Help for MBA and job

College Majors Business Major
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<p>Currently I'm in Pierce Community College (in LA) and am undecided between two choices for my major.
For sure I want to go to Cal Poly Pomona from Pierce, and after want to get my MBA from Berkeley.
I am looking at two options:
1. Go to CPP for Mechanical Engineering then get my MBA.
2. Go to CPP for a double major in Marketing/International Business then get my MBA.</p>

<p>For now, I am leaning towards the second choice because I think it will make me better prepared for the GMAT and it would make me a VERY well rounded businessman.
What are your thoughts?</p>

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<p>Also, my dream job is to be a CMO for a large corporation.</p>

<p>So which one would be better for my chosen dream job?</p>

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<p>Why would a business major prepare you better for the GMAT?</p>

<p>And FYI marketing and international business are the two worst business degree. So no, it wouldn’t make you well rounded.</p>

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<p>Reading GMAT review books and taking the SAT will prepare you for the GMAT. If it weren’t for the 5 year expiration rule, it’d probably make most sense to study for the SAT, take it, and immediately start preparing for the GMAT and take that before you even went to college. </p>

<p>IMO, the only time being “well rounded” for MBA’s is relevant is when your undergrad degree relates to the business but doesn’t help you run the “business” aspects of the firm. For example, a geologist with an MBA is a lot more valuable to an oil company than a journalism major with an MBA. A newspaper publisher might prefer the journalism major. Most companies that have nothing to do with geology or journalism would probably rather have an accounting major, or better yet, something that has to do with their main line of business.</p>

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<p>I am not planning to work in a business associated with engineering so I guess that would be pointless to study.
Also, sorry if I wasn’t clear i wrote that post at 3 am and wasn’t really concentrating on writing my thoughts accurately. I was giving an example of a double major, I probably would not do international business but more like finance and either economics and marketing. So knowing that I’m not sure what I want to work as and knowing all I want is to be business associated I’m guessing choice 2 would be my best bet?</p>

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<p>If you don’t want to be an engineer then don’t major in engineering, that’s pretty obvious. Don’t choose something you don’t want just because you have vague plans to get an MBA and do something else better.</p>

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<p>you’re better off getting a degree in econ or accounting if possible</p>