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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Business major is best for students at middling schools who need social mobility. If you're already at the top, there's no reason to major in something your parents could teach you one night at family dinner.[/quote]

It's also for unmotivated rich students who need a holding pen before stepping into a parent's business, though.

I'm a high school teacher, and have worked in private schools in several states and countries.  Consistently, the kids who aim to major in Business for undergrad are...not the smartest and not the kids with (any) intellectual curiosity.  College is a tick-box place holder for them, and a place to have fun before being given an office in the family business.

It's not for kids who are smart, driven, or hungry for knowledge and growth.

But it serves a purpose.  [/quote]

You have clearly never met a kid at a top 20 undergrad business school. Do you think kids are Wharton or Ross or Stern are not “smart, driven, or hungry?” That they are “not the smartest?” Such a weird take.[/quote]

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