Hey all! Just wondering, but which of you soompiers are pursing a business degree? And what kind?

Business seems to be heavily dominated by white males, and since soompi consists mainly of asian women.. well, it would be nice to know some fellow soompiers will go head-on into this cruel business world. :]

As for myself, I'm studying Accountancy (yuck, I know.. people have been telling me I'm more cut out for HR..) and I'm a junior attending Bentley University.

Bentley University.. hmm.. are you wondering if you've heard that somewhere?

Probably not. It's a very private business school on the outskirts of Boston. Unless you're very focused into business and have done your research, the only "BU" you've probably ever heard of is Boston University. No worries, I'd be the same. ;]

Anyways! Point is, I just wanted how many people on soompi is generally interested in business, and what area. Also, any future goals?

For me, I hope to "pass" the CPA exam.. work for one of the big four (specifically KPMG I think) and eventually switch over to a private company and take over as CFO. :3 Hey, if you put your mind to it, anything can happen. :]

SO, business people.. let's get down to business, shall we? <-- AH CORNY.. lol.

lol most of the people i know that chose to major in business are the ones that don't know what else to major in.

HOLLLA!
I'm currently majoring in Business with a double concentration on International business & Marketing at CSU Sacramento.
I switched majors 3 times and this is my final choice. ITts now or never, cuz i want to graduate and get outta here as fast as i can. haha.

im majoring in management information systems at ut austin. dunno if i want to stick with mis or change it to finance...

double majoring in business and psychology :]
im thinking about focusing on marketing...but we'll see

I'm majoring in Business. More specifically Finance.
I just ... love math. :] But I hate teaching. So finance was the way to go for me.

My dream is to possibly work for a production company (like dreamworks or paramount pictures) and be part of the financial advising people.
But I suppose a more "realistic" dream would be to become part of the IRS. x] People will hate me, but in the end I get government benefits.

We'll see where the future takes me :]

LOL. I guess I can see that. Business is very flexible when it comes down to what skills are needed for each person.



Haha.. GL! I thought about international business.. but decided to not to it. After going abroad though, I'm kinda regretting it. :3



Can't you minor in one of them? :3 Or maybe, get a grad degree in the other one/



Ohhh that sounds fun.. but marketing... :S It'll be a horror trying to get a job with the competition in the marketing field.. :3



LOL. Well at least you have a pretty solid plan. :] I was sorta thinking of going into Foresic Accounting.. follow money trails for the CIA, all that fun stuff. :3 The pay is meh though compared to a Public Accounting Firm. ><;

+2. psychology major, and i'm currently thinking about minoring in business cuz they compliment each other, and my business as a minor will also be used as a back up since there's so many jobs offered in this field.

im an incoming freshman majoring in Accounting

enjoy working 80-100 hour work weeks during busy season (@big4) haha!

I'm taking Business Administration Diploma which gives me an option to take an extra year to complete it as a diploma and a degree and add another major. I was thinking International Business but I like Marketing too I might get a postgraduate certificate in that area just to cover all my options (lol I like school ^^). I want to use the degree and diploma/etc. to hopefully become a marketing consultant for a company overseas

I'm majoring in business, but not exactly sure what exact major yet.
I'm going to Bentley this fall

I'm currently pursuing a business major too ^-^, most likely In the Business Management area then when I graduate I have an envision to purchase rights from a franchise name such as Krispy Kremes where It's currently unavailable in Perth,Australia and manage that.

i'm majoring in business as well, doing the equivalent of a BBA in International Business. i'd like to work in Asia later perhaps for a French or a foreign company. i'd be really interested in Singapore, Hong Kong or China.. there's actually a small amount of French born Chinese people over there. it's growing though. i hope to get an opportunity. we'll see.

any of you guys planning to work in Asia?

I want to major in business, but at the same time I don't find it beneficial, sort of a useless degree in my point of view? Someone correct me, I'm just not confident enough to major in business.

