<p>Uhhhh…is it possible to be in the CAS and want to do business in the future?</p>
<p>What would one major in…?</p>
<p>Economics.......or anything else.</p>
<p>like...if im not in wharton for freshmen year, thats no reason why i cant get into the MBA program after, right?</p>
<p>You can make an application to Wharton at the end of your 1st year, make sure you take the required courses. Most MBA programs would like to see a few years of work before application. <a href="http://www.collegejournal.com/mbacenter/%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegejournal.com/mbacenter/</a></p>
<p>IR, economics, PPE...you can really major in whatever you want and then get an MBA too.</p>
<p>In fact, it is more attractive to employers and more benefical to the student if you get an undergrad degree in something other than business (i.e., liberal arts) and then get an MBA. The best business folks have a strong liberal arts-based background. Trust me, there's more to general business than just "bean counting".</p>
<p>what would one do about the freshman management course? take it after you are accepted into wharton soph/junior year?</p>
<p>they don't care about what degree it is, as long as u fill the requirements. So CAS is fine...</p>
<p>ThomasH32, where are your facts for such a big claim as "employers prefer students with an undergrad degree other than business"??? i'm sure you are also aware of the many liberal arts type classes Wharton students are required to take right? Also I'm sure you are aware that Wharton students are required to take classes from Accounting to Management.</p>
<p>db06, there is a different program for transfer students. Typically, transfer students take mgmt 100 in the spring semester of the year they were accepted. So you would just take other Wharton classes in the fall semester and then take mgmt 100 in the spring.</p>
<p>But just so everyone is clear, i also agree that you can go to an MBA after having many different types of majors in college. There is no formula in that sense. Many people consider a Wharton undergrad degree to be as good as an MBA. In fact, many classes we take are very similar to the MBA version.</p>
<p>I'd be willing to bet that the majority of successful Wharton alumni are MBAs with liberal arts BAs..</p>
<p>There is no comparison between the Wharton requirement of some liberal arts courses and a true liberal arts curriculum...what do you wharton folk think we're doing when you're in the acct and mgmt and opim classes? More liberal arts that make us more well-rounded, worldly, and interesting.</p>
<p>Future man, my facts come from real professional work experience. I am 33 years old and have been a real estate agent/consultant for 7 years and a lot of my clients work for Goldman Sachs/CitiGroup, etc. Before I was in real estate, I was a district manager for a major corporation for 9 years. Again, I don't claim to know it all, but I am just relaying from personal experiences. Any more questions?</p>
<p>That's really interesting Thomas.... so what do you other guys think about Thomas's comments? Business UG = bad?</p>
<p>You are reading it wrong. I didn't say having an UG degree in business was bad. I was simply stating that if someone wanted the best route to become the most valuable to a company or themselves, I would take the route of a liberal arts degree and then an MBA. That doesn't mean you aren't going to be successful by having a UG in business. I am just telling you all of my professional experience and what my clients from all of the IB's have told me. A lot of Fortune 500 companies will consider you more valuable/attractive if you are more well-versed in something in addition to business. But what do I know? The 18-22 yeard olds in Wharton have it all figured out and know everything there is to know about life and business.</p>
<p>Elon Musk, founder of Paypal was a Wharton undergraduate who never received an MBA. He sold Paypal to ebay for $1.5 billion, so I think he did pretty well.</p>
<p>So did Jon Huntsman, Joseph Segel (founder of QVc), oh, and Donald Trump. :)</p>
<p>It's not BAD, it's just overrated. I'd rather be in Penn's college and dabble in Wharton courses (as I do) than the other way around.</p>
<p>well i applied to wharton because up to 50% of your courses can be taken at the college...so you get both.</p>
<p>Look, either way is fine. I just always find it amusing that people come onto CC and ask a question, and when they don't receive the answer they were looking for, they get upset and defensive. If people already have all of the answers to their own questions, why get on CC and ask for other people's opinions?</p>
<p>How are those interships going, Johnny? :)</p>
<p>now that was funny but kinda belaboring the point. quick mind 'tho.</p>
<p>So far so good. I already got an offer at ABC News, and I am applying to DC internships through Penn's new SAS/Fels internship finding program. So we'll see.</p>