<p>I'm an econ major at a top liberal arts school planning on minoring in math(possibly extending to a major, if I can finish it in time and consider it worth my effort) and Chinese. What kinds of courses should I be taking to best prepare myself for an MBA program, say, at Harvard?
I've already taken:
Calculus I-II
Intro to Micro and Macro Economics
Introduction to Probability and Statistics (barely passed)
First Year Chinese
and one random literature class</p>
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You’ve got it covered. Spend the rest of your time getting a good job, because that is far more important for getting into MBA programs (such as Harvard) than taking certain classes.</p>
<p>How about “Ethics”</p>
<p>^ haha, I’ve heard from philosophy majors though that taking an ethics class doesn’t actually make you much more ethical if at all, but I am going to take a philosophical logic class in the Fall</p>
<p>Medwell is right – it’s more about getting a great job out of school that will let you take on (at some point! doesn’t have to be right away!) a great deal of responsibility to show off your “leadership” skills. </p>
<p>In terms of classes, it really doesn’t matter – what’s most important is that you do well in whatever you take. If you’ve already taken math classes, great. If you’ll get all As in that math minor, or if you want to minor in math because it makes your heart sing, great. </p>
<p>But GPA as a stat is one of the first things they look at, so if it will drag your GPA down, don’t risk it. Put that energy towards figuring out a kick-ass career post-college instead.</p>
<p>Learning about ethics and having ethics are two different things. As mentioned above, worry about landing a top job. That matter much more than classes you take.</p>