<p>So pretty much I am almost positive I want to go into a career in International Business and am just wondering if you know of any colleges that have particularly strong programs related to this field.</p>
<p>Currently I am a sophomore.
I am ranked 19/about 400 with 3.83 GPA, both of these will probably go up.
I take almost all Honors classes.
I'm President of Key Club and will hopefully eventually be president of our Drama Club.
Thats all I really feel like listing right now...</p>
<p>From what I've provided do you know anything that could be a good fit?</p>
<p>The problem is, there is no such career as “International Business,” only a degree called International Business, which leads you to no career (unless you go to an “elite of the elite” school like Wharton - in which case, if and only if you graduate with an excellent GPA and extracurricular/leadership/internship activities, you will get a great job doing something else that is not called International Business).</p>
<p>Serious is dead on. International business, with the likes of “sports management,” is an appealing major from the outside with no substance on the inside. Think about this intuitively; do you think that you will receive a job right out of college pertaining to the management or dealings of international operations? No. Even at Wharton, the fundamental “piece of the puzzle,” which in this case is WORK EXPERIENCE, is not sufficed. Thus, to work in the international marketplace, you need to shows your skills in the office, not the classroom. A candidate with pertinent work experience from Queens College will get the job before a Wharton undergrad straight out of college.</p>
<p>Dawgie, you’re talking from experience? Did you have to switch from majoring in IB? I’m just curious as I was thinking about majoring in IB and minoring or possibly double-majoring in Marketing or possibly something more analytical and eventually working as an international sales executive. I have a friend that did this and started at an entry-level job in Houston and now works in the DFW area in a higher paying job.
I was just wondering why IB is essentially disdained by students of other business majors. I’m assuming it’s because IB doesn’t lead to any certain career and really requires a minor or double major to become useful in obtaining a job.</p>
<p>@sp1212: Is that a hard career to get into? I’ve really only just begun researching careers in the business world. I know I’d have to work within the U.S. for years before I could land my dream job. I’m a “people person” so obviously I’m drawn (sp?) to sales positions over technical positions. </p>
<p>@Dawgie: So I should disregard any further comments by you? I was looking more for helpful advice or guidance, but I can see you’re too busy to help.</p>
<p>I’m just curious why you are so condescending towards an International Business major, I know two people who now have strong careers after majoring in IB.</p>
<p>And their major had nothing to do with their success. Bill Gates didn’t go to college, but would that be good advice to give to everyone? Success depends on numerous factors, and if you are going to go to college with the intention of increasing your chance at success (some people go for other reasons - that’s ok), then you should pick a major that actually does that.</p>
<p>I have a cousin who majored in International Business at a no name school. She is currently twenty-five and works out of Boston. From what I understand she travels considerably within the United States for her job and her company is currently paying for her to attend Harvard Business School.
Just an example.</p>
<p>This is like when people say “Sports management is good because I know a guy that did it and now works for the Yankees.” There’s always two things to it. One, the person has something else that you’re not letting us in on or two, its simply one case out of a million. More likely both.</p>
<p>A lot of Business Schools offer normal Business degrees such as Marketing, Accounting, etc with “International Concentrations.” What are the feelings on this?
What about dual degrees in Business and International Studies?</p>
<p>Business as in business admin or general business are both very very general degrees with very little actual skill acquired from the schooling. International studies, I don’t even have to say it. </p>
<p>I’m not an expert but to me it seems like if you really wanna do international type of work in business, your best bet is actually getting a technical or skill based degree like finance or accounting and then trying to find a job with a company that has some sort of international concentration in most of its dealings. Everyone has these “dream jobs” but thats usually not how real life works. My dream job would be to be a play-by-play voice for the Yankees, but I’m not foolish enough to pursue something with TWO jobs (tv and radio) that are both filled. My point is, find something you can do that you can get a job with besides the best case scenario.</p>
<p>Come on Dawgie, you’re being a little too ridiculous there. They will only have opportunities at their local McDonalds? What about Burger King, Whataburger, Blockbuster, etc…? Plenty of other opportunities.</p>
<p>This thread is devolving pretty quickly. As far as dual enrolling in a practical major and a purely academic one, I would totally recommend that. It shows you can think “outside the box” and outside your practical business curriculum.</p>