[ladyatakari]

Hi there,

I'm a bit in of a dilemma right now. I can't decide what to do. My options are:

1) Business Economics, Chinese minor, Accounting minor
2) Economics/International Area Studies with a Chinese minor

Option one offers management courses and allows me to study accounting (which I heard is important in business school) and chinese.

Option two offers me a bit more of a less tight school schedule and the opportunity to study the international business (e.g. what's happening in China right now with its economy)

I'm not sure which is more important - accounting or learning about the chinese economy.

I'm not quite sure what I'd like to do in the future, but I plan to study abroad in Japan my third year and learn about anime and manga (the program is based on this mostly).

I'm fascinated by Chinese history and what's going on in it's economy right now but I absolutely love Japanese entertainment and culture.

I'm not sure where accounting could get me, but I've been hearing that it's necessary for a job and that it's important to be successful if I decide to get an MBA.

Tips/advice/insights? Greatly appreciate it. <3

[namola]

What I am about to say is totally my own personal opinion. I cannot even fully back up or support my reasoning but here goes.

Personally, based on what you have just explained to me, I would like to suggest that you do an accounting major. An accounting major, I believe, is the most useful (by far) study in commerce, in terms of knowledge/career/future door openings. No matter which major you are in commerce, you will be exposed a little to each subject area (eg, finance, ecn's, accounting, mkt, mgt, IT, HR etc) so it's not like your going to lose everything b/c you pursue one or the other. Accountants will always be in demand, and although there are many accoutants, a solid accounting background/designations, can really help you climb up corporate ladders whether it be in accounting or just any corporation. Morever, not only does it lead to an excellent career prospect, but I think it is an excellent education path that can act as a backup major, and at the same time open a lot of doors for you in case you decide to pursue other paths. I personally just graduated with a Bcomm in accounting and now I just got accepted to law school with a joint MBA program which is a four year program. I think my accouting knowledge is an awesome asset for me right now. In fact it is very closely related to corporate law. (Corporate lawyers very often work with accoutants). Whether I go into tax law, mergers and acquitistions, or just general corporate law, there is accounting theory in the background. This is just a quick small example. I am in a rush to go somewhere right now so I can't really explain furthur, nor have to time read over what I just typed. (hope it makes sense).

If you have ne furthur questions you can pm me.

Good luck to you!

[falling_snow]

yeah, Accounting is always in demand...and you could double major w/ international business. And for electives...just take econ courses...but u'll be needing it to get into the school of business i assume. But econ is only valuable if u get a master or a phd cuz otherwise its like a business degree. Econ master and phd gets to do research or teach. There's always finance because it relates to alot of econ theories. I love econ...so i major in finance and minor in econ...very useful and it both complements each other. But its up to you...which weights more??


And also...when choosing a major..think about the type of jobs and the environment that you'll be associated with..just keep it in mind. It depends on your preferences...and determination...how far do u wanna go u know. But most of all...choose something that you love and enjoy!

[ladyatakari]

yeah, Accounting is always in demand...and you could double major w/ international business. And for electives...just take econ courses...but u'll be needing it to get into the school of business i assume. But econ is only valuable if u get a master or a phd cuz otherwise its like a business degree. Econ master and phd gets to do research or teach. There's always finance because it relates to alot of econ theories. I love econ...so i major in finance and minor in econ...very useful and it both complements each other. But its up to you...which weights more??
And also...when choosing a major..think about the type of jobs and the environment that you'll be associated with..just keep it in mind. It depends on your preferences...and determination...how far do u wanna go u know. But most of all...choose something that you love and enjoy!

I'm not sure which weighs more...that's the hard part. :< And it's an accounting minor, not a major, so it's like eh.... Gahhh so hard. Why can't they just let us graduate in five years. Lol~

Thank you for your insights by the way, I'm still trying to digest namola's xD<33

What kind of environments are accountants in anyway? .o_o

[ChunJin]

Accounting is more hands-on and number-crunching. However, the other is more into politics. If you're into politics more and find it enjoyable -- you can find yourself doing such, however if you're more comfortable with accounting I would do that.

[ladyatakari]

Accounting is more hands-on and number-crunching. However, the other is more into politics. If you're into politics more and find it enjoyable -- you can find yourself doing such, however if you're more comfortable with accounting I would do that.

By the other part do you mean int. area studies? ;

[Karina]

which college are you going to? is this UCLA? well, majoring in accounting will give you good job prospects and job stability. and it's not so general as economics; what can you do with an econ major?

[ladyatakari]

which college are you going to? is this UCLA? well, majoring in accounting will give you good job prospects and job stability. and it's not so general as economics; what can you do with an econ major?

yep, ucla xD and it's just a minor so.. ><

I'm not sure, but reading another thread I saw that most people had jobs that didn't relate to their major @_@;; xD

[suki_*]

^^^

yeap we all come out with a degree but we choose a different career path due to many different circumstances (wanting to try something else, lack of diversity, lack of opened job positions, etc...)

when choosing a major what i did was to MAKE SURE that i really liked that subject... i think the most important thing in choosing a major is not that it's more practical or generates more income in the future, it's about how much it interests you and how you think that it's not really going to be tough because it captures your attention.

it's really not fun majoring in a subject that you do not like and that you are not passionate about. because you'll just be forcing yourself to study everyday and to learn things that you could care less about! it's a horrible experience and i've seen ppl going through it.. if it's just a course then it's okay, but your majoring and you have to fulfill many of the same courses! so save yourself from stress and dis-interest and pick something that you like at least.

neways i hope that helped a bit

remember to keep up the GPA for your major too, it's different from your cumulative GPA (major GPA is usually higher than cumulative)

[ladyatakari]

Thanks suki, I really appreciate that. =) Maybe I'll be sitting in on some classes next year for upper divs to see how it is...;; <3

[D_K]

Hi there,

I'm a bit in of a dilemma right now. I can't decide what to do. My options are:

1) Business Economics, Chinese minor, Accounting minor
2) Economics/International Area Studies with a Chinese minor

Option one offers management courses and allows me to study accounting (which I heard is important in business school) and chinese.

Option two offers me a bit more of a less tight school schedule and the opportunity to study the international business (e.g. what's happening in China right now with its economy)

I'm not sure which is more important - accounting or learning about the chinese economy.

I'm not quite sure what I'd like to do in the future, but I plan to study abroad in Japan my third year and learn about anime and manga (the program is based on this mostly).

I'm fascinated by Chinese history and what's going on in it's economy right now but I absolutely love Japanese entertainment and culture.

I'm not sure where accounting could get me, but I've been hearing that it's necessary for a job and that it's important to be successful if I decide to get an MBA.

Tips/advice/insights? Greatly appreciate it. <3

Drop the Chinese and possibly economics. Keep accounting for practical purposes and add a math minor to prove that you actually have a brain.

Chinese history on a minor level will serve very little purpose. Don't bother taking a course or two for it..instead buy a subscription to the Economist.