If Im not sure what I want to do, but have a general idea, how do i choose which school to apply to?

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<p>Kungpaoasian - I would like to refer you to this thread from 2009:
<a href=“What is better? Business major or Econ? - Parents Forum - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/808375-what-is-better-business-major-or-econ-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>A very well regarded poster (a lawyer), JHS, posted this:

I hate pseudo-majors like “Business Administration”. Business Administration isn’t a discipline, it’s a catch-all of a bunch of different disciplines as they relate to business problems. There’s nothing wrong with that, but I believe (and maybe I’m wrong, it’s not like I have studied every college’s BusAdmin requirements) that in Business Administration you essentially get a smattering of introductory courses in the relevant fields, like economics, psychology, sociology, statistics, writing, but you don’t ever really get to glimpse the depths of any of them. Furthermore, because in many cases the material has been pre-digested for you to make it more relevant to business problems, you lose some opportunities for critical thinking, for figuring out how to take an insight from one context and apply it to another…</p>

<p>I do not believe that in the world an undergraduate Business degree substitutes for an MBA. It’s not a question of getting a BusAdmin bachelor’s vs. majoring in something else then getting an MBA. If you are in a field where an MBA is the standard credential, you will have to get that anyway (or something equivalent).

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<p>I posted this:

you lose some opportunities for critical thinking, for figuring out how to take an insight from one context and apply it to another.
This is key for me. Courses in finance and accounting they tell you exactly HOW to do something, one learns the mechanic in those classes. Those skills are useful at many entry positions right out of school. But later on in one’s career, the ability to analyze a problem, do risk assessment with different options, and come up with the best solution will be key. And it often is to “take an insight from one context and apply it to another.”</p>

<p>I feel that I am able to do what I do now because of my liberal arts education. It taught me to look at a problem from many different angles, and often there is not just one solution. To be able to taken in massive amount of information (data) and filter in only what’s necessary to make a sound business decision (or prove to your manager it is a sound decision) is a critical thinking skill that liberal arts education teaches us.

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