<p>Basically I've got it down to:
- BBA/MPA in accounting
OR
- BBA in finance</p>
<p>Doubled with:
- Poli Sci (I like politics)
- Philosophy (it's broad, but that's its strength)
- Economics (close enough to business, so it'll be easy to double major w/ right?)
- Psychology (it looks cool)</p>
<p>What do each of these bring to a resume? Also, would one help me be better prepared for GMAT/LSAT?</p>
<p>If you were to ask me, I would say Economics. It’s closely related to Business (there would be no Business without Economics), yet practical in the sense that it requires analytical and mathematical skills. But then again, I like Economics, so hopefully someone else has a more impartial input.</p>
<p>I have a question that’s not really related to your question but I figure I should keep this in one thread since it has to do with double majors.
What’s the point of doing an accounting and finance double major? Accounting is hard enough as it is…so why do it with finance? Does it get you better jobs?</p>
<p>Financial companies love job applicants who have a strong background in accounting… at least that’s what I see at my school’s career fairs.</p>
<p>I thought about doing a double major in finance and accounting since they share a lot of the same classes. I don’t think it would be that much help, but accounting does let you sit for the CPA exam, so I think it’s worth going for. I’d like to pair it with something outside of business so I can appeal to those seeking “well-rounded” applicants.</p>
<p>Double majors rarely make candidates more appealing</p>
<p>So doing finance and accounting together will help fulfill the 150 hr requirement to take the CPA?
I’m still not familiar with all that CPA stuff.</p>
<p>Legend, what school do you go to?</p>
<p>Vector, I also kind of just want to do it because I can and I think it might be fun to have a liberal arts major.</p>
<p>University of Massachusetts at Amherst.</p>
<p>I honestly don’t see how double majoring in finance/accounting will help you in anyway. If you are interested in it, I would say that its fine but don’t double major in accounting and finance because it improves your chances of getting job or looks good on your resume. Political science, economics, and philosophy would probably be better since they emphasize different skills.</p>
<p>Double Finance and Economics if you want a good education, or go with Accounting and Economics if you want a job after you graduate (finance isn’t going to come back for a while…). Aside from knowing how to write and present, math is key (I regret not taking more math classes when I had the chance). </p>
<p>A good rule is to always go with the degree combination that takes the most work to get. If you take business because you want to be lazy, you’re only going to waste your parent’s money. </p>
<p>That being said, nothing beats a couple of good internships.</p>