Undergraduate Major + MBA; Best Career Path?

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<p>I'm currently a freshman at SMU and have been having an incredibly tough time decided what to do with the rest of my life! I originally came here to obtain a B.S in Comp. Science and a Minor in Business Administration, however after some careful consideration and research, I've realized this may not be the best path for me.</p>

<p>I had originally planned to attend the Guild Hall (Game Development), but have decided that it would be a better choice for me to go for an MBA instead. Fortunately, I can attend the Guild Hall no matter the path I choose, so I'm more interested in choosing the most logical choice for an MBA and a career after that.</p>

<p>I'm not so much worried as to getting into a good MBA school as I am coming out of it in the best position possible, and that is what I come here to ask.</p>

<p>I'm currently debating between a couple of degree paths.</p>

<p>B.A in Comp. Science, B.S.S.A in Economics (Systems Analyst)
B.A in Comp. Science, B.A in Philosophy
B.A. in Comp Science, double minor in Philosophy and Economics</p>

<p>I'm not entirely sure what my MBA concentration would be, but I'm going to assume something close to Accounting or Finance or possibly Management.</p>

<p>With that said, when going into the job market after obtaining my MBA, which undergraduate majors would put me in the best position?
Or do companies just look at my MBA and my undergraduate major doesn't really matter?On</p>

<p>Once again, I'm not so much concerned with getting into an MBA program as being successful when I get out. I know one can easily say that is all depends on the individual, but I can't help but think that one undergraduate major different will affect me somehow after I reach the job market.</p>

<p>Is anyone seeing reoccurring trends of one being more successful than the other?</p>

<p>Thank you for any insight available,
Chandler Thomlison</p>

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<p>The thing is that if you're after a good MBA, you will be in the job market between 3 and 5 years between college and entering the MBA program. So you need to worry about getting a great job after college because that's will be the key to getting into a good MBA program. </p>

<p>And if you're after jobs in management or finance, employers typically won't care what you majored in during undergrad. The exception to this would be if you want jobs in the tech industry or venture capital where a CS/engineering degree would be helpful. However, typical out of college CS/engineering jobs are not very attractive to top MBA programs because it's hard to get management experience in your first few years in those jobs.</p>

<p>If you want to be an accountant, certainly an undergrad degree in accounting makes sense.</p>

<p>So it's not cut and dried. Major in whatever you will do best in and enjoy most.</p>