<p>since there isnt a "biz" major offered undergrad, what would be the best majors to take to get into BSC? Im assuming economics would be at the top, but would they consider English/history or even psych with decent grades/high gmat? How is the Psych Dept? Im thinking about going into psych in prep for a marketing MBA perhaps...</p>
<p>Just make sure you take core classes in calculus, accounting, economics, behavioral psychology and statistics (if possible)</p>
<p>Honestly?</p>
<p>Sociology with the advanced statistics course (so basically non-hobo sociology). It's a relatively easy humanities major which means you're able to get a great GPA and it has a LOT of uses on the work market. </p>
<p>Also take macro/micro/econometrics too I would say because; well you should know this for b school.</p>
<p>Though the most current relevant info you're gonna get on this here is gonna be from Denz at the moment. Take it, sailor!</p>
<p>non-hobo sociology- haha i love it. except in todays market wont that be more needed? perhaps i could set up my own wall st counseling services...</p>
<p>to get into BSC? Babson School of, uh, Cooking? </p>
<p>Berkeley School of Communism?</p>
<p>Boston School of Charlatans?</p>
<p>Blessed Sepulchre of Christ?</p>
<p>help me out here.</p>
<p>(...and your answers probably lie more closely on the MBA forum)</p>
<p>no i wanna be a drummer for the jap band Blood Stone Cherry. sorry i guess i should know the acronym of the school i want to one day attend and erroneously thought it was BSC (biz school of Columbia) vs GSB. my bad. your expert opinion would be appreciated tho. is sociology a decent route? wasnt aware there was a MBA forum but i guess a search is in order</p>
<p>yeah it's the only other forum i read on here.</p>
<p>MBA programs prefer majors that demonstrate some amount of analytical ability. It doesn't have to be Econ, or Math, or Physics, or science at all - but the more seriously analytical it is, the better. Of course, more importantly, the better you do at it, the better. And both pale in weight compared to your success at your job and how fast you rise through the ranks and win a fan club among your coworkers and bosses.</p>
<p>I'm planning to major in math and I'll probably get my MBA in Finance.</p>
<p>i read in that forum that you got a 780 gmat denz... quite impressive. wouldnt that gain entrance to any top b- school?? Ive been thinking about marketing but my real dream would be a great entrepreneurial program like stanfords. problem is i hate the corp world. is it almost a prerequisite to work at a major company as a drone for 2-3 yrs before being considered? what about owning your own company that pulls in serious revenue? im positive that should work for a entrep program no?</p>
<p>Yeah I was wondering about that too, Steve.</p>
<p>I know your graduating GPA was epic, and a 780 on top of that.....I'm confused why you're so giddy about Stern. I mean Stern is a good school but c'mon.....shouldn't you be shopping around for something that either starts with H or ends with 'anford'?</p>
<p>[URL=<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanford,_California%5DHanford%5B/URL">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanford,_California]Hanford[/URL</a>] is the new center of business. In fact, it's so modern and progressive people don't even know about it yet.</p>
<p>a GMAT is not a qualifier, it's a disqualifier. it's a checkbox on a long list of checkboxes. a 780 GMAT isn't substantially better than a 710, really, in terms of getting you into a top program.</p>
<p>the top programs want to see some evidence of leadership, that they'd be admitting a true hustler, someone who can hustle in the business world. they want to see promotions in a brief career history, they want to see you with a fan club of supporters from your business clients and the relationships you've made. they want to see recommenders truly raving about you. they want to see passionate pursuit of success, and a history of innovation.</p>
<p>if you want a true comprehensive and accurate guide to the MBA admissions process, go get Richard Montauk's bible called How To Get Into the Top MBA Programs. It's the gold standard and worth its weight in gold if you're serious about it.</p>
<p>LUKE - I'm reminded of the category from SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy, "words that end in -amburger".</p>
<p>Anyway, LionHeaded - yeah HBS and Stanford are definitely my top two choices, but they've released most of their interview invites for R1 at this point and it would take a true miracle for me to make any progress since I haven't interviewed. After them my top choices are CBS and Wharton and I'm not quite sure what order I put them in. I've visited both and would have to visit again to really make up my mind. Kellogg's real close to both of them too, then probably MIT, and then Stern as almost a safety. I didn't apply to Tuck (not interested), Hass (no real time), or Chicago (liked it but the deadline came too bunched together and I didn't coach my recommenders well enough on it in time). We'll see what happens.</p>