<p>I know this has been discussed over and over again, but I have a lil' bit more specific type question to add. I plan to attend an MBA program after my undergraduate education and its clear that work experience is the most significant part of your resume so I was wondering if the chances of finding a good job after undergraduate would be better if i were to go to a top business program such as Michigan or whether it would be benefit me more to go somewhere like Duke and get an econ degree. </p>
<p>I have read in other threads that some people favor the econ route since its more liberal arts based and gives you more options as far as the career you choose after that, but I want to know how employers look at these people versus someone who came out of a top undergraduate business school when hiring people who just finished their undergraduate degrees. Is one necessarily favored over the other? </p>
<p>Also, what types of jobs do MBA schools consider to be 'good work experience'? Working for respectable companies or working in high positions? </p>
<p>Any and all opinions are appreciated, thanks!</p>
<p>Getting into a top undergrad business program would indeed be a boon to many high-end employers. Michigan for business would indeed be a strong choice. </p>
<p>The problem with doing to Michigan intending to do undergrad business is that, as I'm sure you know, the undergrad business program usually accepts only college juniors. So, presuming you are not in that very small pilot class of freshman who was given automatic admission to the Michigan business program, then you will be going to Michigan as a normal undergraduate freshman, and only with the hope but not the assurance of getting into the bus-ad program. And there is the significant risk that you will spend 2 years at Michigan, apply to the bus-ad program, and be denied. Consider the stats of those admitted juniors into the Michigan BBA program. They have an average GPA of 3.59. Getting a 3.59 in your first 2 years at Michigan is not exactly a walk in the park, especially when you consider the fact that you will need to take the highly competitive bus-ad prereqs, where everybody is gunning for an A, because everybody in those classes is trying to get into the BBA program, and everybody knows that there isn't enough spots for everyone. </p>
<p>An econ degree at a top school like duke or any of the ivies (and of course UChicago) would be an excellent undergrad preparation for an MBA. Sakky is right about the umich business program. If you don't get in, you might be forced to do something in the liberal arts. Economics is more theoretical and broad than an actual business major, but it is a common route that MBA students have taken. Do you know exactly what kind of job you want later on?</p>
<p>I don't know exactly what I want to do, i'm still a senior in high school so i'm weighing my options for whether I want to attend somewhere with an actual business program or somewhere without one but can still offer a good business background (like duke). do you think it might be a better to attend somewhere without an undergrad business program so that im not forced to specialize, or is that not really a problem? and do people who simply get an economics degree match up well with the undergrads of actual business programs as far as gettin good work experience after undergrad? thanks!</p>
<p>Yes, if you're not sure what you want you'll be better off not doing an undergrad biz major. As for jobs after undergrad when rilting at a top B School, you'll be competing with tons of ibankers, consultants and tech company employees, something different will make you stand out. Try a not for profit organization as I am-well, I'll let you know if it works!</p>
<p>I should also point out something that may not have been clear in my last post. I said that a 3.59 is the average college GPA for those trying to get into the Michigan bus-ad program. Keep in mind that that's just the average of those who get in. It doesn't mean that if you have a 3.59, then you're automatically going to get in. Far from it, in fact. Some people who have a GPA of better than 3.59 still get rejected.</p>
<p>"As for jobs after undergrad when rilting at a top B School, you'll be competing with tons of ibankers, consultants and tech company employees, something different will make you stand out" </p>
<p>so is it true that doing an undergrad economics degree would make you stand out in a postive way to employers as opposed to coming out of an undergrad b-school? just want to see if anyone agrees/disagrees with that statement. thanks</p>