I guess if you're good with time management and people
but yeahh ^ I would do something with ...Science :D!! Or
haha Music Arts ~~ BUT we need everyone in this world ..and
someone has to handle the moneyy

Oh yeah, that sounds like a good plan. You shouldn't have a difficulty with job searching. :]

BTW! You need to make a 411. I hate posting in my own 411 in order to response to people, and PM on soompi sucks. >.>



Oh good! A freshmen knowing that they want to do Accounting.. and I thought I was the only one, Lol! What school are you going to?



Haha, thanks a lottt. I don't plan to stay with the Big4 long.. it'll be mostly just to get the experience. Private companies love to hire ex-Big 4 employees and give them a fat salary for joining up with them. :3



Wow lots of options for you.. that sounds a bit intense with all those areas of concentration. But what your goal is seems to be extremely fun.. international marketing consultant.. have fun with that! I'm sure you'll do fine, especially with all those degrees and majors under your belt. x]



OH REALLYYY? Omg a freshie at Bentley YAY! And it's okay if you don't know specifically what you want to do. That's why Bentley forces general business onto freshmens first year, so they get a general feel for different parts of the business world. If you have any questions about Bentley, feel free to PM me, or find me on campus. Either way, Bentley's so small I'm pretty sure we'll know each other within the first month. :]



Omg.. That sounds AWEESOMEE! I've thought about that too.. international venturing.. I know Singapore really wants KK as well. ;] But yeah, that definitely sounds like a great future plan, good luck to you on that.



Singapore is amazing! I studied abroad there last semester and I really wish I tried to find an internship for the summer so I could've stayed longer. I've visited HK too, it was amazing as well! If you don't know Mandarin or Cantonese, and you really want to go to one of those three places for future job opportunities, then I suggest Singapore. They all speak English there, like, everywhere, haha. Plus it's a great place in general. :] As for me, I want to move to either Asia or Australia in the future.. it depends on how flexible my Accountancy degree will be, and the different standards and rules that apply for Accounting overseas. =/



Do you mean a general major, as in JUST business? Or business overall? If you're planning to take a Major in Business.. you should try specificating your degree more, maybe to something like Finance, Management, Economics, ect.

Business is a very good, and fairly safe major to go into. If you're looking for job security, Accountants are one of the highest sought after jobs, below being a nurse. But if you go into something like marketing or management, you'll also need good social skills in order to succeed in that area. It's all about what really interests you, and what major complements you and your personalities as well as your skills.



Haha, true Vivi. <3 Good luck with your science and music arts major. :3

This is what's running through my mind. Economics is common sense, we're part of an economic system and can get the basic theory of economics through experience and general knowledge of the micro and macro perspectives of it. The rich can break that theory to their advantage whenever they want, so what good is the theory in the first place? Anyone can be an accountant if you have a Bachelors degree. You could be a financial advisor without a degree. Marketing doesn't require a degree to know about spreading out a product, bringing in consumers and partnerships. Management should come with leadership, good communication, good organization, and all that jazz. You don't need to waste thousands of dollars to know that. Social skills? Do you need to waste thousands of dollars to learn how to socialize? What use is a business degree when all the theories you learn is common sense? Isn't the basic concept of business to find the most efficient way to make a profit by having the least amount of expenses and liabilities? Do I need a business degree to figure that out?

Well it's certainly true that a majority of business is common sense. There are plenty of successful business people who can go out into the world without earning a degree - they are just born with the street smart they need. Take my dad for example - he managed to open up a Chinese restaurant 20 years ago (his highest degree of education was middle school level) in a dominately white community.. without even knowing how to speak English. What he had was his observations of his part experiences as a chef in Boston (what worked and what didn't) as well as his personality which gave him the flourish of a great businessman involving deals, loans, ect, as well as great leadership.

