<p>I know that Vanderbilt does not have an undergraduate business school, and the closest I could get to that would be majoring in economics with a minor in managerial studies. I was wondering if anyone here chose that route, and if so was that degree respected when applying to MBA programs and/or finding a job? Thanks!</p>
<p>You should do some research on MBA admission before you pick your major, especially if you are using that as a criteria for selecting an undergraduate school. </p>
<p>Econ is absolutely fine for MBA. It’s the equivalent of business. Many top school do not even offer a business major. Your major isn’t that important for business school-- its really about getting work experience/internships. </p>
<p>Check this out:
[Which</a> Undergrad Major is Most Preferred by the Top MBA Programs?](<a href=“http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2009/11/20/which-undergrad-major-is-most-preferred-by-the-top-mba-programs]Which”>http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2009/11/20/which-undergrad-major-is-most-preferred-by-the-top-mba-programs)</p>
<p>Some takeaways, data coming from the top 20 business schools in the country: </p>
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So, what did this very brief, bird’s-eye view of undergraduate majors teach us? Probably something we already knew: That what you major in doesn’t really matter quite as much as how you do in that major, and how difficult your classes are. It doesn’t matter if you majored in Business Administration with a minor in Economics, or if you instead chose to double-major in Literature and Art History. The numbers tell a story that might make those English majors among you rejoice (“Hooray! No more downplaying my senior thesis on the works of Emily Bront</p>
<p>Both of my kids have good friends from Vandy who are currently at HBS. Their common thread is that they were both NROTC at VU. My personal belief, as someone who has a MBA from a mediocre school, is that quality MBA programs look at work experience post-undergrad as much as they look at major.</p>
<p>Thank you both! I appreciate it. </p>
<p>@Pancaked, thank you for the link. I’m going to spend some time later reading it. Do you happen to have an MBA?</p>
<p>Another school that you might want to look into for Business is WUSTL. The advising and support for Business students at WUSTL is phenomenal and the student body is generally seen as collaborative and friendly. But that’s just the stereotype. The flexibility of curriculum at WUSTL is very admirable and anyone can switch in/out of the B school which is ranked No. 4 for undergrad Business by Bloomberg this year. Also, there are a number of Merit scholarships (competitive) at WUSTL that offer students full rides of half rides which I would really recommend everyone to look into.</p>
<p>The problem with WUSTL is that they would look at both of my parents’ income for financial aid, whereas Vandy would look only at my mother’s income. My EFC at Vandy is about $3-5,000, and my EFC at WUSTL is about $30,000.</p>
<p>Dude, this person is advertising WashU bus. on every thread mentioning business schools. Don’t even entertain it. They seem as if they could be on admissions or something because they write the exact same thing each time.</p>
<p>CBatarseh,
Unless VU has changed their financial aid policy, they ask for non-custodial parent’s income tax return and a statement of legal responsibility for college cost as part of the Profile for the first year. They don’t ask for that in subsequent years. Nevertheless, they are generous with financial aid, IMO, particularly now that they are no loan.</p>
<p>bernie12: Haha, not in admissions or anything. My little brother is a freshman at Vandy, so I was just checking it out.
Cbatarseh Vandy’s undergrad program is great, my brother loves it there, and yeah, if the EFC’s is that much lower, makes a lot of sense.</p>