<p>I'm majoring in international relations concentrating on political economics. I'm a junior already but I've just started in my major this semester. I'm fretting about getting my first job. I'v been thinking that I wanna work for a business and wondering if a business minor or a statistics minor would make me more competitive in landing my first job. A good job would be consulting.</p>
<p>I just notice that a lot of the jobs in the job posts look favorably to quantitative skills. I'm wondering if statistics/scientific computation would be helpful to me. On the other hand, I'm wondering if business foundations would give me better prospects. I go to UT Austin and McCombs Business School has a solid reputation. Or do you think that I should just blow all these off since I'm already spending too much time in school? (projected ~6 yrs total) I'm just worried that I (especially w/ my low GPA) will not be a competitive applicant w/ just an IR major even for a good internship ...</p>