Yes, economics can easily be labeled as common sense. That's why I also personally feel that there's no need for a major in Economics. However, I'll have to rebut your theory that "Anyone can be an accountant". You really can't. For the people that ARE, it's because they understand the concept. There are many people, who study hours upon hours of the subject and theory, and are unable to grasp it. Accountancy is a subject that either you get, or you don't, but either way, it's an important skill to have, whether you're a business major or not. After all, if you're balancing your checkbook, you're doing Accounting right there.

Finance, I would also have to side that you'd need a degree. After all, it's not JUST about advising. There are lots of forumlas and theories that rotate around the finance industry. It can also be a major that alternates between Accounting, since the subjects are fairly similar. I mean, I'm sure you could study all these formulas and theories on your own, but unless you're a genius, I'm fairly sure an instructor would be needed for Finance.

Marketing and Management, I can agree with you. Although there are a few areas in which study would be required (marketing deals heavily with psychology and customer perception), many of the areas in marketing are fairly common sense as well. Management is all about personality and the way you deal with issues. That's something you're born with. For me, I'm only minoring in management for the "degree", when I job search. Everyone always value that you're "recognized" by an institution to handle "managerial" situations. Plus, it's always good to have practice in certain areas of management. For example, my college offers this class called "Negotiations"... perhaps the ONLY management course worth taking at my college. In it, students are constantly given various situations, and put into groups into one of two sides - in the end, both groups need to come to an agreement for certain products or situations. Although this may SEEM like common sense, when people are actually put in "real life" situations such as these, they choke. Earning a degree will polish whatever skills you may already have, and you'll also be very well-rounded in many different areas.

In any case, a business degree isn't useless. However, it's also not for everyone. It really depends on the individual. I just hope that my arguement will let you consider some sort of business degree at least. Otherwise, be an entreprenuer! You definitely don't need a degree for that (even though I know many people who get a degree in that as well!)

The determination and the achievements our roots have made are respectful, I've learned a lot from my parents and my grandparents who have gone through a lot and succeeded, mad respect to them.

Even if the accounting degree is useful, I know a bunch of people who gets into accounting without the accounting degree, but an accounting degree is so specific that you really can't do much away from accounting. like you said, they're probably the ones who already understand the concept of accounting. For finance, I know people who are self taught and learn from financial advisors instead of at school, and they still do well in the field. I also know that there are a lot of engineers who are CEO's of companies because of their logic and math compared to business majored men.

I am planning to do entrepreneurship, but I know I'm not going to get a degree for it. I don't understand why people waste 100 grand+ to learn how to run a business. I'm starting to think that a business degree isn't for me, because I want to own and run a business, not work for a business. I look at business degrees as a little certificate to assure employers that you understand the theories of business, but whats the point of that when I'm not going to work under someone and improve their business when I have my own business to grow? When I think about it, I think... 'in the future, I'll be hiring people with business degrees for my business.' As much as I love business and economics, I think I'll stay away from getting a degree from it, because well... it still seems useless to obtain my dreams.

I have a question though, I'm interested in mass production, mass advertisement, and targeting the mass audience in main stream, is there a major that looks over that?

Haha, yeah, thats what many Big4 people want to do. But I hear now a days, you dont get that "fat" salary unless you at least hit manager then go private. This means you are stuck in Big4 for at least 5 years if you really want a nice salary. Too many people do the 2 year plan and then they end up getting nearly the same salary. I'm sure the hours are better, but the pay isn't significantly better.

But who knows! If you are still around by the time employment comes around, keep in touch and lemme know where you end up .

Oy, tell me about it. I still have no idea how my dad did that without speaking English. Plus, I can see what he did right and what he did wrong with his business. Some very good life lessons to be learned through parents. :]

Well there are definitely different paths that lead to CEO's. Also, just because you're a CEO, doesn't mean you're a good one. Like I said before, it all just depends on the individual. If you really think majoring in any aspect of business will do you no good, then don't bother. Just follow your instincts and trust your book smart. I myself don't have that "risk" factor in me to do such things. Luckily, you do, especially if you want to be an entrepreneur.

