to you. Also, you might get some merit scholarship money from St. Lawrence University which encourages econ majors to study abroad & learn a second language.
@Publisher was actually thinking about EDing to Colgate! As for St, Lawrence, I worry about the distance from any actual city, it’s roughly seven hours from NYC
Well, you can reach the capital of a country in under 90 minutes from SLU, and Montréal isn’t all that far either.
St. Lawrence is isolated even though Clarkson & SUNY Potsdam are within a short drive.
I’ll agree with that too though. If you are not, at least in part, seeking a relatively isolated college experience, then SLU might not be the best choice for you.
OP - there’s nothing “easy” about today’s business degrees, particularly accounting and finance (is becoming quant heavy - as it should be). Even marketing is joining forces with analytics (huge field) at some of the finer programs. If you go the business route, consider minoring in a humanities subject (history, policsi, english, etc.). Makes for a powerful and interesting (well rounded - knowledge and perspective) human and very marketable.