<p>personally, i really want to go to tufts this fall and major in economics, because i really prefer it over maybe the "better" schools i got accepted to. however, my dad wants me to attend schools that have actual business programs, versus tufts which does not. his worry is that i will not be able to get into as good a graduate business school if i went to tufts over the other schools such as uc berkeley which has a very good undergrad business program. </p>
<p>my question is, how good is the economics department at tufts? i know it is good enough to get me into a good business grad school, but is there somewhere that shows this, so i can try to convince my dad? thanks</p>
<p>The problem with a school like Berkeley in terms of business is that you don't get into Haas until your jr. year, so for two years you work ur butt off with no guarantee of admission into Haas. The Econ Department (in my opinion) is above-average and has an entrepreneurial leadership minor to supplement the theory part of the econ major. You won't find direct recruitments since we're not U-Penn's Wharton or NYU's Stern, but I have plenty of friends who have landed meaningful internships and good jobs post-grad.</p>
<p>Does your dad know what he's talking about? I don't know much about business grad schools but I'm pretty sure that most people who go do NOT major in business undergrad. I was under the impression that you NEEDED a specialty, usually your undergrad major, to make a lot of money after business school.</p>
<p>By the way, for comparison, Harvard college graduates have a higher acceptance rate to top business schools than graduates of UPenn's Wharton. Harvard does not have a business major.</p>
<p>I am a Tufts alumnus who's currently in the MBA program at MIT Sloan. Your father is wrong when if comes to top biz school programs. I wasn't even a quantitative econ major (although I took some courses). I'd say maybe 15% of my peers have econ backgrounds. In fact, Tufts is the 5th best represented undergrad institution at MIT Sloan. </p>
<p>What you focus on in undergrad doesnt matter to top business schools, unless you're applying straight out of school as a 22 year old (since you dont have professional experience, they want something biz related). Harvard, MIT and Wharton desire smart people who have excelled in whatever they've done post-undergrad. </p>
<p>Undergrad is the LEAST important factor in business school admissions. MOST important is previous professional experience/achievement, GMAT score, and your application essays/interview.</p>
<p>Please don't let your father's current logic re: biz school affect where you attend.</p>
<p>If you have any more questions feel free to ask.</p>
<p>I was talking to someone with a Wall Street business last night and when I said my daughter was at Tufts. He said: "I hire mostly Ivy League grads, one of my top quys went to Tufts."
He seemed to consider Tufts = to Ivy League</p>
<p>dude, it's a crapshoot. My dad works at Goldman and he was telling me that all the I-banking people are actually looking to hire ENGINEERS. Something about how they like the engineers' "problem-solving mentality." Just go for what you're interested in, and you'll be happier than you would be at a school you dislike that may or may not give you a better chance at getting into a good MBA program.</p>