Not getting a business degree definitely seems like the path to go. Not too many entrepreneurs bother getting a business degree, although some do in order to solify some areas in which they're weak in. I still suggest, if you don't do a degree, to at least take a crash course in an accounting or finance class though. Trust me, it'll definitely help you on your path as an entrepreneur. Also, just because you think that you're going to manage your company and you'll just hire people for specific parts of your business (finance, marketing, IT, ect), a GOOD entrepreneur will ALWAYS understand at least a portion of every part of their business. Otherwise, they won't be able to run their business as completely as they can.

Hm.. I think that would fall more under the Communications area. In a sense, it's a type of Marketing major, but it's a different branch, not really business at all. You may want to look into that as a future degree.



Ah, so true. See, this is what my sister did.. She's currently 30 years old, and receiving about 90-100k with boston scientific. However, she still doesn't have her CPA yet.. I plan on getting it before/right after grad school (5 year program). That ought to give me that salary raise that'll help me suffer through those few years at the big4. Plus, I want to start off auditing, and I DOOO love traveling.. so I wouldn't mind going to other companies to audit them. :] The benefits aren't bad either!

Haha, thanks a lot What about you? Employed? Or looking / preparing as well? :3

Not sure if you know or not, but you have to graduate first then get your CPA. You can't get your CPA if you didn't at least finish the min requirements with a BA/BS degree.

The thing is with the Big4, if you are 30 years old, you have been with the firm for nearly 8 years. My recruiting manager is either 28-32 (she looks REALLY young), and she probably makes 140-170k (not sure if that includes bonuses and Im going off glassdoor.com). So sticking with the firm, if you can handle it, is worth it. But the thing with Big4 is that each level of employment is a different style of work, so its rare to find someone who will do all roles proficiently and move up to hit partner.

Lucky! Student exchange in my school will be next fall, for one semester, so I'll start applying once school starts. I've just seen your post in the 'studying abroad' thread, looks like you had a good time although I have idea where I'll be in fall 2010, I can't wait to go abroad.
Not meaning to brag or anything, I know Cantonese and Mandarin that's why I can't seem to make a choice at the moment. but there's still time right thanks for the suggestion! I haven't been to China or Singapore yet, but I've been to HK and I love that place!

All the best to you! I have accounting courses as well and it's like.. one of my worst subjects lol

Oh yeah, I did. But I meant, I'll be studying and I'll enroll for the tests while I finish up my grad school. It takes a long series of tests anyways spread out between months. My sister didn't start until she we WELL out of grad school.. therefore, her studying skills.. not so good. :x

As for my sister, she actually left Deloitte when she was 28-29.. plus, she didn't work for Deloitte right after college, she went for a smaller company first before applying... so she probably only spent 4-5 years max at Deloitte. It's still not too bad, considering Boston Scientic is 5-10 minutes away from her house. Location was definitely one of the reasons she accepted Boston Scientific's offer.

Haha, my inspirations aren't THAT high.. partner, of a Big4.. LOL. I was thinking of a smaller, private company if I ever wanted to attempt to take over as a key figure in a company. But hey, who knows! You never know what may happen. :]

But enough about me - how about you? :3


Haha, you didn't seem like you were bragging! Seems like you're cut off with any place that you want to work! Hen hao! ;] Hong Kong is REALLY nice.. I would probably chose that area for future employment, if I knew Cantonese. Singapore is a "tad" bit small, and I like bigger areas where I can travel and such. Plus, HK is in such a convenient area! Korea above you, Japan to your right, China to your left, and Taiwan below. :3 Well, generally anyways. XD

But DEFINITELY study abroad. It's frigging amazing. <3

What do you think of the Mathematics/Economics B.S. degree?

