Brandeis Majors

deispremed
Sat, 06 May 2006 14:41:37 +0000

I don’t know econ or chem stats, or even what kind of stats they keep. Are you referring to Ph.D or MBA programs? I think these days, to get into business school (MBA) you generally need to have a job for a little while out of college. And for grad school in the sciences you may need a low-level research job first to be competitive unless you have a lot of research as an undergrad. From what I’ve seen, most science grad students here went to less prestigious undergrad schools than Brandeis, and it seems like people who graduate from here go on to more prestigious grad schools.

Some people do well, some don’t. If you do really well here you have a much, much better chance of landing a good job or grad school spot. I think companies recognize econ here as strong and starting jobs in the field often pay above 50K, which is really good for a 22-year-old right out of college. As for chem, if you only have a bachelor’s degree you’ll probably only be hired as a lab tech with hourly pay, not a salary.

Altogether it’s really a mixed bag. For jobs in the Boston area you’ll have to compete with Harvard and MIT grads and probably be at a distinct disadvantage compared to them. As I said though, some people get really awesome jobs right away, and others either get dead-end jobs or stay unemployed for a while.