MBA Concentrations- Does it really matter?
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on 4/2/07 at 1:42pm
If I am majoring in Finance for undergrad is it really necessary that I concentrate in Finance for my MBA. Banks really only care about the name of the school you go to so can I just concentrate in something I am interested in instead of concentrating in Finance.





im not sure myself
but zala, was that really necessary?
Harsh
Agreed. That was a bit harsh Zala (for the poster and for America's Growth Capital)
I think the original poster could get away with doing something else at b-school if he or she already has a finance major at undergrad, but you should probably question why you want to work in finance if you are interested in other things (or why do an MBA at all)...
Re: MBA Concentrations- Does it really matter?
Well, let's see:
If I am majoring in Finance for undergrad is it really necessary that I concentrate in Finance for my MBA.
Is that a question? I'd assume that if it were a question you'd use a question mark.
Banks really only care about the name of the school you go to so can I just concentrate in something I am interested in instead of concentrating in Finance.
Oh okay, I guess it wasn't really a question. If you actually had a question for us, you wouldn't have answered it so confidently in your next sentence, since you apparently know what banks really only care about.
Also, how old do you think this person is? He said "I am majoring in Finance;" hence, he must still be in college. Why would he be asking this now? The average amount of pre-MBA work experience is what...FIVE YEARS? Who cares? It's such a pointless question. Maybe I should relax, though.
Re: Harsh
...but you should probably question why you want to work in finance if you are interested in other things (or why do an MBA at all)...
You, too, are an idiot. You think people ENJOY studying 'management' for 2 years? It's a necessarily evil. Investment banking is a JOB. There are tons of people in banking who, given the chance to study anything they want for 2 years, would laugh at the idea of poring through finance textbooks. There is so much more interesting and challenging stuff that you can learn about while you're at school. Get off your fucking high horse about being "passionate" for pitchbook work.