Can we talk about undergrad business majors?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You get into UVA first, complete the prerequisites and then hope you get into the business program (most don't). Other Us will admit directly into the major out of high school.

I would have him know, and consider the difference.

True - but I think UVA is a strong enough school recruiting wise that Econ grads from the College who do well with relevant internships are very strong on the job market/oci recruiting cycle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Business programs are usually pretty prescribed and are in different schools so it's sometimes possible to take classes in another school within the university but not to double major. I am personally not a fan of undergrad business as I think an MBA is more useful and it's not necessary (and in fact repetitive) to do undergrad business to get an MBA. In my top 5 B-school we had very few people who were undergrad business majors. That being said the undergrad b-school at UVA is very highly regarded.

+1. I just don't understand teaching business to people who are barely into adulthood and have no professional work experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Business programs are usually pretty prescribed and are in different schools so it's sometimes possible to take classes in another school within the university but not to double major. I am personally not a fan of undergrad business as I think an MBA is more useful and it's not necessary (and in fact repetitive) to do undergrad business to get an MBA. In my top 5 B-school we had very few people who were undergrad business majors. That being said the undergrad b-school at UVA is very highly regarded.

+1. I just don't understand teaching business to people who are barely into adulthood and have no professional work experience.

I really depends on the program. I know lots of students who went to Wharto, UVA, or Ross (michigan) for ug and the wen to top 7 mbas later and said that they learned a lot more in ug than in bschool. They said bschool was more about validation, networking, and resume signaling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Business programs are usually pretty prescribed and are in different schools so it's sometimes possible to take classes in another school within the university but not to double major. I am personally not a fan of undergrad business as I think an MBA is more useful and it's not necessary (and in fact repetitive) to do undergrad business to get an MBA. In my top 5 B-school we had very few people who were undergrad business majors. That being said the undergrad b-school at UVA is very highly regarded.


+1. I just don't understand teaching business to people who are barely into adulthood and have no professional work experience.

Teaching business to people who are barely adults? It does not seem like you understand what business school teaches and why it would be useful/valuable to known. Undergrad business majors pick a concentrations in one of the following, but you will have a general knowledge of all.
Accounting
Decision Sciences
Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management
Finance
General Business
Information Systems
International Business
Management
Marketing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Business programs are usually pretty prescribed and are in different schools so it's sometimes possible to take classes in another school within the university but not to double major. I am personally not a fan of undergrad business as I think an MBA is more useful and it's not necessary (and in fact repetitive) to do undergrad business to get an MBA. In my top 5 B-school we had very few people who were undergrad business majors. That being said the undergrad b-school at UVA is very highly regarded.


+1. I just don't understand teaching business to people who are barely into adulthood and have no professional work experience.

Teaching business to people who are barely adults? It does not seem like you understand what business school teaches and why it would be useful/valuable to known. Undergrad business majors pick a concentrations in one of the following, but you will have a general knowledge of all.
Accounting
Decision Sciences
Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management
Finance
General Business
Information Systems
International Business
Management
Marketing

Exactly. Also, every schools has its strengths and weaknesses. NO one school is "best" for all specialties. South Carolina has (by far) the best international business program, but the rest of the business school is nothing special.

[Anonymous]

Where do business majors learn to write? Employers are always talking about how important writing skills are, and I know this is true for my job. It is by far the one skill that I use every single day. I learned to write in my high school AP English class and in the constant writing and revising of papers for the literature classes I had to take in college as well as for my political science classes (my major). In fact, our most popular international relations professor would fail a student who couldn't write a cohesive sentence, regardless of how brilliant his/her ideas were and even though it was not an English class.