<p>My daughter wants to major in business and is scared to apply to a school which doesn't admit directly into the business school. Admissions kind of indicated that most people who want to get in get in. Any comments? Also, do you get to take any business classes the first 2 years? I'd like her to try them early on so if she hates business she has time to change her major without having to spend an extra year in school.</p>
<p>If you get into Emory you will most likely get into the business school. When I visited I was told that almost 98% of all business school applicants get in. She may be able to take business courses before entering the business school depending if she has the space in her schedule and has fulfilled prerequisites.</p>
<p>I called admisson and one person said 80% get in and someone else said 75%. Do you think it's better to go to a school where you take core required courses and your major courses in all 4 years instead of just taking your business classes the last two years?</p>
<p>As you can see from the Goizueta web site (<a href="http://www.goizueta.emory.edu/degree/undergra_adm.html)%5B/url%5D">http://www.goizueta.emory.edu/degree/undergra_adm.html)</a>, there are several business classes open to Emory freshmen and sophomores. They're also required introductory courses for Goizueta and fairly standard stuff.</p>
<p>The calculus classes (including business calculus) are included in the Emory College distribution list (GER's) as are Econ 101 & 112, so presumably, these can be taken without impacting students' ability to fulfill GER's in a timely manner.</p>
<p>The accounting and decisions science courses do not fulfill GER's. That's where AP credit comes in handy. </p>
<p>According to the Emory College website (<a href="http://www.college.emory.edu/current/courses/ger_fall2005.html#2%5B/url%5D">http://www.college.emory.edu/current/courses/ger_fall2005.html#2</a>) 4's and 5's can be used to satisfy GER's. So one or two of those can open up a slot or two in the frosh/soph schedule to take decisions science and/or accounting. In that case, the question I would ask Goizueta/Emory is whether it is truly possible for Emory College students to get into these classes, or are they usually filled up with Goizueta juniors. I don't know the answer to that because my daughter won't get to Emory until next August and her interests are not in business. But my son is a business major at a state university and although underclassmen are technically allowed to register for the introductory business courses, in reality it can be very difficult to get in due to the fact that registration priority is given to students with the most credits and space is limited.</p>
<p>I think there are some big benefits to not having a whole schedule full of business courses the first two years. College is a time to explore, students do change their minds about their majors, and the liberal arts and writing requirements at Emory College may turn out to be more valuable than an accounting class that can be taken at the local JC.</p>