Anonymous wrote:Why are people saying that majoring in finance and accounting are the same thing as majoring in just plain business? And yes, there are tons of schools where students get a BA in Business.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree that general business, business admin, or management are worthless majors, but the vast majority of “business majors” are actually finance, accounting, supply chain, marketing, HR, info systems, etc majors.

It’s like engineering. Of course you can’t just major in “engineering.” You choose a specialty like civil or mechanical.

hmmm their is general engineering

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Anonymous wrote:Why would smart and ambitious student major in business? What even is that? It seems like a vocational degree or something you'd get an MBA for. Why not study economics? Math and concentrate on Finance. Communications. Math and Statistics. Psychology.

Only two Ivy schools offer this as a course of study for undergrads. Stanford does not, which I think says a lot. When I look at the courses these major take it just seems like a bunch of generic stuff and some fluff like marketing, other than one or two econ courses. Do companies really feel these graduates are prepared to contribute to their bottom line?

In parent times, getting a bachelor’s degree in business was seen as a little down market, even though many great kids went that route.

Now, the humanities are what’s in the doghouse, and the business school undergrads tend to have better stats than the arts and sciences students.

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Anonymous wrote:There are about two undergraduate business programs worth having on your resume, Wharton and UVA.

The rest will get your kid a decent entry level job which will top out at middle management. Forget going to a good graduate business school because they don’t want the kid who studied undergraduate business..

That isn't even close to correct.

Anonymous wrote:DD is in the Smith business school at UMD majoring in finance. They offer many opportunities for specializations. DS is following in her footsteps next year. Peers have gotten internships and jobs without issue for great companies. DD is strong at math and DS is even stronger but they weren’t interested in engineering and they didn’t see a clear path with a math degree (not that you can’t get a great job but the business school provides a very clear plan and connections) for what they wish to do.

Anonymous wrote:Why would smart and ambitious student major in business? What even is that? It seems like a vocational degree or something you'd get an MBA for. Why not study economics? Math and concentrate on Finance. Communications. Math and Statistics. Psychology.

Only two Ivy schools offer this as a course of study for undergrads. Stanford does not, which I think says a lot. When I look at the courses these major take it just seems like a bunch of generic stuff and some fluff like marketing, other than one or two econ courses. Do companies really feel these graduates are prepared to contribute to their bottom line?

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Anonymous wrote:There are about two undergraduate business programs worth having on your resume, Wharton and UVA.

The rest will get your kid a decent entry level job which will top out at middle management. Forget going to a good graduate business school because they don’t want the kid who studied undergraduate business..

Yeah, I think UVA may even be better than Wharton. Wharton is going down.

Anonymous wrote:There are about two undergraduate business programs worth having on your resume, Wharton and UVA.

The rest will get your kid a decent entry level job which will top out at middle management. Forget going to a good graduate business school because they don’t want the kid who studied undergraduate business..

Anonymous wrote:There are about two undergraduate business programs worth having on your resume, Wharton and UVA.

The rest will get your kid a decent entry level job which will top out at middle management. Forget going to a good graduate business school because they don’t want the kid who studied undergraduate business..

Anonymous wrote:There are about two undergraduate business programs worth having on your resume, Wharton and UVA.

The rest will get your kid a decent entry level job which will top out at middle management. Forget going to a good graduate business school because they don’t want the kid who studied undergraduate business..