<p>i am currently a student at Suffolk County Community College on Long Island i plan on transferring to Stony Brook University for spring 2011. I like discussing Politics and current event. history has always been my strongest subject. i was planning on majoring in political science when i transfer. Stony brook has a combined Poly sci/MPP program. but after reading a little about probably not finding a good paying job with this degree i started thinking about changing it. i am not really that naturally talented at math so i ruled out engineering right away. two degrees that are offered at stony brook that caught my attention the most are Bs in business management in which i would have to pick an area of specialization in : accounting, finance, marketing, or management operations. A minor is also required for this totally about 67 credits. the other major that i was thinking about is a BA in economics. Can anyone please elaborate on possible careers for each of these two majors. which one is more flexible, better pay, more marketable. ect.. any feed back would be appreciated. oh and i currently have a 3.9 Gpa if that matters.</p>
<p>Economics requires a very good grasp of mathematics. At some point it is all math and interpertation and analysis. Good writing skills are essential too.</p>
<p>Business is less math but statistics are very important to be a strong candidate for employment and especially for success. Finance is all math, stats, and accounting. Accounting can become very difficult for some, particularly at advanced levels, (I know an engineering major, working very successfuly in business for 7 years who is at a top 5 MBA program and is finding cost accounting to be a *****) but especially those not strong in math concepts. Marketing is a little soft, but people who are creative and good writers seem to do better in it. Operations is for very organized people capable of managing low level employees and of being a by the book stickler. This is off top of head from experience.</p>
<p>Reexamine your strengths. Research more about how top students do in the program that interests you. But also examine your weaknesses. Math is really just about doing the work, at basic levels it isn’t really about apptitude, imo. It becomes more enjoyable as you get better and understand it. We aren’t talking rocket science level here.</p>
<p>Public Policy seems a hot major, leading to a variety of public sector opportunities- especially with the current political and economic situations. But, the key to making bigger $ early is internships and experience. In fact, most great job opps today require that you get an early jump on some sort of real-world experience.</p>