<p>I'd like to ask, if I got a B.S. in Economics or Management Science, what jobs could I get coming out of undergrad? I want to go into business, but business schools seem to stipulate a few years of work experience before acceptance. What jobs could I get filling this requirement of work experience?</p>
<p>Also, if having not taken any finance/business courses in undergrad, is it possible to go into certain financial fields such as venture capital, investment banking, CFA, etc. solely relying on courses taken in business school?</p>
<p>Unless you’re at a top program for economics, it is unlikely that you will be recruited for investment banking, but if you do want to go into a finance-heavy field, you would be doing yourself a favor by taking some finance courses. Economics is a little more respected than a BBA when applying to MBA programs, but economics majors generally have lower starting salaries, so you might as well try for grad school right out of undergrad with economics.</p>
<p>But the thing is, b-schools generally won’t accept you unless you have work experience, right? So I have to go do some work with my B.A. in Economics first, before I can apply for and study towards an M.B.A…so, what jobs specifically can one get as an Economics major?</p>
<p>Regarding the question about going into those finance-heavy fields, I meant, can I learn the appropriate things only from business school to go into those fields? (Since my undergraduate school doesn’t offer anything finance-related.)</p>
<p>Or actually, would it be more favorable to get a degree in something else?</p>
<p>Ultimately I would like to go into finance or accounting or <em>something</em> business-related. My undergrad school doesn’t offer any such courses and transferring out is…well, I’d rather not make the equation that messy…</p>
<p>So I guess, a better question: can I major in something like PoliSci or Engineering, do a couple years work, and apply for grad and learn finance/accounting at b-school while working towards an M.B.A.? (Yes, I realize how very long-winded, inefficient, and foolish that plan sounded. Especially since I get a Bachelor’s for a certain job but end up targeting a completely different job. But the question is, is it possible to do that? And still have a decent shot at the job market, of course; will I be considered too old to start, or be behind others who studied finance right out of undergrad?)</p>
<p>Or should I just **** and give up thinking about getting a finance/accounting-related job, because my undergrad school doesn’t extend that opportunity?</p>
<p>(Also, still, what DO Econ majors do as a career?)</p>
<p>Econ majors do a lot of the same jobs as business majors usually. Sure some of your skills will transfer. I just meant that, while experience is preferred, a lot of people go straight to grad school and that’s when the econ degree has an advantage over a business degree.</p>