I am an economics major in an undergraduate program. My eventual goals are to go to a top MBA program (I’m looking at Wharton). I know that I will need 2-3 years of relevant work experience after I graduate from college, but what classes (specifically math classes) should I be taking in undergrad to help me for admissions to an MBA program down the road? Obviously I’ll be taking the requirements to graduate with a degree in economics (which includes statistics and Calculus 1), but should I be taking anything in addition that helps with admissions to top MBA programs?
Look at the requirements of the MBA programs that you are interested in. There are so many different concentrations in MBA programs, some need more math (finance), and some don’t (management). Many MBA students have majors that have nothing to do with business or economics so your undergrad classes are not as important. What would really help is getting a good job with good progression and some significant achievements.
I’m most interested in a finance MBA. This may be a silly question with an obvious answer, but what jobs should I be looking at working after I graduate college? What jobs will give me the best advantage in MBA admissions? How long should I work between my undergrad and MBA?
Bump. Anyone else?
My guess is at least, take Calc ll, Linear Algebra and Real math. Also, another course in statistics and probability:
http://education.seattlepi.com/important-math-phd-economics-1604.html