<p>i got into uci w/ economics major and ucsb w/ pre-business economics major. i want to go to irvine, but it looks like sb offers a better program for me. i'm looking for a more business related econ major, so stuff like..finance and accounting/auditting etc, and not so much of the theory-related stuff. i hear that if you do pre-bus econ major at sb, you get recruitted by big companies easily, where as irvine you need to be actively looking for a job after you graduate, is this true?</p>
<p>very untrue, irvine has a more accredited business/economics program, i don't see how you would get a job easily from santa barbara, a lot of business , insuranc firms and companies in general are in the irvine area, u can easily get internships and a job , i highly advise u go to irvine bcuz trust me, u either gonna party and be jobless from sb or earning some money in irvine</p>
<p>ugh- where do you get that? Are there actual stats somewhere that say UCI grads get more jobs than UCSB grads? I doubt it. The one valid point may be internship availability in an urban area versus suburban, but other than that, I don't see value in anything else said.</p>
<p>Call the alumni association of each school and find out who recruits from their undergraduates in your major. It should be quite easy to tell if they have a reputable list of companies. Also find out if their alumni association or some other campus groups sponsor job recruitment days and look at what companies attend. This is information you can easily find if you just do a little research. This message board is probably not the best place to get what you are looking for.</p>
<p>Search the UCSB web-site for UCSB alumni association. You can also google it.</p>
<p>@ ucsbheart
maybe ur taking this too personally because ur probably going to this school, trust me, for business, he/she is better off at irvine to get a job easily, it's logical and obvious, i don't see any business companies in santa barbara area along the 101N, all i see are multi million dollar homes and boutique shops :)</p>
<p>The location of the university is not as important as the network of the alumni association. You need to find out how sought after students are from the two schools. Where do you plan to live after graduation? Do you have any contacts in the business community there? Fraternities can be a great source of help in acquiring positions. My husband was in a frat and graduates frequently contact him from his university, (and students affiliated with his same fraternity but from other schools) looking for job positions or referrals/suggestions. Learning to network is critical if you want to be in the business world.</p>
<p>I can relate to what chang is saying, i'm currently looking for internships for computer related fields, and I must say it is harder because there are less companies that come to our school to recruit due to being less urban -- the only two big ones are Google (probably because one of the founders of Google is from our school) and Microsoft, however it'd be nice to have more options. Hence, for grad school i'm going to be looking for somewhere that is much more urban.</p>
<p>In terms of whether you'd get a better education at UCI or UCSB, that's debatable; however UCSB does offer a pretty strong accounting program. However, in terms of opportunity, I can see UCI with much more options in terms of getting a starting boost in your career.</p>
<p>If you're doing Bus. Econ with emphasis in Acctng u should pick UCSB over UCI. The big 4 acctng firms are very active here and we have "Meet the Firms" every fall and other trips to their offices sponsored by the firms. You won't hve a hard time finding a job with an accounting major. Only UCLA and UCSB offer Bus. Econ with emphasis in Acctng. The major is under the Econ Dept. as a lot of Econ course are required for the major. If you u have a 3.2 GPA and have a great personality you're most likely going to get recruit by major accting firms before 6 months before you graduate.</p>
<p>How about non-accounting-business firms?
Do they visit UCSB as well?</p>
<p>Yes, other businesses come to UCSB to recruit as well. I still don't understand why students would take Bus. Econ. without the emphasis in Acctng. First of all, it's a big plus to have aan accting emphasis in your resume. But most importantly, if you need a job right away after you graduate you can work as an accountant. Unless you really suck at math or just hate numbers you should go for the emphasis. You don't have to work as an accountant if you don't want to. But if I were hiring I would say a candidate with a strong background in accounting would best fit to manage or work for me.</p>