<p>^Following up on this question, DaRaver, or even reiterating it in some ways…what are my chances going to look like in the job market if I simply graduate with a BA in Biz Econ? I’m somewhat worried that I won’t get into the Anderson school and am wondering if I can get by in case I don’t make it.</p>
<p>Icarus: Well, that’s your opinion. As a person whose first language is other than English, I never received less than B or B- on paper in my English or any other Humanities classes.</p>
<p>I was so poor at writing that I was even forced to take an extra writing prep in my first year before being able to take a normal English class.</p>
<p>Perhaps the students in your class do not try as hard as they should as college students.</p>
<p>Z2thay: Are you sure you want to be a lawyer? :)</p>
<p>I think this should be my first reaction to your statements, simple because I have seen so many lawyers quit their jobs and apply to business school. After all, they work crazy hours doing research in their first two or three years before being handed out some meaningful works under their name.</p>
<p>With this said, I think majoring philosophy is a right thing to do for you. Economics can be taxing in terms of trying to manage your GPA, and taking something like philosophy, the major you seem to like, should give you some peace of mind.</p>
<p>As to your question regarding the job market for econ majors, there have been, there are, and there certainly will be a handful, I mean, a handful of jobs for econ majors, especially in the Greater LA area. After all, your only competition is USC grads in the LA area. There would be some UC Berkeley and Stanfod grads wanting to land a job in LA, but for most jobs, companies recruit at UCLA and USC for the LA jobs.</p>
<p>Back in 1995 when I decided to attend UCLA over UC Berkeley, the determining factor was seeing the number of jobs offered for a UCLA student upon graduation. At the time, it was something like three jobs per student. Of course, your GPA and internship experiences will be heavily evaluated against other factors.</p>
<p>GLM225: For your information, major is not a factor in getting admission into the Anderson program or any other Business school. How you do with your major, however, is an important factor. So major whatever suits you the best, really. </p>
<p>As far as the Biz Econ major, yes, that degree alone is enough to open a lot of doors for you, especially in the LA market.</p>
<p>okay. so if i keep my pre-econ major, what is the best thing to have an emphasis in? be it finance, managament, accounting, or what not?</p>
<p>and on a more social note, whats the party life like there. and not to be racist or anything but whats it look like for hot white chicks (i have a thing for them 
)</p>
<p>i think the accounting minor at ucla is popular, no?</p>
<p>seems like most of the hot white chicks are at sororities, thats just from what i’ve observed</p>
<p>The attractive Caucasian women (to be politically correct) are plentiful.</p>
<p>Biz Econ major is not a Business Administration major, so you dont have a choice as to the concentration. However, it is widely regarded that there are a handful of classes in general management, accounting, and finance fields.</p>
<p>I took many, many management and finance courses over accounting, and it helped me tremendously secure the first job out of college.</p>
<p>For example,</p>
<p>the interviewer (The Executive Vice President of Region): (looking at my resume that clearly highlighted a bunch of math and finance courses) “So, you are a finance freak, right? I think you will fit in nicely with what we are trying to do here.”</p>
<p>White girls, in general, are far from the “hot babes” you see on Bay Watch.</p>
<p>White girls at UCLA are more conservative, a bit shy, and can be considered more “sweet” than “hot” or “sexy”. </p>
<p>Again, I can be very subjective.</p>
<p>And since we are finally talking about something very productive and appropriate in the context of college experience, I just want to tell you hormone-super-charged youngsters (yes, I am visibly noticing a strong radiation of your hormones by just looking at my monitor) that you guys should quickly develop some estoric taste for girls.</p>
<p>It is from my personal experience and from the general consensus of many Bruins that half-White and a half-Asian girls are the best in terms of…everything, that is, physique, cultural values, looks, personality, and swaggers.</p>
<p>So get to work fellas.</p>
<p>Also, if you want to specialize in something while you are majoring Biz Econ, try “Specialization in Computing” by taking about 5~6 extra classes in the field.</p>
<p>This specialization can prove to be invaluable for your future in terms of pay and opportunities.</p>
<p>DaRaverLA,</p>
<p>How highly do you think a bizecon/accounting minor degree would be regarded on the east coast? Especially if someone were to try to get a job with companies in places like NYC. I’m originally from the East Coast and would probably like to move back there after I graduate. </p>
<p>I have quite a few friends at NYU-Stern and Columbia and they obviously will have a much easier time finding work there, but how well will my degree hold up to theirs in the future?</p>
<p>Hmmm, tough to say, since I do not know anyone who tried to get a job in NYC with UCLA diploma.</p>
<p>With this said, however, I would assume that securing necessary internships in your second and third year in college would prove to be very crucial to landing a job in NYC.</p>
<p>For instance, the process such as the below,</p>
<p>“UCLA -> Intership at McKinseys, Goldmans, IBMs, etc -> UCLA Biz Econ degree with high GPA -> Network from the previous internships to secure interview with NYC branch -> Interview with the NYC Human Resource People -> Land a job”</p>
<p>would be more realistic than trying to find a job by simply flying to NYC after graduation in search of jobs.</p>
<p>It really depends on how you network from the internships position you would have. And if the people there like you, they will go out of their way to accomodate your need.</p>
<p>Case in point, when I interviewed with a well known multinational consulting firm for a position in the LA branch, I made it known that I would like to eventually transfer to the Seoul office. And they told me that they would help me if that was what I wanted.</p>
<p>You need to network since no NYC company will come to LA for recruiting, but you can very well network to get a job in LA by first meeting the LA human resource and second expressing your desire to transfer to NYC branch.</p>
<p>i’m sorry if you’ve alread answered this, but do you know how good the history/polisci departments are? especially in comparison to, oh say, UCSD?</p>
<p>is it easier to get into ucdavis or ucsb this year?</p>
<p>How hot are UCLA guys? hehe.</p>
<p>It’s estimated that i have to pay all loans… should i even ask about negotiating it or it would be unlikely?</p>
<p>Littleol’me: There are different criteria to consider when you raise such question of evaluating how good a certain department is compared to the other.</p>
<p>If you are asking in terms of “academic reputation” in preparation for graduate schools (law school, perhaps?), I would say UCLA, since the school as a whole carries stronger academic reputation.</p>
<p>But if you are asking in terms of job prospect, I would say either school offers significantly more advantages over the other, since trying to find a job that pays more than $40~45,000 per year with history and political science degree would be very, very difficult.</p>
<p>And if you are simply asking in terms of just education itself, I would say UCLA since the department is strongly recognized nationwide (I think the consensus is that the UCLA history and political science departments are constantly ranked in the top 10 in the nation)</p>
<p>uclover8: I am sorry, but I dont have any clue.</p>
<p>pixiedanzer : depends on what ethnicity you are specifically referring to. As far as Asian guys are concerned, there were a handful of really “good looking” (Can I say this? After all, I am also a dude) guys back in 1995~2001 while I was a student. But as the stereotype for Southern Californian people goes, most of the guys come with a certain swagger, a certain attitude like, “I am cool like that and smooth like that.” </p>
<p>As to Caucasian males of UCLA, I really dont have any thought on that.</p>