<p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>I am beginning my first year of college this coming August and wanted to get some opinions on what track to take. As of now I am definitely planning on majoring in Mechanical Engineering. My ultimate goal is to go into the business field straight out of undergraduate school and essentially get my MBA a few years after that. </p>
<p>My question is - will it help in terms of what kind of job I get out of undergraduate school if I double major my MechE with some sort of business major? Will the business firms look at me in a new light if I have a degree in both MechE and Business Administration or Finance? </p>
<p>or - is it better to double in the engineering field; for example - MechE and Biomed E? </p>
<p>Which will give me a better "boost" in the business job market out of college?</p>
<p>So, you are going to CMU, right?</p>
<p>You goal should be "getting an interview". Once you get it, your toe is in the door. Engineering is fine....</p>
<p>But don't worry for now, you have 3 years to have fun....</p>
<p>Yep CMU. </p>
<p>I could "get and interview" - but what I want to do is be ahead of the others who have that same interview. I have to stand out somehow.</p>
<p>you wanna get ahead?</p>
<p>Transfer to Tepper School of Business and major in Quantative Analysis</p>
<p>Learn one of the following languages: German, French, Chinese, Japanese</p>
<p>I was told by several sources that a degree in undergraduate business is not as useful as one in engineering. I read that business firms like to hire engineers because they're logical and technical thinks - are more importantly, they're trainable.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>"I was told by several sources that a degree in undergraduate business is not as useful as one in engineering."</p>
<p>HOW THE HELL did Wharton undergrads find MUCH better jobs than UPenn's SEAS undergrads?
Engineering and Biz are both good....it all depends....</p>
<p>Good point -</p>
<p>Why do you specifically say to major in Quantatative Analysis? What track does this put me on - in terms of jobs. </p>
<p>Maybe it's possible to double in Quantatative Analysis and MechE.</p>