Since around 8th grade I was set on going to Ohio State to get a business degree and go to Fischer College for an MBA. However, I recently found out about Denison, I have an interest in the school but they don’t offer business majors, closest thing is economics. Would an economics degree be better, considering I get accepted into the school?
Also what is the difference between B.A and B.S because bachelor of science sounds more hardcore you know, don’t employers want that instead of liberal arts? Economics is only a BA so that is where my concern comes from.
My sophomore year I plan on getting this Chase bank internship to build my work experience so I can kill two birds with one stone and hopefully just jump into my MBA following graduation.
Finally, what about all the prerequisites I will be missing out on? If I do economics I won’t get the entire business experience, no specialized accounting, marketing, entrepenuership, management classes, how will I make up for those?
BA vs BS is a quibble that the overwhelming majority of people don’t care about. On a separate note, most MBA students do not go straight to their MBA program from undergrad. They usually go out into the workforce to get meaningful experience first.
You can major in absolutely anything and go on to get a MBA. No prerequisites are necessary. There is no need to be a busienss major or even an economics major. My H went to Wharton and had classmates who were engineers, fighter pilots, an opera singer, English majors etc. FWIW Justin Tuck, a retired NFL player, is now at Wharton.
The difference between a BA and a BS is nomenclature used by the particular college. Not a huge deal.
It is important to understand that economics and finance are very different majors. Economics is a liberal arts course of study and gets very theoretical at the upper levels. In contrast if you go to an undergraduate business school you will take a business core with introductory classes in subjects such as accounting, finance, IT, marketing etc. and then you will major in one of those disciplines. I would take the time to look at the coursework (can be found online) for both a finance and an economics major and see if one path is preferable to you.
There is a huge difference between Dennison, a LAC with under 2,500 students and Ohio State, a large public with over 65,000 students. What type of college experience do you want?
Have you had the money talk with your parents? What can you afford?
Keep in mind that top MBA schools generally want to see 2-5 years of meaningful work experience before applying.
What year are you in HS? Are you applying this year?
Unlike a lot of masters programs, MBA do not have very many course pre-requisite requirements, if any. Most of the requirements hinge on previous work experience so a BABA vs BSBA will not make a meaningful difference.
Major in anything you want as happy1 said. Bschools are not looking for a certain undergraduate major, but instead a passionate individual with upward trajectory in their professional career.
Yes we have had the money discussion, it depends if i get accepted whatever Denison offer as the financial package remains to be seen, I am a senior, already got my FAFSA done and my common app, I am submitting everything within 3 weeks for OSU they have early action on November 1.