Help me evaluate my options?

College Majors Business Major
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<p>I’m incredibly burnt out with school right now. I became an economics and international business double major this semester (fall sophomore year). I’ve decided the international business major at my school is mostly BS and a lot more work than it’s worth. So I’m finishing up this semester, most likely taking one of my business classes pass/fail to keep it from hurting my GPA (I probably have a C+ or B- now thanks to some miscommunication with the teacher). So I’m going to finish up my undergraduate years as an economics major.</p>

<p>I can finish the major by the end of my junior year. Here are my options at this point:</p>

<li><p>Finish the major in 3 years, go on to my schools MBA program with a full ride, be graduated with an MBA in a total of 5 college years.</p></li>
<li><p>Finish the major in 3 years, graduate with decent GPA (3.5+) and try to find a job, then go get my MBA somewhere else.</p></li>
<li><p>Do it in 4 full years, take more classes for a higher GPA (3.7+). Probably study abroad in London with an internship. Get a job then go from there.</p></li>
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<p>I think it’s also important for you all to know my goals. I don’t want to sell my soul and work 80 hour work weeks in NYC. I want to stick to local business (Orlando, Tampa… who knows) and make a decent salary (anything above 6 figures will keep me very happy). </p>

<p>Also any tips on being less burnt out with school? I’m just so sick of it, I don’t give it the time it really deserves. I’m just tired of trying to learn something from a textbook, then revise that to what the professor lectures on and trying to store up enough knowledge to do well on 3 tests a semester. I’m ready to go out and do real world stuff… but obviously I have to have a degree first.</p>

<p>Any advice would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>Don't even consider #1. That won't really help you. #2 or #3 would be good options. The GPA difference really means little. If you want to do #3, do it because your course load will be smaller and because of the study abroad opportunity.</p>

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<p>How do you know that you will get a full ride under your option #1? With our current recession, option #1 may be the best for you. Although if you are truly "burnt out", then you may need a change from school.</p>

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<p>Visirale,
I hear you loud and clear! You're not the only one suffering from the mid-semester slump!
Hang in there, get your head cleared over the winter break, and finish up your Econ major.
Whatever you do, don't give up!</p>

<p>All the best!</p>

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<h1>1. MBA without work exp is not worth it because you won't be as involved in group discussions. When other people are discussing about how they went about solving a particular problem, you'll be there saying, "that's not what the textbook says!"</h1>

<h1>2. Tougher load and no internships. Besides saving a year's worth of tuition, I don't see any advantage with this option.</h1>

<h1>3. Internship, study abroad, an extra year for extracurriculars. Why not?</h1>

<p>I don't know how you can go from a C+/B- up to a 3.5+, but if you can, good for you, but I just hope that you aren't being overconfident.</p>