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05-08-2009, 12:32 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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| Don't get a ba in econ
From an average school. You'll end up homeless. Heed my words.
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05-08-2009, 12:36 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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People do that?
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05-08-2009, 01:06 PM
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<---This guy does apparently.
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05-08-2009, 02:19 PM
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In any of the liberal arts fields -- history, economics, English, etc. -- it's not the degree that makes your employment possibilities. Ambition, dedication, organization, and other employable skills are far more important.
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05-08-2009, 09:35 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
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maybe you are aiming too high
did you attend your school's career fair and try to go through other on-campus recruiting methods? seek internships,go to grad school, or whatever you have to do
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05-09-2009, 12:49 AM
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Don't do it unless you're prepared to spend another 3 years going to law school, 4 years going to med school, or 5+ years getting a PhD.
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05-09-2009, 03:37 AM
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^ why so? just curious
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05-09-2009, 08:12 PM
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In any of the liberal arts fields -- history, economics, English, etc. -- it's not the degree that makes your employment possibilities. Ambition, dedication, organization, and other employable skills are far more important.
| ^--- true....
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05-10-2009, 11:18 AM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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Econ degrees are actually among the more easily employable degrees among the liberal arts. However, for either "average school" (OP) or "average student," the odds on everything go down.
Find something that you can excel at.
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05-10-2009, 05:13 PM
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#10 | | Junior Member
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Ha! I'm a BA in Econ from a top-20 school and I agree with this. You can't get 99% of business jobs because you don't have a business degree, and most entry-level economist positions require a MS or PhD. It sucks.
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05-10-2009, 06:20 PM
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Shrug. The government and non-profit world can use junior econ people. And, yes, to maximize the degree if you want to work in economics you want a PhD...an MBA is alternative depending on your interests. As is a law degree.
But a BA in Econ is a good pathway to any of the three and is generally more employable than a BA in Sociology.
A BA in anything isn't likely to land you a great opening job in business per se unless it's in Business from Wharton or Haas.
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05-11-2009, 12:26 AM
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You can't get 99% of business jobs because you don't have a business degree
| but most of the top schools dont even have a ug business degree
and cant econ grads do pretty much anything in business (and any other field too for that matter)
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05-11-2009, 12:55 AM
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This is true...although if you are going to a state school with UG Business do tha as the recruiting for jobs is better than a econ degree at same school.
Besides at a top 20 school, econ is respected degree...business is an easy major with little math.
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05-11-2009, 07:35 PM
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#14 | | Junior Member
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This is nonsensical. I don't know what you did wrong, but this is horrible advice.
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05-16-2009, 03:06 PM
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#15 | | Junior Member
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need more input
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