^ no problem , don’t worry. 
@MYOS1634 What do you mean by, “doing the minimum UNC Wilmington”? Just for clarification.
Doing the minimum required by Unc won’t be enough if you’re aiming for a top MBA.
You need to be as strong a candidate as possible.
(An international business major with no international experience or expertise would not be considered as strong as one who does have those, regardless of whether Unc Wilmington requires it or not.)
You could model the requirements (that, if necessary, you add for yourself, ) on those at Unc Kenan Flagler , or usc Columbia international business (allegedly #1 in international business).
In addition, for an MBA down the line - and remember average age is 27- you’ll also need to present a quantifiable impact to your organization /company.
@MYOS1634 so I can’t head to an MBA program straight out of undergrad? Or is it not recommended?
No, you can’t. MBA’s are designed for professionals who already have some experience. In order to be accredited they must require at least three years of experience.
@MYOS1634 source(s)? I would need to show my parents.
Certainly there are MBA programs that will take people straight out of undergrad, but generally not the top schools. In addition, since most MBA students do have significant/meaningful work experience on their resume, people going straight through would likely be at a disadvantage when applying to jobs.
I’m sure you can google some articles on this to show your parents.
Aacsb (accreditation body for business).
http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/standards
Yes you can find MBA programs that admit right out of undergrad but I wouldn’t recommend spending money on those. In addition if you do that, you lose out on the benefits, IE., improving professional practice you’ve already developed, and getting a promotion.
Some businesses will pay for an employee to attend a non accredited program part time because they have developed trust in the training and it helps their most promising middle management employees become better, but attending right after college would be pointless .
The people I know who attend MBA programs right after undergrad generally did it because their undergrad degree left them unprepared to get a job. The MBA done that way does not have the benefit nor does it carry the weight of a MBA done after meaningful work experience. It is almost more of an extension of undergrad work to make one employable rather than a traditional MBA where the students bring undergraduate education + work experience in with them into the program.
Still, I know people who were unemployed after undergrad and then went on to get a MS or MBA (depends on the school) and then got a job. If I remember right the OP is from the Northeast, so as one example Rutgers has an intensive 18 month MBA in Public Accounting program in accounting program and people graduate and work in the field of accounting – but that degree, while useful, is definitely not considered the equivalent as a MBA from a top tier program.
There are also part-time MBA programs where people go at night while working. That is another way to go.
Ooh wow. This definitely changes the game. Thanks so much, to the both of you!!
Just out of pure curiosity @MYOS1634 where did you see that requiring 3 years of work experience is REQUIRED for a MBA program to be accredited. As far as I know, that is not the case.
For example Fordham offers business school students the option for a 5 year MBA going straight through, Wharton has a sub-matriculation program for a 5 year MBA (for a very select few Wharton undergrads). the Rutgers program has the program noted in post #28 has people with no work experience and those schools are certainly accredited. Many other non-top tier programs that I believe are accredited will take people direct from undergrad. And my brother got into UChicago and Columbia’s MBA program with 2 years of work experience (some years ago).
In reading other posts of yours I would definitely go to career services now and try to get an idea of how employable your planned major is, where people get jobs etc.
@happy1 not on campus right now, have been home on break for 1.5 weeks now. Should I call?
If you are on break, they probably are as well. But I’d make an appointment soon after you return to campus. Also talk to professors in the major about what opportunities graduates from the major have had recently (I did mention this in post #8).
Personally, I don’t have a sense of what jobs are available for IB majors in general and from your college in particular. I think it is important that you get a good sense of potential outcomes after graduation before committing to the major for reasons including:
– If your parents do want you to transfer, being in a major with sound career prospects (be it IB or something else) and having a relationship with the career services group could bolster your argument for staying at UNCW.
–If you are gunning for a top tier MBA program then your work experience will be vitally important so again you want to be in a major with strong job prospects.