<p>Back when I applied to my prospective universities/colleges, I wanted to be an English major. I thought that going into a liberal arts major was the way I wanted to go. Now, I am pretty sure I want to major in Marketing or Business Administration (I know real BIG change). I applied to all these little liberal arts colleges, so now I am screwed. I will have to end up transferring to a different university where they offer a great undergraduate business school (i.e. Emory, Penn, etc.), which will be a nightmare and probably impossible. Hopefully I will be accepted to UC Berkeley, and can some how get into Haas. </p>
<p>Does anyone know if this is an impossible and pathetic situation?</p>
<p>You have provided little information to formulate any suggestions to you. No mention of the quality of your liberal arts school. no mention of gpa or other factors. Transfer threads abound. What is it you want us to tell you? Yes, you can transfer.</p>
<p>Though I always hate being the lesson for others, your experience sheds light on an ** important ** thing ** TO DO ** when applying to college:</p>
<p>When you're a senior, you usually think you're pretty great, and have matured into a great young adult. Well, that's probably true (and sometimes not, hehe) but the thing to remember is that ** YOU ARE STILL GROWING!!! ** With that in mind, your thoughts and ideals can and probably will change. </p>
<p>SO, when you apply, make sure that you cover all your bases, because it may turn out that you become interested in something else during that interim period * after * you've applied. Consequently, the colleges that you * thought * you celebrated, may become less seductive later on in the year, so it's always best to apply to a ** RANGE ** of schools - big/small, cosmopolitan/rural, close to home/far away, etc - when you apply. Though you may not go to these other schools, it's always best to have those options, because if you don't have them, you may find yourself in OHgiraffe's situation.</p>
<p>You could always take a gap year, work in your hometown, travel and volunteer a little, and re-apply next year. I know that's probably something you don't want to do though(it's a rather drastic step). Just another option for you to consider.</p>
<p>fhimas is totally right, and sheds a crucially important light. I made a really big mistake... I guess after decisions come out, I will have to make a decision on what I need to do.</p>
<p>The only schools I applied to that offer an undergraduate business program are:
UC Berkeley
Indiana University - Bloomington (accepted... was like 10 points off (SAT) from being a direct admit to Kelley).</p>
<p>I'm not even crazy about these schools. If I go to UC Berkeley, I'll end up being with my brother (bleh).</p>
<p>Since you wanted to do liberal arts but now "pretty sure" of doing business, perhaps you won't be that sure of doing business in a year. In that case, a liberal-arts degree might be better because it gives more options. People can major in English and go on to get a MBA and work in business, but I have not heard many people who received an undergraduate business degree and do something an English degree person would do. </p>
<p>Also remember that, unlike law or medicine, no degree or license is required to practice business. An English degree could also help a career in marketing because learning how to use words in slogans is very important.</p>
<p>Advice for now: go to one of the liberal-arts schools. If you are set on business/marketing a year from now, go on and transfer. The first-year general education requirements are pretty much the same anyways.</p>
<p>agreed...i went thru this last year, i applied to some schools i realized i wouldn't wanna go to anyway (aka i applied there only for "prestige")...but luckily i think i'm in the right place.</p>