This doesn’t really pertain to college admissions, but oh well. Although my grad school plans could completely change, I have been considering pursuing an MBA after graduating from college. I will be attending a school with a very math-heavy econ programme next year and would much rather major in something like political science (and take many econ-related courses) that does not have such rigorous math requirements. My question is whether it is realistic to apply to top business schools if one does not major in economics.
<p>You don't have to major in econ to get into business school...they take a whole host of different types of people. You just have to be able to justify why you want to go...for example someone who major in english and becomes a writer may have a hard time compared to someone who majors in government and goes to work at a bank in new york. The biggest emphasis is what you do after college...practically all of the top business schools require at least 2 years of full time work post undergrad.</p>
<p>when applying to a school for a MBA program, they are more considered with what you have done / accomplished since you have gotten your undergrad...MBA classes are more discussion then studying...</p>
<p>I'm majoring in IR at Claremont McKenna, and hope to get into Stanford or Harvard MBA program. A long shot, lol, but I don't think that majoring in poli-sci makes you less likely to get into B-school, esp. since it will require a fair amount of econ.</p>
<p>your undergrad major in the liberal-arts (art, english, poli sci, econ, etc) has no effect on your chances of getting an mba. They care what you have done after school; at the top schools, you don't enroll after college, you need 3-6 years of interesting work experience.</p>
<p>the OP might want to get a book or browse some of the websites about mba admissions to get more info.</p>