Is business right for me? (finance/accounting)

dyre00
Sun, 20 Apr 2014 05:05:35 +0000

@Pink997: Hmm, why would you take the required pre-pharma courses if you’re applying directly to B-school? Or are you leaving the option open to possibly transfer out of B-school into the Pharmacy school if things don’t work out? In any case, remember to check with the schools specifically to see if you’re allowed to do it.

I went into the major with AP Calc AB (equivalent of Calc 1 in college) and it was enough for my school’s program (of course not every school is identical). You’ll have to take some introductory Statistics too but it’s nothing complex. I would say that most of my classes could be described as “difficult but an A is achievable if you attend the classes, do a reasonable amount of studying, and have at least a moderate degree of talent in the subject.” They’re certainly more difficult than the history classes I take for my other major; I can sleep through most of those and ■■■■■■■■ my way to an A. In terms of difficulty (at my university) I would rank them above the humanities but slightly below a STEM major, judging by my knowledge of other majors from my friends.

Of course, my experience may not be the norm. I go to Rutgers Business School (it was a lot cheaper than my other option, Stern), which is, well, an okay business school. Some of the professors are excellent; most are okay, some are awful. I don’t know if it’s different at Stern or Wharton or whatever.