A ? for College Graduates...
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I'm doing business.. It'll help with my own ideas, and if they all fall through I have something on my CV to fall back on
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disagree, Math (especially with econ as a minor) is desirable by banks, insurance companies, companies that rely on statistics, and more. Actuarial jobs for instance.
When I visited Caltech I was talking to a couple students there who were majoring in Math with a minor in Econ who were getting offered $150,000/year jobs right out of college.
Since I plan on just working for myself I'd prefer a Computer Science degree (since its more relevant to the work I'm doing). But if you're looking for a high paying job working for somebody else a Math Major w/Econ minor will get you $$.
Agree with the Math Degree + a Econ/Finance/Accounting minor - or go to a trade school. Affiliate Marketing isn't such a secure "career" in the long run. All Affiliate Marketing is is arbitraging and profiting off the inefficiencies in today's advertising market. It's no different than a day trader who was highly profitable in the 1990s, and then found it harder to make money in today's program trading environment.
Besides... college isn't just the work and the degree. You gain friends and experiences that last a lifetime. You build a network of contacts that you can turn to for any future career or entrepreneurial pursuits.
Besides... college isn't just the work and the degree. You gain friends and experiences that last a lifetime. You build a network of contacts that you can turn to for any future career or entrepreneurial pursuits.
sad but true, for some reason now people are requiring a bachelors for secretary jobs. Technical degrees + MBA are a good way to set yourself ahead of other MBA candidates definitely. If they see a Physics + MBA vs a Marketing BA + MBA with the same GPAs for undergrad, they'll see the difficulty of the bachelors and the technical skill the science backed one has (assuming all else equal)
your argument is that it's desirable by a list of companies that use math in some degree during their everyday tasks....by your own definition an undergrad business degree in almost ANYTHING, is highly desirable. If you have an accounting undergrad, bam you have a list of companies that need you immediately. Same goes for almost any decent major you could choose from in a BBA.
Wrong.
How are you getting valuable workplace experience in the business world by studying physics in college? I left college with 3 internships in my field and have been getting offers from recruiters since I graduated. They see a physics degree with an MBA and think cool you can crunch numbers and you're great with the books, wheres the experience?
They see a BBA with two majors that create a dynamic skillset, and 3+ related, hands on internship experiences all with great references upon departure...This person is getting chosen over you, just saying.
How are you getting valuable workplace experience with a BBA? You aren't. You don't *need* an internship to finish your bachelors in business. You aren't required to do any of that. Do you see where I said assuming all other factors are the same? If I have Physics/Math/Engineering + MBA plus the same experience, the technical major will win.
In fact, the ability to do everything on your own as a technical major and get the business education by experience and self learning, that's even more valuable.
You don't get the good business internships in college studying physics..you get them by joining and being involved in business organizations/clubs, and studying BUSINESS. I have first hand experience in knowing how valuable those internships are when competing in the job market.
Yeah if EVERYTHING else created equal, math MAY get you a job over someone who studied marketing, but that is no where near guaranteed, in fact its highly debatable.
Yeah if EVERYTHING else created equal, math MAY get you a job over someone who studied marketing, but that is no where near guaranteed, in fact its highly debatable.
No, it's not.
You need to have as much skin in the game as possible if you really want to excel at your chosen skills, be it affiliate marketing or otherwise.
Who do you think has a better chance of succeeding? The person who has "success" as their only option or the person who has "sucess" and "other things" as their options?
You can join these clubs and organizations regardless of major. What stops me from taking a business class? What stops me from even minoring in it? A BBA is worthless and you can do all of this with a more technical degree and give yourself a much better problem solving background.
Starting your own successful companies will help too, and you can most definitely do that without a BBA.
BBA = Worthless.
MBA = Useful.
I just lol @ people that think it has no value or ability to help get you a good job.
There's other paths you can take that can make you successful, and an MBA is very valuable, but I can almost guarantee the people in here hating on an undergrad biz degree....don't have one. If you don't have one how would you know what value it holds?
There's other paths you can take that can make you successful, and an MBA is very valuable, but I can almost guarantee the people in here hating on an undergrad biz degree....don't have one. If you don't have one how would you know what value it holds?