Majoring in Business

[Anonymous]

We went to an Open House at La Salle. Their business program seemed great. Lots of coops and internships for students and a high job placement rate. Not everyone has the skills and interest in STEM positions so I agree with the PP. If I am shelling out tons of money for college, I want a good ROI and business provides that.

[Anonymous]

For whatever reason, business undergrad wannabes are often driven by lust for money and power, it’s not something which drives intellectual and intelligent cream of crop type.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is perplexing because English, Math, Physics and Economics (especially if you take a graduate level Econ course or two that requires lots of math) degrees are way harder than taking a mishmash of accounting and marketing courses for a “business management” or “Commerce” degree. However, at most schools, you have to meet requirements once you get in to get to the business school, so there’s further selection. At least that’s my best guess.

Finance, accounting, and data science majors are in the business school at many schools, but I consider them to be different than a “business management” major.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a high school teacher, and have worked at several top independent schools. The kids who intend to major in Business for undergrad are, across the board, less intelligent than kids who choose hard STEM majors. Actually, the (rich, don’t need to make $) kids who choose Art History, English, Classics, or similar also tend to be more intelligent and driven than the Business majors.

To summarize, the smartest kids who need to work for money don’t choose Business, but tend toward STEM. The smartest kids who do not need to work for money also avoid Business, in favour of things like Art History, Classics, English, or similar.

Business is a bro degree. I’m sorry, but it is.

I agree with this. I’m a public school teacher and my smartest kids go on to major in core subjects like, math, biochem, Econ or history. Or they might do premed or engineering or CS. The kids obsessed with making money talk about business school. But they are generally not the super smart kids. I personally encourage kids to stay on a more traditional track but then apply to management consulting companies to move into finance. Or major in Econ or CS and then apply for banking or tech internships. It definitely is a very different career environment from 25 years ago

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kids who intend to major in Business for undergrad are, across the board, less intelligent than kids who choose hard STEM majors. Actually, the (rich, don’t need to make $) kids who choose Art History, English, Classics, or similar also tend to be more intelligent and driven than the Business majors.

To summarize, the smartest kids who need to work for money don’t choose Business, but tend toward STEM. The smartest kids who do not need to work for money also avoid Business, in favour of things like Art History, Classics, English, or similar.

Business is a bro degree.

Hard truth.

[Anonymous]

The majority of students are not highly intelligent. They are average no matter what their inflated GPA shows.

[Anonymous]

Make your own choices. If your student is a Math or Coding prodigy, their skills will be in high demand and they'll get a good paying job.

If your child wants to major in Medieval Architecture, more power to them.

If you grew up poor, you wouldn't criticize those students majoring in business...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The majority of students are not highly intelligent. They are average no matter what their inflated GPA shows.

The majority (more than 50%) of students are above average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For whatever reason, business undergrad wannabes are often driven by lust for money and power, it’s not something which drives intellectual and intelligent cream of crop type.

Yeah, the true intellectuals want to be poor nobodies

[Anonymous]

Math, Econ, stats, com sci combos at top schools are out of most people’s ability level. It’s more realistic for an average student to get a good GPA as business major from a state school and have a straightforward path to getting employed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Math, Econ, stats, com sci combos at top schools are out of most people’s ability level. It’s more realistic for an average student to get a good GPA as business major from a state school and have a straightforward path to getting employed.

I’d say it has more to do with being disciplined.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For whatever reason, business undergrad wannabes are often driven by lust for money and power, it’s not something which drives intellectual and intelligent cream of crop type.

Yeah, the true intellectuals want to be poor nobodies

They usually have different paths and specific interests not generic lust for money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Math, Econ, stats, com sci combos at top schools are out of most people’s ability level. It’s more realistic for an average student to get a good GPA as business major from a state school and have a straightforward path to getting employed.

I’d say it has more to do with being disciplined.

Both.

[Anonymous]

Not many top schools even care to offer a business major for undergrads because they don’t find it valuable for their cream of the crop students.

[Anonymous]

If you can get hired for same consulting companies with an undergrad courses you want to study then there is little reason for you to waste your four years meeting list of required courses for a business degree.