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Like into a bachelor's program?
Yeah bro, bachelors. Business administration, finance, economics, etc.. If you want to climb up in the business world, you need an undergraduate from a top 20 business school. Is it realistic to transfer into one of them as a junior from a community college? Harder/easier than getting into medical school? I'm "soul-searching" as some say lol. Looking around at different options that are available to me.
As a guy who was going the business route (but still pre-med) business administration blows. Finance is good if you focus on investment banking and economics is pretty good too. Stay away from marketing and management. It is possible to get into a top 20 school as long as your GPA is high. If you like technology go for MIS like I mentioned last time.
I like to keep my head in the clouds when dealing with careers, aiming for the top. Before I decided to go the pre-med path, I researched investment banking heavily and was set on going that route. The only thing that deferred me is the competition; the work schedule isn't too big of a problem for me. Residency is probably around the same difficulty anyways. I heard that the competition to get in was way worse than medical school, not too sure how accurate that is though. If not for investment banking, than being a stock broker sounds great as well. Basically, some high level job in Manhattan eventually. Anyways, that's all after the education. Do you need extracurricular activities to transfer into one of these top 20 b schools? High GPA, high GMAT, and you're in?
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I'd doubt your claim that a top undergraduate business degree is that important. The "if you want to climb up" thing is more appropriate at the MBA stage, only because some jobs won't hire you without one.
Yes, some undergraduate business schools place people well into entry-level careers because they have strong connections over the years - NYU Stern, UM Ross, and UT McCombs come to mind as a few of the major ones.
That being said, a lot of people (some medical school adcoms maybe included) tend to see business as a 'soft' major. Its rigor often is called into question, and b-majors often come at the bottom in terms of hours spent on studying in national surveys. I'm on mobile; PM if you want those citations and I'll send them later. For that reason some schools and programs almost prefer people WITHOUT undergraduate business majors, simply because they prefer people with expertise in other fields who they can later train in business principles or send to an MBA program. I go to a school that has excellent recruiting ties to consulting, investment banking, private equity, marketing, you name it (except not actuarial so much) and we have no undergraduate business program at all.
TL;DR I wouldn't set that much faith in a 'top rated' business program if that's where you want to head. But the, why are you on a pre-med forum?
You need to go Ivy league to be in Walls St. (so I've heard). When it comes to top business grad schools having experience in the business world, high GPA, and GMAT score count.
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Your conclusions are right (those things all count) but your premise does not. You can get into a finance career from a wide range of respectable schools - even middle- to better-ranked public schools like SEC/Big Ten schools. I'll defer to your judgment if you're a working professional in these fields, but I say this as someone who's involved with our career office and a finance major (as one of my areas of study), at that.
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Idk Aspirantmed. Top MBA programs generally prefer those who received their bachelors from well known business schools. Buff OP, I'm under the same impression about Wall St. What would be a better major than? Biology, engineering, chemistry? Idk, I still think that something relevant, such as economics, would be more preferable. However, I'm not to sure.
Baked, that's about dual programs. I'm talking about undergraduate.
Baked, that's about dual programs. I'm talking about undergraduate.
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Engineering = problem solving in a practical manner --> many people earning MBA's from prestigious programs have prior background in engineering.
So the usual business majors aren't recommended? I don't get it... It's better to major in something like engineering, become an engineer for a few years, and than apply to an MBA.. Afterwards you'll end up on Wall St? Seems like something that doesn't add up.
Oh yeah, you can find a good job from whatever school you come from, but OP is trying to hit big with the top companies on Wall St. and since in this world it matters who you know and where you went preferably go to a top 10 school.
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I did not say that. I am saying an engineering degree will help you more than necessarily hurt you. It also keeps more fields open to you, since you seem to not know what direction you want to take yourself in quite at this time.
Damn, not even top 20? Top 10? Lol. Not realistic to transfer into coming from a community college right?
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I used to know someone that transferred from a community college to Wharton. Anything is possible if you're getting A's man.
I already got one B :/
Eh... McCombs is in #15 and it is a really great business school. UT Austin has this list for UG majors and in some of them you can chose tracks to specialize in something.
http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/ugdegrees.html
Look at these awesome tracks you can go do as a finance major
https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/Advising/Degree-Planning/Business-Majors/FIN
Edit: the bad part they want you to take Cal 1 and Cal 2 before you transfer. WTH!
I have to take calculus 3 before I can transfer into a biology major at a local UC... ****'s crazy.Eh... McCombs is in #15 and it is a really great business school. UT Austin has this list for UG majors and in some of them you can chose tracks to specialize in something.
http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/ugdegrees.html
Look at these awesome tracks you can go do as a finance major
https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/Advising/Degree-Planning/Business-Majors/FIN
Edit: the bad part they want you to take Cal 1 and Cal 2 before you transfer. WTH!
Bro, I would still go for business if you don't like engineering. It makes sense if you do UG business then you get a job in the business world, then apply with your experience for an MBA and who knows your employer might pay for your education.
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My friend went from community college to haas for her bachelors in business, but more important is the MBA at a top 10, which is very attainable coming from any top 50 institution.
Yeah, it sucks. Is there another major that you like and doesn't require for you to take calculus?
I'm in a bad spot all in all. I keep looking at different requirements, and more than not, my community college doesn't have the required classes.
Buff OP, nope.. unless it's a liberal arts major. All science majors here require crazy math. Math is extremely hard for me. It's taking a lot to pass a low level math course -__-
Buff OP, nope.. unless it's a liberal arts major. All science majors here require crazy math. Math is extremely hard for me. It's taking a lot to pass a low level math course -__-
I'm a CC student too (tun tun big reveal lol) and schools also want me to take 2 calculus classes so I can transfer, but if you enter to the university directly from HS you don't need to take calculus WTF!
Yeah technically I only need calc 2, but it says that if you want a decent chance, take the 3rd one as well. Us California applicants are ****ed from the beginning bro lol.
I hear yah. I'm from Califas too.
