the Business major Guide. (Important for school students)

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Business Major here

Myth 1:
Probably true of a lot of majors. You still have to prove yourself no matter what your major is. My dad had a CS/EE intern that he supervised that had to prove himself as well. Some make it and some don't.

Myth 2:
I found various positions that asked for any 4-year degree. In fact, my last job required any 4-year degree. So I wouldn't say you're totally doomed.

Myth 4:
True... "not the only key"...of course not.
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Myth 6:
I had to make various business plans but it's entirely different from actually creating a business. A lot of things in school you are taught in isolated lessons. Outside the context of the lessons if you can apply it to the real world then it's gold.
I can think of math classes and c.s. classes where I knew I was suppose to solve a problem a certain way just because I remember from previous exercises that I solved it that way.

Yes, the business admin degree is VERY broad. I think it's wise to pick a "concentration" or a "minor" or whatever to have some more specialized knowledge. Honestly, the best business classes are the ones that had numbers in them (this comes from someone is not a math genius either). Solving problems with quantitative analysis, operations, finance, accounting....

I think good takeaways are:
1) Education doesn't end at college/grad school/med school/law school etc. You learn a lot of stuff on the job ---your constantly training etc. It's not all cake either. Two years after college I took a break and worked at a tech company. The robots were very specialized (there were no "For Dummies" book series). I had to learn a lot of material and get certified by engineers.
2) No matter what your major is..... your still going to have to work hard.....and if your aspie you will have to work harder

I know a physics professor that went back to school to get his master's in financial engineering ......he makes a heap now. I'm sure he enjoys it too....he is too much of a geek to only want to do something for the money.
Sure he has a physics PhD....but the prerequisite undergrad is:
* Knowledge of Finance, as demonstrated by one undergraduate class or work experience
* Calculus (two semesters)
* Probability (one semester)
* Linear Algebra (one semester)
* C++ programming skills at the level of one undergraduate class, or by completing a certificate degree
These are not mind-blowing requirements. Beyond the traditional business admin course you might have to take a few extra math courses and a C++ class.

Oh yeah, the first college I attended I know 2 business admin majors personally....one went on and graduated from law school and the other works for Cisco ....so not all of them turn out to be losers

^ how much are you making now?

Last year 40K.
Keep in mind a very spotty employment record.

I'm no longer at that place. I wasn't fired and left on health reasons. This was before I knew I had aspergers .... I had a hard time. It wasn't until performance review time that I found out they saw me as "withdrawn" (even though I was on task).

So how much do you make? What was your major?

Right now I do Lionbridge. They make you sign an NDA about pay but you can Google it and probably find the amount. It will hold me until I get a regular job.