<p>Well, I'm very much interested in pursuing a career in business in the future, but I also have an unquenchable passion for Creative writing: poetry and prose, philosophy, history etc. Sarah Lawrence does not offer any courses which have any semblance to business- I'm not keen on going to grad school as I want to start working right after college. What do you think I should do? It's either Sarah Lawrence or an university in India which offers everything with business(Economics) in it. </p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence is a fairly anti-vocational school, so it would seem odd to go to it for pursuing a business degree. That being said, there are plenty of successful entrepreneurs who have graduated from Sarah Lawrence and gone into business. Is there a specific area that you want to go into? You’ll probably want an MBA from a school like SLC (and you said you didn’t want to go -right- into grad school, but you might consider doing so later) since sarah lawrence doesn’t have the most stellar reputation in the business world.</p>
<p>I would talk to Catherine Muther, if you can. She’s a current professor at Sarah Lawrence in economics who did her undergrad there and then got an MBA at Stanford University. She’s fairly accomplished, and I believe she was the executive director of a few corporations. Might be a good person to talk to. </p>
<p>I’m just looking for a crash-course in business(Something related to accounting)- as quite honestly you cannot learn business in a class room(Exception of finance), management, marketing etc are best learned with practice. That being said I would thank you for your advice, I shall get in touch with Catherine Muther asap. </p>
<p>Most community colleges offer accounting courses over the summer. </p>
<p>@whenhen do other colleges also offer accounting courses over the summer? </p>
<p>There are many other LAC’s that offer both. Look at Fiske’s Guide and Colleges That Change Lives to start.</p>
<p>“I’m just looking for a crash-course in business(Something related to accounting)- as quite honestly you cannot learn business in a class room(Exception of finance), management, marketing etc are best learned with practice. That being said I would thank you for your advice, I shall get in touch with Catherine Muther asap.”</p>
<p>As Whenhen already managed, you should be able to take plenty of business courses over the summer at community colleges. I wouldn’t worry too much about a lack of internship and and ‘practice’ opportunities. Conference work at Sarah Lawrence will provide ample opportunities to ‘practice’ business. I’ve heard of students there who have done finance and marketing stuff as supplements to economics courses. </p>
<p>And if you’re really committed to taking a business course at SLC, I’m sure one of the faculty members will be happy to supervise a one-on-one conference course in economics. </p>
<p>Usually yes. It’s just that community colleges are typically the cheapest option for a student not pursuing a degree at the particular school. I know my school, the University of Oklahoma, offers five sections of intro accounting over the summer which is not terribly unusual. </p>
<p>Please excuse my nativity when it comes to colleges in the US as I’m no where close to being an expert. Anywho I wouldn’t mind doing summer courses in business and investing the rest of my time in my passions. So I guess I would thank you @whenhen for providing me with an option I can choose. 
Much appreciated.</p>
<p>“And if you’re really committed to taking a business course at SLC, I’m sure one of the faculty members will be happy to supervise a one-on-one conference course in economics.”</p>
<p>@guest15 is that possible? if this is a possibility then I need not wend my educational trajectory to be sparse and tiresome(as I wouldn’t want to be working in the summers also). Have any students done this in the past? Does it have any “Strings attached” like extra money or anything else?</p>
<p>@ecmotherx2 Yes, I should have “gone by the book” in this case- but my shortsightedness evaded any vision I had of going through that book- as in India people go by the rankings, as stupid and “Imperialistic” as this sounds it’s the sad reality in India. People are more obsessed with prestige than with education.</p>
<p>@Soullex235 </p>
<p>It’s certainly possible that you’ll be able to set up a conference course of that nature with a professor. Students do it every year to cover topics that aren’t covered in the normal curriculum. I don’t know of any students that have done it personally (I don’t go to SLC, but I know a few people that do) but from all I’ve heard Professors are very malleable when it comes to creating courses that meet a student’s interests.</p>
<p>There aren’t any ‘strings attached’. A conference course will be one of the normal three courses you take.</p>
<p>@Guest15 right right, anywho on a seperate note how are the people out there? are there many hippies? if so I’ll fit in alright :p, but no seriously is it like amassed with pot and shots of alcohol? because I do have my fair share of indulgences but I wouldn’t really like to dive in and swim around in intoxication. I’m not homophobic so don’t get me wrong out here, but is it also dominated by homosexuals? this won’t be a problem, if true, but I would like to know. </p>
<p>@Soullex235 </p>
<p>There are really a variety of people that attend the college. Though there exists a drinking & alchohol subculture at the school, it’s not really the way that most students tend to function. Most people are academically-focused, and there are a sub-sect of those who don’t drink or do any drugs at all.</p>
<p>The majority of the people on campus are straight, though there is a very, very sizable community of LGBTQ folk. For the most part, people at SLC are intellectually curious students interested in their studies. </p>
<p>@Guest15 </p>
<p>Oh awesome, that’s nice to hear. Sarah Lawrence has this very dodgy wait list policy, I’m a wait-listed student btw. But since I’ve sent my creative writing portfolio they’ve been bombarding me with ambiguous messages saying</p>
<p>(this was today, I have two more messages like this)
"Greetings from Sarah Lawrence College,</p>
<p>Thank you for your continued interest in the college. I am emailing to ask that if we determine we are able to admit students from the waitlist would you be interested? If so, please respond to this email as soon as possible.</p>
<p>Please let me know if you have any questions."</p>
<p>But the thing is they already told me, before, that they were going to their wait list-
“Dear Pernicious penguin,
Thank you for enquiring about the wait list. We have begun to go to the wait list and will be reviewing it again in the coming days. We will be in touch with you in the coming days.
Thanks for your patience with this.
Warmly,
The Friendzone equivalent”</p>
<p>*Note I changed the names :P</p>
<p>What the hell is going on 
They’re treating me like ■■■■ out here. </p>
<p>So they contacted you saying they were going to the waitlist and then asked if you would accept a spot should you be admitted. If finances are not a concern, say yes assuming SLC is your top choice. If finances are a problem say yes assuming the aid package makes attending your school possible. </p>
<p>@whenhen
I have already sent that to them twice: that I would be interested to matriculate to SLC. But they ignored my message and then sent me another email written differently but with the same “Offer”. They’re either playing with me or are very concerned with their selectivity percent. </p>
<p>Business is considered vocational, economics a more “traditional” subject. So, you could major in Creative Writing, minor in economics, and take “vocational” classes over the summer at community college. Community College isn’t as in-depth and fast-paced as a 4-year college class, especially not after Sarah Lawrence, even if the accounting course be fast-paced in the summer. And of course you can always check out any book from the library, or ask for it through ILL.</p>
<p>@myos1634 I’m hoping that SLC will be able to provide me with non-vocational economics courses- be it micro or macro economics to econometric. Let’s see! </p>
<p>Yes, SLC will be able to provide you with non vocational economics courses
<a href=“Economics | Sarah Lawrence College”>http://www.slc.edu/undergraduate/history-social-sciences/economics/</a></p>
<p>@myos1634 I stand corrected- I actually will need, at least, introductory level courses in vocational fields such as accounting. Non-vocational economics won’t really help me in business. Boy I should really look up stuff before posting it :P. Excuse this blunder. </p>