Mathematics..? Waste of time. Completely. My sister minored in math, and she forgot every math equation she ever learned. Unless you're planning on going heavily into Finance, which is probably the business subject with the most type of math, there's honestly no point. It sure won't help you run that business, unless you don't know basic addition and subtraction.

Economics.. could be a bit more useful, especially as an entrepreneur. After all, you'll need to know all about how your business will do in terms of products and services, and it'll help you determine stuff like consumption and allocating distribution. In a sense, it's a lot of theory as well that dives into a combination of different elements that form our "economy". But like you said, a lot can be based off common sense, and observation. If you are adept in both areas, I don't think an economics degree is necessary.

Aside from the practicality of being able to use the math, he is considering it at UCLA (possibly other places too). I'd say from what I've gathered seeing people in UCLA with that major, is that its a little more flexible for students who wish to go into finance or some kind of more analytical role. The math mixed with econ seems to be somewhat attractive. I'm not entirely sure about the UCLA Math/Econ because the majority of people I have met in recruiting are Biz Econ or Economics. I know a couple of Math/Econ people, but I can't say any definite things about how well math/econ fares against say the traditional Biz Econ.

Ohh I see. Well, I can see in some ways how the math would be helpful when running a business.. although I would rather personally hire someone if I ever needed formulas or statistics done for my business.

For him personally though, since he's an entrepreneur, I don't see many benefits from majoring in the above areas. There are probably better majors to pursue, although it really depends on the person.

Supa, are there any areas you feel that you lack? If so, you may want to look into that. I know my friend did the same thing - his father owns a Nintendo distributing company in Japan, Singapore, Dubai, ect, and will probably take over. However, he says that his company lacks a bit in the Marketing department, which is why he decided to major in it.

My focus and the focus of what you guys are talking about is a little different. When I mention things, I mention them with the purpose of recruiting, not what you learn/can use. Honestly when running a business, I am glad I know accounting because it helps a ton. At least when I start my own business I will be aware what problems may arise from the accounting side.

As an entrepreneur, I don't think you need to major in anything. Your drive, passion, and attitude mold your success more than what you majored in. With that said, there are things that certainly help, but nothing that I feel is required.

But as you mentioned, it may be good to major in something you feel that would benefit your business in the future. I'd also suggest getting in contact with some entrepreneurs in the field to get some light on what would be a good major. A UCLA alum's blog that I follow is http://www.junloayza.com/ He's been in the entrepreneur field for like 2 years so far and it's interesting reading about how his progress is. You might want to try contacting him or other people regarding what may be a good major. I find its best to ask a person literally doing entrepreneurship rather than us who are still in school or just out of school.

OMG! Finally a business major!
Well, I'll be an incoming Pre-Business in Business Administration major this fall, and I've been worrying lately about it.
First, I had Pre-Pharmacy, but I never like science in general, so I don't think I'll be good at it (Changed..>LOL)...yet, I've always wanted to work abroad in some company so I guess business is for me?

After reading this, I find that business isn't really something you need to study about?
It is somewhat more of comon sense, which scares me...
Are any of you guys scare of the economy right now?
My whole family is against me in doing business, so it makes me more stress about it...*sign*

^From an entrepreneurial standpoint, you dont need it that badly. If you are looking to work for someone in a business field after college, you should major in business. To a certain extent, business is common sense, but you will learn a lot of useful things that you otherwise wouldn't know. More importantly though, the major is your ticket to work for some big company.

Not quite sure why your family is against you majoring in business. Business is like one of the asian professions to go into, haha.

at my school we major in businass administration with options. right now im taking an option in finance, im also thinking of taking on an extra year of school to do a double option in marketing too since i find it quite interesting although i dont think the two really compliment each other unlike accounting and finance. but oh well just broadening my horizons a bit. just a random thing i remember one of my professors told me that majority of ceo of companies come from either an accounting or a finance background but i wouldnt take her word for it though she was kind of whack

im doin International Relations Global Business at USC.. lol yeah got rejected from Marshall business school.. undergrad transfer here.. its crazy.. my friend who also got rej from Marshall is now in Econ and he tells me everyone in econ wants to transfer to marshall.. same goes for my major.. its crazyyyy competitive in marshall too lol oh man and i heard the curve there is super strong....

