<p>I got into UCI for Fall 2013 (transfer) under Bus Econ. </p>
<p>What can one do with it? Are there any jobs for this major?
If not, would it be better if I switch to plain Econ?</p>
<p>Both majors are by no means useless. They provide a strong foundation for any career you might like. I know of Econ majors becoming doctors and lawyers. It is definitely not very common, but very possible with the effort put in.
Business Econ focuses on microeconomics. Mainly relating to businesses.
Regular Econ has more of a broad interpretation and has a mix of both macro and micro.
Both majors have a strong foundation for going into Finance.
Both are pretty good. Do some research and decide which you like better.</p>
<p>Thank you. </p>
<p>I would really like to go into Finance. I’ve always dreamt of having a neat job at a bank. </p>
<p>A lot of Econ-related boards about its usefulness have mixed responses.
I have even heard that it is a very hard, complicated major. I kept second-guessing my choice of major because of that.</p>
<p>Just a major alone won’t get you a job. You’ll need to make sure that you’re taking advantage of your summers and finding internships that will hopefully lead to full-time offers.</p>
<p>^^ That is something I’ll have to talk to the career counselor about, huh?</p>
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<p>said no one ever.</p>
<p>Far from it…of course you’ll need some work experience/internships to land you that dream job…but there’s a lot of options. Just be glad you are not an idiot Bio major who has decided not to do medicine, pharm, optometry, research, blahblahblah (dang, I’m screwed).</p>
<p>“said no one ever.” </p>
<p>^^ Well, I just did. I just want a safe and stable desk job, so I can save money to travel. =)</p>
<p>@oceanpartier, I do hope I can land internships. I’ve had doubts of whether I even qualify for them, since there are so many others who are better than me at the campus.</p>
<p>My only reason for picking Business Econ was because Business Admin was way too competitive, and I knew that there was no way I could get in. </p>
<p>I really hope that this degree will be worth the time. </p>
<p>My worst nightmare is going into an interview and being hounded over lack of qualifications or how I’m unfit for the job.</p>
<p>Recruiters won’t care if you’re a business econ or a business admin major. Think of the major more as a pre-requisite.</p>
<p>What they care about are students who can maintain balanced schedules (e.g. working 20 hrs a week and maintaining a 3.5+ GPA, leadership in clubs is a PLUS)</p>
<p>They like students who get involved in clubs, huh?
That’s cool! I’ll have to join a few soon. Thanks.</p>
<p>As a hiring manager and also know many hiring managers, the most important is work experience and gpa. Your major matters for some fields but not some others. It really depends.</p>
<p>I actually plan to minor in Accounting as well.
Hopefully, the major will go well with it.</p>
<p>Major doesn’t matter. Econ, bus econ, quantitative economics, bus admin, business information management… it’s all “close enough”. Get a high GPA.</p>
<p>No one cares. Everyone takes classes. Just perform well. Grades are like a job evaluation form. Only take on classes(assignments) that you can do a good job in. I’d recommend just doing regular econ. Dabble in the management classes if you can. They were incredibly easy to me and were awesome GPA boosters.</p>
<p>Strategy for a transfer student who’s career focused
read these: [How</a> to Write an Investment Banking Resume | Interview Tips](<a href=“http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/investment-banking-resumes/]How”>http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/investment-banking-resumes/)
[Consulting</a> Cover Letter](<a href=“http://www.caseinterview.com/consulting-cover-letter]Consulting”>Consulting Cover Letter | Caseinterview)</p>
<p>do something THIS summer to polish your resume towards that end. Something cool or fun or enjoyable that you can slap on your resume that you can talk about during an interview. If you’re able to get a formal internship or some sort of a part time job that could be spun as relevant.
Join a club once on campus.</p>
<p>Junior year - try to get some stuff to slap on your resume. Winter is when a lot of summer internships start recruiting. Consider the big 4 accounting firms and consulting places. Those are good places to go for a summer internship.
Try wealth management during the winter or spring at a place like UBS or Citi just to get the name on the resume.
Senior year - recruiting starts first thing in the Fall. Have your resume good to go.</p>
<p>If you like finance, consider the undergraduate finance association: [Undergraduate</a> Finance Association | UCI](<a href=“http://ufauci.com/]Undergraduate”>http://ufauci.com/)</p>