Chose the Easier Major
Hi everyone,
So lately I've been thinking about this topic and just wanted to express my thoughts and rant.
I chose to major in business (finance) because I was naive back in high school and thought I wanted to do business, which I still do. Now that I am entering my final year of university, I constantly think of what would have happen if I majored in engineering or a hard science instead.
Initially I wanted to major in Mech or Electrical Engineering but I wanted a social life/study abroad and decided to go the easier instead. Also I didnt want to sit in a class full of dudes for 4 years.
I am kicking myself now because I want to do VC in the future, and looking at profiles of VC firms, alot of the team members have an engineering/hard science degree.
What can I do now? What should I do?
Thanks
work hard. be nice to people. get 760 gmat score. get mba. ???. profit
A lot of people call it an easy major, but I personally don't view it that way. I just never had any interest in science/engineering. I took upper level physics and chem classes in high school and did extremely well. But I just never had any serious interest in those subjects. I'm currently still in college and I have yet to take a science class (and don't plan to).
Regarding VC: You said "a lot" of those guys have engineering/hard science degrees, but that also means a lot of them didn't. It's not the end of the world...
finance is a easy major
don't even need to come to these threads, blastoise does all the easy - major - bashing for us
Finance is extremely easy.
What you should do now is take Calc 1-3 while you're still in school. That way you'll have a better chance to get into a quantitative graduate program.
Aside from that, learn that "alot" is not a word.
Don't feel bad, you have just as good of a chance to get into VC as someone with an engineering degree. I have a bachelors in Chemical Engineering but didn't get any finance related offers so I have to wait a few years before I can get my MBA and try to swap over to O&G PE. The money is pretty decent in drilling right now though so I can't complain.
the easier the major the higher gpa you'll need
I always thought Women Studies would be an easier major, but then again no guy has yet to figure a woman out.
Thanks for the comments guys. Much appreciated.
True about the higher GPA you will need with easier majors.
My 3.37 in Aerospace Engineering still led to a Top-10 MBA admission and 4 BB IBD offers and 2 boutique IBD offers.
In fact, nowhere in the IB recruiting process did my GPA even come up.
That's awesome! Not sure if you mind saying, but where did you get your aerospace engineering degree? We have a strong program at my alma mater and I was always very impressed with the people in it--and most of them have sick jobs now.
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