Yes, I'm constantly finding new people on Soompi that goes to Bentley
What grade are you going to be in this fall? LOL I just read your first post >__< I've been thinking about Accountancy and LSM in media arts. Of course I'm not sure yet but that's just what is on my mind right now. I'm still feeling a bit nervous about starting school hahas.

YAY! Hax is basically starting to be this thread's caretaker. xD -too busy to reply to this on a regular basis-



Are they against it DUE to the economy? If that's the case, then that's not a good enough reason for you to not do it. Although the pharmacy path is good (the most typical path for an asian to take in america, along with engineering), business has it's pros as well. It really depends on what YOU'LL have the most fun doing for the rest of your life. Plus, business is very flexible when you compare what you can do in it.

Anyways, the economy will always fluctuate. It doesn't mean it's going to remain this bad. By the time you finish school, the economy should be good again. The final decision is yours on what you want to do though, so don't let your family's decision sway you too badly. My parents wanted me to do pharm as well. ;]



I'm not sure if the majority of CEO's do come from accounting/finance backgrounds. CFO's, definitely. But CEOs? Not sure. Technically they can come from any field.. it really depends on the person, and how they handle situations and the way he/she climbs up the corporate ladder.



Marshall? I've actually never heard of that.. where is it? :3 It's probably like Bentley, not many people hear about it but it's pretty good for it's Accountancy.



Reallyy?? Who else? Are they current students? I wouldn't think there are like.. any. Haha, our asian population isn't the best. :3
Ohh. That sounds good. :] But even if you don't know, it's fine to start as undecided. You have plenty of time, as well as general courses here at Bentley for you to take and get a taste of different types of business majors. :]
BTW! Are you coming in for ALANA? YOU TOTALLY SHOULD. It's an amazing weekend, plus, you get to move in before ALL the other freshmen, and PLUS, you get to meet your fellow diverse freshmen, as well as a few upperclassmen who are ALANA leaders.

^ I met RaIn33 and MusicCrave on Soompi that are from Bentley
Unfortunately, I'm not going to ALANA =/ I kinda wanted to go so I get to meet the "asian population" + other minority students but in the end I decided not to since it was the last weekend and I kinda wanted to say bye to everyone and my grandpa's birthday dinner is on that weekend too. So yep, I hope I won't regret it hahas.

Is every business major's goal IB? Or is anyone's first choice a regular bank or consulting?

well i changed my major to business last year from history. and im thinking of doing business admin.

Ohh. Are they incoming Bentley students, or current Bentley students?
AHH. WHAT? ><; AHH. Well. BLEH. I dunno. If I didn't attend ALANA, I think my life would've changed. As in, I first came to school determined to remain white-washed, and didn't want ANYTHING to do with my fellow asians, LOL. I only went to ALANA in order to move in early.. and found myself completely drawn into my fellow asian freshies, LOL. Honestly, it's the best and fastest way to meet everyone.. cause once school starts, unless having white friends is normal, it'll be a bit difficult. :3 But either way, if you look for asians, you'll find them. :] Attending the cultural club events is definitely one of the fastest ways to do so. x] Well whatever, as long as you end up meeting one, you'll know the rest. XD



Not sure I understand this question? :S Is every business major's GOAL to go into International Business? Definitely not. Only a few want to venture into international waters. I'm not really a bank person myself - my first choice is a Big 4 company, probably in the auditing department. :]



Wow, nice change, haha. Business Admin is a fine major.. are you thinking of adding anything else though? Maybe throw in a minor? Just having a BA seems a bit generic.. you may want to add something else to make you stand out, like a IT minor, or something.

