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<p>Im an incoming freshman at a nationally recongnized honors program at my community college. The major I picked to study is Business Administration. At the time, I was hoping to work for Lockheed Martin after joining the military and obtaining my MBA. The problem is that I found out that you don't have to be a business major to go to an MBA program, and that most CEOs started out as engineers(a field I have no passion for).</p>

<p>To add to that, I'm very confused on how my major works. I thought that by picking Business Administration, all major's specializations(such as finance, accounting, operations management, etc...) would be included. But, apparently a BS in Business Administration is a separate degree from a BS in Business Administration - Marketing, for example. I thought there was only one business degree and that then people could branch out into whatever specialization they wished later on?</p>

<p>Now, I'm considering not picking Business Administration at all and instead go with Economics, obtain an MBA later on, and start my own company instead of working for a corporation such as Lockheed Martin, where an engineering major with an MBA has a better chance of becoming CEO than a BBA major with an MBA(although I understand what makes a CEO is personality, ethics, and characteristics, and not a degree alone.)</p>

<p>If I decide to go down the road of entrepreneurship, I would prefer to get into the financial sector and work in something along the path of what Berkshire Hathaway or Bain Capital(sorry if I sound like I don't know what I'm talking about, it's just that there are so many things to take into consideration that I don't know where to start). I envision the company starting out as a bank, for example, and then expanding into other sectors of the business field before expanding even further into other industries until its main focus is to no longer be a bank, but to be a parent company. I know to start your own business requires massive amounts of capital, but I'm confident that if I save up much of my money from my time in the military, I can start out slowly and get something going.</p>

<p>Sorry, I meant the title to be “I’m really confused about my major”. I accidentally hit “enter” on my iPad.</p>

<p>1.) I honestly have never heard of a “nationally recognized community college honors program.”</p>

<p>2.) Biz admin offers a survey of all the business disciplines and does not involve a specialization in any. That’s why biz admin degrees, alone, are pretty pointless IMO. Think about it. Your a finance institution, and you have the choice between a finance major and a biz admin major. All things equal, which would you choose?</p>

<p>3.) Your goals are a bit idealistic. I would steer towards the Lockheed idea to start with. If you want the best chance of getting in with Lockheed, look at their job/internship postings and see what types of people they are looking for. I doubt accounting staff and financial analysts for Lockheed are engineers.</p>

<p>Nationally recognized amongst universities.</p>