I’m an incoming transfer student at UNC. I was denied from the business school, but accepted to the College of Arts & Sciences. What major(s) at UNC would be the best for getting a job in business after college. I was thinking economics or statistics and analytics major. Would those majors allow me to go into a business related career? Any other major suggestions?
Any major that interests you but those can be considered related and are fine. But if your interest were geography or sociology, while in your mind the path isn’t clear, they can work as well. Follow your interests. You may also look at the minor at KF.
People from all disciplines work in business.
Good luck.
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You’d be fine with either of those majors. Kenan Flagler definitely provides many opportunities but it’s not the “be all/end all” to getting a job in business. My daughter graduated from KF with the business administration degree but had no issues being recruited for corporate finance. Two of her friends who graduated with the Econ degree, have the same finance job as she does. Just having a UNC degree carries a lot of weight.
I would join the business-related clubs and look into the business fraternity.
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First, congrats on getting into UNC. That by itself is an achievement. Enjoy Chapel Hill. It has a lot to offer.
Now, it is very common to not get into the business school on your first try. What I have been told is that many students get in as a senior. I assume you are coming in as a junior then?
The safest route is to take as many classes you can that are aligned with your goals and overlap with the business school. Speak to an advisor ASAP. Summer is a good time to do this before fall classes begin.
Economics, statistics, CS are all popular choices and majors. They will open many of the same doors. The big difference is that you will not have that yourname@kf.edu email just yet and won’t get access to on campus b-school recruiting resources. But these are minor issues.
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Thank you for the info!
Thank you, this really helps!
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My daughter is currently looking at these clubs and business fraternity, can you give me your 2 cents on those? Did your daughter like a club in particular? Mine is looking at both DSP and Scale and Coin and is trying to figure out if one might be “better” than the other. She felt both were pretty dismissive when she tried to talk to them at the KF club fair, but she tossed it up to her being a Freshman and not being taken too seriously at the moment. She assumes members will be warmer in a different context. In the meantime, she’s trying to understand their individual cultures and is not sure how to get a good feel for them since rush is happening right now (for scale and coin) and there is little time to assess. Thank you.
My daughter was not in either of those organizations, so I don’t have any first-hand experience. A good friend’s daughter was active in the business fraternity and had a good experience (she was not in Kenan Flagler).
I can’t speak to why they gave your daughter the brush off - she should go to another event and see if she is treated differently. I will say that my younger daughter, who is in the business school at another university, told me that the reputation of the business fraternity at her university is extremely cutthroat and not the least bit welcoming until you become a full member. She wants no part of it. Not sure if that’s the general culture in those organizations or not, but if your daughter is interested, she should try another event and see what vibe she gets.