Is a business major for dumb kids?

[Anonymous]

my business major kid can probably outscore your stem kids in math

[Anonymous]

yes

my cousin is vp at a large bank and refuses to hire team members who have business undergrad degrees. she'd rather see them study something deeper and more interesting and then pursue an mba later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Business is a vocational degree like HR or dental hygiene. It's fine, but anyone can do it so it's not clear why you even need to go to school for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes

my cousin is vp at a large bank and refuses to hire team members who have business undergrad degrees. she'd rather see them study something deeper and more interesting and then pursue an mba later.

lol
Sure

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of a business major getting a PhD.

I’m confused as to why you think that is at all relevant to this convo?

Intelligent people get PhDs. Not all of them, but you would expect some to.

People who like to waste money you mean

[Anonymous]

It's typically a degree for kids who can't cut the math needed for an econ degree.

[Anonymous]

This is not 60s 70s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of a business major getting a PhD.

I’m confused as to why you think that is at all relevant to this convo?

Intelligent people get PhDs. Not all of them, but you would expect some to.

People who like to waste money you mean

PhD students are typically paid a stipend and have no tuition.

[Anonymous]

It's the total opposite.
Business program is in high demad and hader to get in, thus students are smarter on the average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
It's the total opposite.
Business program is in high demad and hader to get in, thus students are smarter on the average.

Keep telling yourself that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's the total opposite.
Business program is in high demad and hader to get in, thus students are smarter on the average.

Keep telling yourself that.

Are you really dumb or what??
This is not even a funny trolling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's the total opposite.
Business program is in high demad and hader to get in, thus students are smarter on the average.

Keep telling yourself that.

Are you really dumb or what??
This is not even a funny trolling.

Undergraduate business degrees are academically like receiving a certificate of completion from preschool. You are house trained but probably cannot do any real math or writing. It isn’t completely your fault either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's the total opposite.
Business program is in high demad and hader to get in, thus students are smarter on the average.

Keep telling yourself that.

Are you really dumb or what??
This is not even a funny trolling.

Undergraduate business degrees are academically like receiving a certificate of completion from preschool. You are house trained but probably cannot do any real math or writing. It isn’t completely your fault either.

You must be like 90 years old.
Business program is in high demad and hader to get in, thus students are smarter on the average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's the total opposite.
Business program is in high demad and hader to get in, thus students are smarter on the average.

Keep telling yourself that.

Are you really dumb or what??
This is not even a funny trolling.

Undergraduate business degrees are academically like receiving a certificate of completion from preschool. You are house trained but probably cannot do any real math or writing. It isn’t completely your fault either.

You must be like 90 years old.
Business program is in high demad and hader to get in, thus students are smarter on the average.

Harvard and Princeton do not even offer undergraduate business degrees. Why do you think that is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It's the total opposite.
Business program is in high demad and hader to get in, thus students are smarter on the average.

Keep telling yourself that.

Are you really dumb or what??
This is not even a funny trolling.

Undergraduate business degrees are academically like receiving a certificate of completion from preschool. You are house trained but probably cannot do any real math or writing. It isn’t completely your fault either.

This isn’t a terrible analogy. But not perfect. MBAs are very respected for the most part. Undergrad business degrees are like a pre-law degree. There is no point in getting such a specific degree as it is only helpful if you get the graduate degree also. At that point, you would generally be better off getting a different undergrad.

My significant other actually is a professor in an undergrad business department. This school is mostly first generation college, so it isn’t the same demographic, but we often speak about what one could do with an undergrad business degree. I think they are helpful for the demographic he is teaching because it is a lot of basic financial and economic information that most in the DCUM demographic learn through virtue of living within a subculture that is taught these skills throughout childhood. But I see very few reasons for someone in this demographic to get the degree though honestly undergrad degrees aren’t that important for this demographic.