people doing double majors; is mechanical eng. + business = craziness?

<p>hi guys,
I would like to know your thoughts about doing a double major in mechanical engineering and business. How hard is it? mechanical engineering, by itself, is already hard. do you think that it requires patiance and hardwork to endure those two majors for 4 years?
I am a high school senior. I am going to graduate with 2 seperate diplomas because I am completing the Turkish Ministry of Education's and the International Baccalaureate Organization's high school curriculum at the same time. All around the world, most people only do IB. I am doing both of them and practically, those 2 seperate diplomas will mean that I've -kinda- finished 2 high schools. Yes, it is really tough and I'm not a incredibly hard working student, but I was able to successfully survive those 2 programs.
I think doing a double major would be -kinda- similar. But honestly, doing a double major on mechanical engineering and business scares me off. I believe that the workload would be too much. I absolutely love business and get the highest grades in my school's IB Business & Management class, and I am thinking about a managerial job in the future. I want to supplement my engineering skills with some business ability. Should I just consider taking a business minor? Or, will a MBA be adequate after 4 years of engineering? Simply; will mechanical & business at the same time make me regret my decision of getting a double major. I don't want to spend all of my free time studying at a great place like USC. so tell me; will those 2 majors at the same time mean that I am insane? :)</p>

<p>well undergrad business is pretty useless to be honest. Most of the graduates are idiots.</p>

<p>A MBA and a Bs in engineering will out beat any undergrad in business + MBA.</p>

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<p>No, most people graduate with two diplomas. It doesn’t mean you graduated high school twice (not sure why that would even matter).</p>

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<p>No, it’s completely different. </p>

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<p>You don’t have to be incredibly hard working or ambitious to double major - you just have to have time (either extra semesters or a less busy non-academic life that allows you to take more classes*), and keep on top of the requirements for both degrees.</p>

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<p>Do what you want to do, but if your goal is engineering management, a BBA isn’t the best way to go, in my opinion.</p>

<p>First of all, what’s the difference between a BBA and an MBA? The MBA courses really are just a rehash of the BBA courses. Although they’re often taught differently (more case-based, for example), the concepts stay the same and aren’t advanced much. The reason MBA courses are taught differently is to develop teamwork, encourage networking, and to derive knowledge from the experience of others. This helps you learn additional “soft” skills in addition to the normal lecture-type information from the class. So what does an MBA student get that a BBA doesn’t? A network of people that will likely be successful in the future; an ability to work in teams, lead teams, and present; and a familiarity with the experiences of others. What does a BBA get than an MBA doesn’t get? Nothing. With that said, I think it’s pretty clear that an MBA is more valuable than a BBA (in addition to the fact that you have a master’s degree instead of a bachelor’s degree, which does matter in some positions and to some people).</p>

<p>With that said, let’s say that you have a BBA and a BS Engineering and you go on the job market. The engineering companies will hire you just looking at your BS - they’ll pretty much ignore the BBA as it adds very little value to their business. If you’re hired, you’ll work as an entry-level technical engineer for a while, solving technical problems. After maybe 5-7 years, you’ll have a chance to get promoted to engineering management. This is the first time the BBA will be helpful.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, there are probably several other people that were hired as BS Engineering students only. They’ll start as an entry level engineer like you, but after 2-3 years of experience, they’ll go get an MBA, probably at night or distance. Let’s say you’re in Houston - they’ll have the option of UT (McCombs), TAMU (Mays), Rice (Jones), Tulane (Freeman). In Dallas they’ll have the option of UT (McCombs), SMU (Cox), etc. In short, it’s not like they went to Devry, they went to good schools at night. These students now have the superior business degree (see above), they have the same work experience, and they’re probably a year younger because they didn’t double major as an undergrad and probably finished earlier.</p>

<p>If your goal isn’t engineering management, but maybe something like Management Consulting or i-banking, or VC or something like that, then your best bet is still the MBA, and a top MBA at that.</p>

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<li>Obviously this will be followed by people who state that they triple majored, were student body president, sorority president, and finished in 4 years. That’s fine, but the fact is that if you’re taking 21 hours every semester to graduate , you had to give something up to find the extra time, whether that’s a job, research, or even just TV.</li>
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<p>stick to what your school can offer and that you cannot get elsewhere. </p>

<p>Business courses can be found at your local trade school or local college at a fraction of the cost at University. Engineering courses can not be found at your trade school or local college. Thus take courses that you can only learn from the university.</p>

<p>Because a business degree from USC is the same as a business degree from Los Angeles Southwest College?</p>