Is a Business Major Necessary?

<p>I am not sure what I want to major in yet. I am pretty sure that i am either going to go to pre-med or business. If I want to get an MBA, and be a successful business man is it necessary for me to major in economics or business? If i major in something else, but i still decide to go to get an MBA in another field such as marketing, will i receive as many opportujnities, and be considered just as worthy as someone who majored in business. What about interships, will they want to hire someone who is not studying business? Bottome line, is it necessary to major in business in order to reach maximum success in business or can i just get an MBA?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>how hard is it for a student in the college of engineer to also get a major in the haas school of business?</p>

<p>If I want to get an MBA, and be a successful business man is it necessary for me to major in economics or business? </p>

<p>No, and the Haas undergraduate director confirmed this when someone asked.</p>

<p>If i major in something else, but i still decide to go to get an MBA in another field such as marketing, will i receive as many opportujnities, and be considered just as worthy as someone who majored in business. </p>

<p>No, recruiters will obviously put business administration majors into more managerial oriented positions then say... somone majoring in classical literature.</p>

<p>What about interships, will they want to hire someone who is not studying business? </p>

<p>Yes, there's more than just business related internships...</p>

<p>Bottome line, is it necessary to major in business in order to reach maximum success in business or can i just get an MBA?</p>

<p>Just get internships in the major you like. I mean, of course its harder to get business geared internships but there are a lot of internships in other majors as well. business is only a small category. MBA programs look for other majors as well.</p>

<p>and to unlimited, its pretty damn hard lol... I hear you have to max out your units to just get passed the requirements...</p>

<p>yeah, i want to minor in business but ucb phased it out.</p>

<p>If I'm in college of chemistry for chemE, is it possible to switch out to whichever college it is that allows me to apply for haas later?</p>

<p>yes, but it will be very difficult.</p>