<p>I'm planning on majoring in anything business/econ related; apparently there's a "management science" option at UCSD which might be a little less practical than what there is at UCI. </p>
<p>Excuse me if I sound like I don't know much, because I really don't at this stage; all I know is, I don't want to major in anything bio or science-related (I haven't really considered the social sciences either, but who knows it might spring up)</p>
<p>So would it be worth going to UCSD even though I'm not planning on majoring in what it's widely-known for?</p>
<p>UCSD provides a breadth of studies outside of it’s science programs. Although I’m not sure on how well they stack against UCI’s business/economics, the education would seem better at UCSD since their economic ranks somewhere in the top 10. </p>
<p>It just depends on the atmosphere you like better and the fact that UCSD is pretty chill and laid back!</p>
<p>I would say it all boils down to the local.</p>
<p>I’m going to UCSD and not majoring in anything science-related, either. Lit/Writing and possibly Russian/Soviet Studies. <–Oh, the practicality! It kills! It was either SD or Berkeley, and when it comes down to it…ihateberkeley. So even if SD is not known at all for its lit stuff, and Berkeley might be, I’ve managed to convince myself that I’d still get more out of my education at SD, because I really love the atmosphere/sense of place there.</p>
<p>But I digress. If you visisted the campus and definitely see it as somewhere where you’d be happy, willing to learn, etc.? I think it’d be totally worth it.</p>
<p>ucsd is a pretty well-rounded school, despite our huge scientific reputation. pretty much whatever you major in, you’re guaranteed a great education with qualified professors and a respected diploma at the end.</p>
<p>My friends D is in the Asian Studies program (she’s white:)) and loves it, specializing in Japanese. She just got back in August after studying abroad in Japan for 8 months and loved it. It will be great for International Business.</p>
<p>Did you get admitted to the Merage undergraduate program at UCI. If so, that is a one major from a quality UC Business school that you might seriously consider. UCI offers the rare business major after Haas at Cal and the only other one is at UC Riverside.</p>
<p>Brass, no I didn’t; for UCI, I went in undeclared, although I did attend a Merage presentation on Exploration Day (or whatever it’s called), and both my mom and I were thoroughly impressed. So much so, that my mom, although she won’t admit it, wants me to attend UCI in the hopes of later applying as a Junior (which the Merage representatives explicitly said would be hard to do, but possible). If I had applied and gotten into Merage, I would most likely be favoring UCI, but given the predicament I’m in now…yeah lol.</p>
<p>junshik: Why did you do that? Did you accept formally your UCI admission? The Merage major admits are the smallest group of admits at UCI – just 150 in each class. This is the last year freshman are admitted into the major. Next year, it will be only pre-business .</p>
<p>Call them back – and see if they will let you in. </p>
<p>But you may be out of luck. They will only allow you to switch out, not switch in. By the way they expect to over enroll greshman into the major this year, so those hoping for transfers in in two years may be out of luck too.</p>
<p>Meh, I didn’t feel like doing business… but after realizing how much in demand to get into this major is… no i didn’t formally accept the UCI admission yet. hmmmmm</p>
<p>It seems like the only people insistent on going into business don’t have much experience in industry</p>
<p>This may or may not apply to you, but most of my friends hated the idea of working in any “office” setting after getting their first admin assistant or <insert finance=“” accounting=“”> assistant job.</insert></p>
<p>And I seemed to lose track of where I was going:</p>
<p>And that’s the point; business is about job experience and not so much “major” in undergrad. No top-50 MBA program admits a significant amount of students straight from undergrad. Having a “Business” or “Pre-Business” degree doesn’t mean anything if you don’t do anything with it.</p>
<p>Some of the most successful and lucrative jobs in the corporate sector are people in niche positions with advanced study in business (MEng+MBA, for instance) who direct their employees by having thorough knowledge of how to stimulate productivity all while having a background in their field.</p>
<p>Junshik, if you “didn’t much feel like doing business” then the demand to get into that program is irrelevant. Think for yourself. Don’t let other people’s passion for something distract you from what excites YOU.</p>
<p>Yeah Junshik, you passed out on a really good opportunity if they don’t let you back into Merage. Like I stated in my OP, both my mom and I who visited a Merage seminar/presentation on UCI’s open house day were impressed. What other schools are you considering? Just UCI?</p>