I think the IB question refers to Investment Banking =P.

Aaw you're making me regret it already. Too bad registration closed already lol. It's okay, surprisingly, my roommate is Asian. I was like what are the chances of getting an Asian roommate in a school like Bentley LOL.
RaIn33 is going to be a junior transfer and MusicCrave is a sophomore I think?

LOL. I knew that. @_@; Thanks ge ge.. :3
This is why you need to take over this thread when I quit and focus on college, LOL. I need to learn more. ;~;



Ahh, sowwieee! But it's okay, you know SOOMPI people at BENTLEY! So you already have contacts, LOL.
Yay! Make sure to be your roomies BEST friend, and mooch off her friends. That's what I did when I went abroad to Singapore.. I missed orientation for the exchange kids (had to help out at my family restaurant ><), but good thing my friend also went to Singapore with me.. so I mooched off her friends. It worked out well, LOL.
Do you know MusicCrave's name? :3 That means he/she was a freshie last year.. I sorta knew last years freshies.
BTW. I saw you lurking on my 411 while I was replying to posts. LOL. Creeper. </3

^ LOL nah uh! I was typing my response while I was trying to multitask and brush my teeth! hahahas
Umm I believe her name is Ann.

On to the serious stuff. So you studied abroad in Singapore? How was it? I was thinking of studying abroad in Hong Kong. How were your classes compared to those at Bentley?

Mmhmm. Singapore was AMAZING. It's a bit expensive though.. Bentley tuition for it is about 18~21k a semester, then you gotta pay the plane ticket (1-2k) and then you have to consider expenses THERE (I spent 8k abroad.. >.>)

HK is amazing! I had a friend who went there.. I went to HK while I was abroad to visit her. I <3ed it! The school there was hard though, she said. But of course, most exchange kids don't study.. so of course it'll be hard. xD

My GPA dropped btw. If you want to go on exchange AND have a GPA booster.. go to a European country, not an asian country.

Btw, check your soompi mail Anna. >:O

That's what I've told them too! Cuz I actually believe the economy will pick back up when I graduate, but then I get influenced by their words really easily...I just have to fight for what I want then...

One question though. How come studying abroad in Asia make your GPA dropped? o.O. Cuz I was planning to do Study Abroad in South Korea or Taiwan, but you just make me scare...LOL..And when would you recommend to do study abroad? Cuz I actually planned to go my sophmore year, no?

Well it's impossible for the economy to remain at a recession... and it definitely doesn't look like we'll be going into a Depression anytime soon. We'll just need to wait for it to curve back up again. It definitely will, you just have rotten luck to be going into school around this time period with your parents like this. It's actually even worse for the kids who are almost DONE college and job searching.. with this economy, less employers are looking for new recruits, and more people are getting cut off. =/

You should honestly respect your parent's decision, but in the long run, it's your own future. You'll have to decide what you'll want to do. :]

Haha. Cause... I didn't exactly "study" like I would've if I was at my regular college. :S I did a lot of traveling and clubbing and just.. chilling, LOL. TBH, I only took 4 classes, NONE of them business.. they were History, Literature, a Design class, and Korean. I got B+/A- with the first three.. but a C- in Korean, LOL. If you're going to Asia for study abroad, here's a word of advice - DO NOT take a language there. They're frigging insane with the speed they expect you to learn a language. ><; My friend who attempted to take mandarin in Singapore also brought back a C- to the states, LOL. (technically we should have failed I think, but yeah :S)

But seriously, don't worry so much about studying abroad in Taiwan or Korea if you're just worried about grades. DEFINITELY do it! And you're so lucky btw, our school didn't offer any programs to Korea or Taiwan.. or else I would've gone there instead. T_T;

^^^ LOL...I think it just depend on the personality of a person...HAHAHA....
I would be traveling as well when I'm doing study abroad, but you just have to know when it's appropriate.
Yet again, it's easy to say, hard to do.

