Yes I actually am....Business Admin major (switch from accounting) and don't kno what to go with either!
Originally Posted by bhzmafia14
I thought I was one of the very few in this position. It seem like everybody on NT is.
Upcoming junior and majoring in Business administration with a minor in Finance. I'm stuck between Law and Business school.I'm leaning more towards Law, or I might do a joint degree program.
Nope. I can't afford it and my pre-law advisor told me that it doesn't make much of a difference whether you take them or not.
oidreez wrote:
what about for an econ major?
Get a minor in math and get into the best PhD program you can. Good econ professors have a great life, while starting off at 50k or so and struggling to maketenure does not sound like much of a pay off for four to six years of tough grad school, the long term payoffs are immense in terms of work load, workenvironment, job security and even for pay because eventually the money will come, not as much as for lawyers or executive but the money is still good.
The chair of my old department makes over 150k and matches that by doing consulting so she makes 300k to teach a few classes and do research on whateverinterests her. The other professors do not make quite as much but still can make 60-120k just through teachin gand the rule of thumb is that you can match thatthrough consulting so 120-240k annual compensation with several weeks of vacation, a flexible schedule, a rewardin gand interesting job and perhaps best ofall, no true boss who lord over you and can make you stay late, tarvel with no notice or stare at spraed sheets for 60 hours per day.
If the heavy math load is too much (and you do need the math for a PhD program) I would suggest law school. Among people from my department who go onto to gradschool they either go to PhD programs if they are good at math or law if they are not. Econ majors tend to score well on the LSAT (we're usually in the top3 to 6 year after year) and there are certain aspects of economic thinking, the methodical step by step process of analyzing questions, that some say transferswell into studying and practicing law.
I, personally, am looking to get an MA in public policy econ at CSUN, in the next two years while I am working in the valley, and then quite for three yearsand study Law at UCLA. Either that or get on with the JD/MA in econ at George Mason University. Having Donald Boudreaux for some of my law and econ seminarsand Russell Roberts and Walt E Williams as my advisers would be a dream come true.
