Is Williams good for business?

HuskyLawyer
Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:18:01 +0000

“and that the deeper communication, analysis, synthesis, and critical thinking skills developed in a more academic (as opposed to pre-professional) undergrad program are far more useful than the watered-down management stuff in an undergrad business program.”

Really well said Marvin100. This is the subtle stuff that the enthusiastic “get a job!” parents who have no experience in the matter simply don’t get and don’t want to get. I agree with you, too, that any result generated by a Wharton undergrad degree can be explained simply by the fact that it’s Wharton and Ivy League and the UPenn. If you’re really into this stuff at the early age of 18, which I would find rather odd myself, but whatever, then major in economics or math or something quant. and come back for your union card later. Get an education for Christ’s sake. Read the big books and have someone smarter than you challenge your understanding of it. Learn about other things and develop a broader perspective. These are the things that made my education worth-while. Not the latest FASB pronouncement on joint venture accounting. Jesus. It’s so obvious that it falls off the plate.