Did you minor in a another field?
Cuz I planned to minor in medicine, so then I do balance out with both parties. LOL

What year did you do study abroad?
Are u done with your degree?

Hey guys, I just joined this forum...but I've been feeling really down about my major lately. The problem is, I graduate in August 2010 and it's DEFINITELY too late to do anything about it. I have to get out of college, I've made it this far without getting any loans, and should be fine until I graduate. However...

Every now and then I just get really down on my Business major..I'm double majoring in Finance and Marketing and minoring in Psychology. I can't say I really enjoy Finance, I mean who is HONESTLY interested in these business fields? Like the first post said, I think many people go into Business because they are generally unsure of what they want to do, and I can vouch for this. I do like Psychology, but I have only taken 101 (I'm taking Social Psyc and Cognitive Psyc this Fall). I have a feeling I will enjoy those too as it's a NICE BREAK from Business classes.

I decided to add the Marketing to Finance since it was only 2 Extra classes (instead of taking 2 Electives, I can take 4 MKTG classes for that major, and open my doors for myself). I truly don't know what I want to do with my life though, I guess I can only wait until I get that piece of paper. I wish I would have tried International Business, but at my college (University of South Carolina), we're the #1 Ranked IB Program in the country for the past 9 years or so, and it's EXTREMELY competitive to even get in. They take 50 students a YEAR, and you have to have demonstrated a good bit of foreign language skills upon applying. I was too nervous about taking lots of German classes and not getting accepted, then I would have been stuck with a German minor. But now I even regret not doing German (since I was so good at it in high school and the 1 German class I placed into in college - I got 7 credit hours for getting an A in ONE German class). If I would have just taken some German classes, and applied, I would have gotten in. I have a 3.8 cumulative GPA so far....I just regret a lot of decisions. Another thing that held me back was the cost to do the mandatory study abroad..which I would LOVE to do, it was just a money thing. I want to travel a LOT..and before I get too old. UGH.

I truly enjoy college, but the thing I just feel down on is my major...I mean I don't know what I'm going to do when I graduate. I wish I could enjoy college more and actually like all of my classes. Ugh...I just hope I can do a lot with a Finance & Marketing degree....Psychology complements Business well...

Tell me about it. I went to Malaysia twice (surprised I didn't go more since it was right there), Bali (Indonesia), Thailand (Phuket and Bangkok), Hong Kong (and Macau), and Australia (Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sydney). You can just imagine how much that hurt my wallet. :3 And plus, I nearly clubbed every week, and alcohol is mucho dinero in Singapore. >< Try to budget if you can when you go abroad. You'll need it if you're wallet has a limit, x].

OH. Wow, that's a nice diverse degree, haha. Bentley only offers business degrees, except for a new LSM program they implemented a few years back.. but I'm not really into Liberal Arts, so I didn't look into that much.

I studied abroad last semester actually. :] So sophomore year 2nd semester. I was one of the youngest people out of all the exchange students in Singapore.. most of them were juniors.

TOTALLY not done my degree.. going to be a junior this year. Two more years until I get my bachelors, and one more year after that for my masters. My college offers a five year program. :]



Ah no need to despair! A Finance major is fairly similar to that of an Accountancy degree - both are fairly decent in the job market. If you wish to further your Finance area, you could always think of taking the CFA test. However, even with just a bachelors in finance, you could do a multiple of career paths like financial consulting and corporate finance.. having a finance major allows for a fairly diverse job range. For example, a lot of people who deal with real estate have a finance degree. Investment bankers is also the same thing. You just need to do some more research about future possibilities for yourself. Just because you're majoring in Finance doesn't technically mean you're stuck in "Finance" - a lot of employers hire people with a finance degree because they have a solid financial understanding for various careers.