Ungraduate Major + MBA; Best Career Path?

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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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>Any undergrad major that can get you a good job that can showcase your skills that will allow you to get into an MBA program.</p>

<p>I think Comp. Sci. is an excellent choice, and Guild Hall sounds like it would be fun and would set you apart from other student when applying for grad school. Gaming industry is huge and only growing, so I don't see why it would hinder you from getting an MBA.</p>

<p>Minor will only help you, as a person, not in landing a job or getting into grad school. Pick what you think you'd like best.</p>

<p>What will help you most post-MBA will most likely be accomplishments pre-MBA, career path, and networking over what you majored in. However, your undergrad degree will determine this. So, when selecting pre-MBA work make sure that it has a good projectory for post-MBA work.</p>

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<p>Get the Comp Sci degree, and take a lot of accounting and finance classes. Apparently the person that can bridge Comp Sci and Finance is a rare breed. You will need the accounting to better understand the finance.</p>

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<p>maybe becoming a quant is for you.</p>