<p>I was thinking about majoring in the engineering route to business in McCombs, but the class size seems rather small about 28 out of the whole business school. Do you think it would be a good idea or should I major in a more traditional major like finance? The salary difference is small about 50K (engineering route) to 52K (finance).</p>
<p>one of my friends just asked the admissions officer at mccombs about that and supposedly they are going to be getting rid of engineering route to business this fall. btw she got into mccombs and is now choosing a different school b/c of this change.</p>
<p>Oh thats unfortunate, so what about the ppl already in the program?</p>
<p>Dbate: The 52k number isn't entirely accurate. Remember that those in finance receive a significant portion of their compensation in bonuses(which are usually 50-100% of the base salary). Although you'd be working your ass off in finance(think 100 hour work weeks), you'd definitely be compensated well. Also the compensation in the finance field increases exponentially. You may earn $100k your first year, bonuses included, then $150k, then $200k and so on if you're good at what you do. Hit MD and you'll be raking in millions. Just know that you'll be working your ass off while doing so.</p>
<p>Ask yourself this: Do you want to be like Ari Gold working in a fast-paced no-sleep no-personal-life environment while making tons of money, or do you want to be (for the most part) working in a Google-esque environment for "modest"(comparatively) pay with decent hours? If the answer is the former, choose finance. If it is the later choose engineering.</p>
<p>I thought that lifestyle was only present in sectors such as investment banking. I mean working in a tresaury department should be as intense hopefully.</p>