<p>i want to major in finance, which is better? major in finance in undergrad skul or in grad.? if in grad skul, what should i major? econ or math? or double major or minor ? what about businiess studies minor?</p>
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<p>Given that your post count is 4, I’m not sure if the question is serious or if you’re a ■■■■■, especially since majors are a controversial topic on these boards.</p>
<p>Also, please spell things like ‘school’ correctly for people to take you seriously.</p>
<p>yeah, I don’t understand why people do that. You spell the rest of the sentence correctly and skip out on correctly spelling SCHOOL?</p>
<p>i want to major in finance, which is better? major in finance in undergrad school or in grad.? if in grad school, what should i major? econ or math? or double major or minor ? what about businiess studies minor?</p>
<p>^much better.</p>
<p>But to answer your question, seriously, a lot of people are going to tell you to major in accounting and that accounting is basically the way to go unless you go to Wharton or something. I’d say go with finance if you enjoy it, but realize that grad school for finance isn’t the best option (unless you mean MBA, or are talking about the absolute best masters in finance programs, which are extremely difficult to get into and very quant-heavy) and that you’ll have to work harder to find opportunities in finance vs accounting since they are much more competitive. Math is a great double major/minor with finance, as is econ, and both will show that you have more quant/reasoning skills than the average biz major. Pick whatever you like more/will have a higher GPA when comparing econ and math.</p>
<p>Plus, if you really want to do accounting, you can do that later on in one of the numerous MAcc for non-accounting majors.</p>
<p>thank you
what about business major? what courses does business cover basically?</p>
<p>Accounting and Finance would be a specific business major. But there are programs, such as Michigan’s where you get a Business Administration degree (correct me if I’m wrong). In most cases a Business major will usually cover all the aspects of business such as Finance, Accounting, MIS, Marketing, Supply Chain, etc…and your Junior and Senior year you cover a more specific topic, one that you major in ,such as Finance. Every Business school will have their own curriculum, so you should research a bit to find out more.</p>
<p>At most business schools, you get a BBA in a subject (such as BBA in finance, BBA in marketing, etc.) and you should do finance in undergrad if you want to do it because the masters program won’t give you the networking an MBA would and you’ll be able to learn about finance sooner.</p>
<p>how does business studies minor work? is it weaker than business major? what about econ major and buisness studies minor? thank you !</p>
<p>“Business studies” sounds like a load of crap. Everyone going into business is probably best off minoring in accounting if their school offers it, because they’ll likely need at least a bit of that for one thing or another during their professional career.</p>
<p>I am not sure which way is more promising? finance at undergrad or grad ? I know it is really hard to get into top grad business school unless you have work experience. A bachelor in finance, however, spares you the master in finance, because apparently you can get a job right after college. but in the future run, wouldn’t grad financer more competitive than a undergrad financer?</p>
<p>Specialize in finance by all means, meaning go for it after graduation. Before that, go for the only degree, or better the key I should say that opens any door- That’s the Bachelors of Math. After that, if you want to do finance, no problem- the GMAT will be a breeze. Or say you want to get into the quantitative side of finance which is where all of finance is heading, you’ll at least be able to get into a program for it. Whereas with a business, finance, or even economics degree you’ll have no chance. In other words, having that concentration in your undergraduate career is the strongest foundation for any career. And don’t forget how employers and adcoms view this, they know one of two things about you right off the bat automatically, either one you are naturally brilliant, or two you worked harder than just about everyone else your up against applying from the business world. So either way they will want you. Lastly and maybe the most important consideration for you is that the language of finance is money, so it would only follow for the language of money to be . . .</p>
<p>^the language of finance and all business is accounting. While I agree with you that math is the best degree out there, not everyone is cut out for theoretical math nor is everyone interested in it. I’d recommend majoring in accounting instead of finance and then pursuing a F500 role personally, but if you can, I’d agree that you should go for math.</p>