busiman

As a comp sci major and business minor, I plan on going into business (finance/real estate) after college, despite being in the engineering dept. I chose to major in this so that I could get a strong engineering background, but I dont plan on being a programmer or anything like that. So my question, how does an engineering gpa of around 3.3-3.4 compare to a business gpa of 3.5-3.6, in terms of employment after college, because if I apply to a finance position against business majors, my gpa will probably be lower? Thanks.

Dr.Horse

I can say as a CS student, who has also taken business classes for the MBA program.

CS Gpa 2.6

Business 4.0

To be honest I don't even know how business is a major. Its so easy and all common sense. I should have just studied Business.

keefer

It depends, from what I've seen Business majors require you to particpate actively in class, so in other words, if you are a high math/science type, but with poor verbal ability, you'd do quite well in engineering, but not as well in business, which means you'll probably get the same grades.

But if you are a balanced student with higher math/science ability, i think you'll do a lot better in business. so in this case, i think Dr. Horse's 2.6-4.0 comparison is pretty close, but it still depends on the engineering program and business program. I have doubts about that for places like NYU Stern, Wharton.

pearlygate

I think wharton mba only gives pass/fail

mohak

dr horse,

do you mean we have to have business as a minor or something to apply for mba??

bsbllallstr8

no.

business schools accept people from all academic backgrounds.

nshah9617

There is a little joke in engineering @ my campus

As limit of GPA -> 0
Engineering Major -> Business Major

Now on a side note, I found that in non-engineering fields (Finance/I-banking/Consulting), my engineering degree was valued much greater than other applicant's business degrees. In fact, during a prominent consulting company interview round, I found that all the other business majors had to go through rounds of Case Studies and I on the other hand didn't have to go through any. Hell, even my initial offer was signicantly higher than the other business majors.

My point is that your engineering degree is pretty solid if you want to apply to traditionally finance oriented companies and even though your GPA is lower, it is expected--your coursework is alot harder.