<p>I was curious as to the general level of marketablility that a General Business degree has. Hopefully this request is not too broad; I am not really sure what I want to do with my life at this point, so I can't really make a list of possible employers and how they would view a Business degree. </p>
<p>I realize that Accounting and Finance degrees would be ideal; however, I struggled with my Financial Accounting course, and Finance involves many additional Accounting courses. </p>
<p>Essentialy, the Business degree (at least at Wake Forest, probably at most others) delves into general Business courses, giving you a taste of Accounting, Finance and Economics along the way. My question is: Do recruiters give any weight to this "tasting" of other fields? Would I be better off going with the Accounting-laden Finance degree and suffering a low GPA in the process? Wake is already known for grade deflation, and I don't know if my GPA can reach the 3's with the additional Accounting courses.</p>
<p>Thank you for your help.</p>
<p>You should probably keep in mind that marketability is not an isolated thing.
Where employers will see your degree is on your resume, which itself is a packaged marketing tool on your end.</p>
<p>It depends on how you can put together yourself as a cohesive package in selling yourself to employers. If you have a general business degree, that's perfectly fine--if you couple it with case competitions and relevant internships/research, you'll look focused and quite good anyhow.</p>
<p>It doesn't necessarily have to be a finance/accounting focus.</p>
<p>One thing to keep in mind though is how much you actually like accounting and finance. It's very easy to justify why you want to sample business courses in different parts of business.
It's a little harder to answer an interviewer honestly (and thus effectively) when they ask why you took so many finance and accounting courses if you don't like it.</p>
<p>Sure, it might be a challenge or whatnot, and you can sell it well, but people generally start liking a topic less when they don't do well in it.</p>
<p>Other than simply enjoying the experience more, keep in mind the holistic view--it's a resume, with one line that has your major. It doesn't matter that surveys say how important major/GPA/whatever is--it's the entire thing's impact that counts.</p>
<p>Allorion, thanks for your insight. My father has been pushing me towards a Finance or Accounting degree; however, a Business degree will free up some more time for myself. I can devote this free time to extracurricular activities such as intramural sports, leadership growth and maybe even case competitions so that I am able to "tell my story" and have a well-balanced resume once I leave school. In addition, school in general will be more enjoyable if I go this route, as you alluded to. I might even have enough time to rush for a fraternity, but I'll think it over and determine if that's something I want to do (obviously it will be a huge liability in terms of eating up my time).</p>