Never even considered Business until now-senior in college

Hiya,

I go to a top 25 private school majoring in Poli Sci. Until now, I wanted to join the foreign service or go to law school and have adjusted my courses to that track...however I think I would hate a career in biglaw after meeting people first hand who suffer in it.

With only a poli sci major, a few intro econ classes, what is my best track? Do you need a business /finance related job after to have a good chance at b-school? or does UGRAD gpa+ gmat score have good weight?

 

First off, obviously take anything I say with a grain of salt as I'm just a lowly intern...

However it seems that the usual route isn't b-school straight out of college. Candidates usually are applying after a few years work experience. Did you actually have interest in law? By extension, do you actually have interest in business?

 

What year in school are you?

At a good school with a solid GPA and a bit of hustle, I don't see any reason you can't get a business (whatever that means) or finance job. You need to figure out what in the hell it is you want to do though.

"For I am a sinner in the hands of an angry God. Bloody Mary full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails. Pray for me now and at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon. Amen."
 

damn i have no idea what those short hands are..... I am more on the creative side, and have concrete plans for my own business. However, Id like to work in the real world for a year or 2, save up some $$ to pay off loan debts

 

Working "in the real world" is a bad/addictive habit for people meant to be entrepreneurs. If you can bootstrap your business idea, do it now. You will never have less to lose.

"For I am a sinner in the hands of an angry God. Bloody Mary full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails. Pray for me now and at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon. Amen."
 

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