parent/child dissent

Pizzagirl
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:32:33 +0000

What I don’t like about the programs in the schools that don’t have business are that they make you choose your career more than the general business degree. At Northwestern you can study economics or finance or marketing or organizational behavior but each one is a separate major or certificate program.



Well, no, as an undergrad at NU you can’t major in finance or marketing or organizational behavior (and thank the lord for that, personally). The closest thing to a business major is the economics major, perhaps with MMSS, the Kellogg certificate, or the business institutions minor if one is so inclined.

But I think you’re not hearing what people are saying to you. Good lord, if your kid is fortunate enough to get into NU (don’t count THAT chicken til it’s hatched, that’s for sure), a economics major at NU? The world is his oyster. Such a kid is at NO disadvantage for ANYTHING compared to a BBA from some other school.

You have it exactly backwards. You have MORE flexibility with an econ degree than a marketing / finance / accounting / org beh degree. Because you’re learning how to think. And that’s more valuable.