Does anyone have a business degree?

[lady_c]

If so, can you give me info on how long it took to get it and have u actually used it?

if you are getting your bachelors, it will take you the standard 4 years. but you may want to major in something more specific bc toooooo many ppl have general business degrees which will make it harder for you to get a well paying job esp if you dont have any experience.

 

[MGWIII]

if you are getting your bachelors, it will take you the standard 4 years. but you may want to major in something more specific bc toooooo many ppl have general business degrees which will make it harder for you to get a well paying job esp if you dont have any experience.

That is what i could not decide, i do have alot of management expierence about 7 yrs.

 

[lady_c]

That is what i could not decide, i do have alot of management expierence about 7 yrs.

ok, are you trying to stay in a middle management type position? if so, then your experience is > than whether or not you get an associates or bachelors imo. if not, then i would advise on getting a bachelors but still try and switch up the major to another business type degree, depending on what you are trying to do - like finance, mktg, acctg, etc

 

[And Step]

If so, can you give me info on how long it took to get it and have u actually used it?

Took me 4 years and 1 semester.

I have used it. I will say that having a mentor and someone who actually doing business successfully is probably more valuable.

When you say business are you speaking ownership or more on a management level?

 

[MGWIII]

Took me 4 years and 1 semester.

I have used it. I will say that having a mentor and someone who actually doing business successfully is probably more valuable.

When you say business are you speaking ownership or more on a management level?

I was thinking of middle management for now than ownership, the company i work for is somewhat small and i know that the owner want to sell when he retires. So i was thinking of taking finance and some accounting. He does teach me little by little.

 

[MGWIII]

ok, are you trying to stay in a middle management type position? if so, then your experience is > than whether or not you get an associates or bachelors imo. if not, then i would advise on getting a bachelors but still try and switch up the major to another business type degree, depending on what you are trying to do - like finance, mktg, acctg, etc

thanks for the info, i was leading towards finance and accounting.

 

[buttuh_b]

I'm a freshman right now and I pretty much need to decide before fall quarter registration whether or not I want to apply for all the business schools. If I do, my whole sophomore schedule is pretty much planned with pre-reqs. I took hella business and economics classes in high school and aced them all.. and just got a 4.0 in this lil intro to business class... it seems kinda natural to me, I was always the "hustler" type as a kid but I don't know what type of career I would end up with and how much I can make and if I would enjoy it or not. I'm also into film production so I kinda want to start my own film production company but I want to start under someone else. But if I do I already know I'll be applying to my current school's business school (U of Washington) and UCLA (my dream school), but what other schools have good business programs?? Not ivy league shit but something pretty good.. I have 3.65 cum now.. I fucked up a lil first quarter but hopefully I can get up to a 3.8 cum before I transfer.. anyone have any recommendations??

 

[melissamay]

I'm a freshman right now and I pretty much need to decide before fall quarter registration whether or not I want to apply for all the business schools. If I do, my whole sophomore schedule is pretty much planned with pre-reqs. I took hella business and economics classes in high school and aced them all.. and just got a 4.0 in this lil intro to business class... it seems kinda natural to me, I was always the "hustler" type as a kid but I don't know what type of career I would end up with and how much I can make and if I would enjoy it or not. I'm also into film production so I kinda want to start my own film production company but I want to start under someone else. But if I do I already know I'll be applying to my current school's business school (U of Washington) and UCLA (my dream school), but what other schools have good business programs?? Not ivy league shit but something pretty good.. I have 3.65 cum now.. I fucked up a lil first quarter but hopefully I can get up to a 3.8 cum before I transfer.. anyone have any recommendations??

are you trying to stay on the west coast?

 

[melissamay]

If so, can you give me info on how long it took to get it and have u actually used it?

Most business degrees require you to focus in a core area like accounting/finance/etc, but the most important thing aside from your major is getting internships, and getting different types of work experience. If you took AP classes, you may be able to skip some of the pre req college classes or basic core classes... How long it takes you to get your degree depends on - if you take summer school, open spots in classes you need, and how many classes you want to take a semester, and the number of classes you can skip. Not every college class you take is useful but the whole experience is, and certain classes will come up more in your career than others.

 

[buttuh_b]

are you trying to stay on the west coast?

Nope. It doesn't matter to me. As long as its a pretty big city. Like DC, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Chicago, NYC, etc..

 

[melissamay]

There's a lot of good schools on the East coast, but I just thought about out-of state tuition, so it might not be worth it. UCLA business school is good too. But, you should think about where you plan on working/living after you graduate. Really if it's a state school that's decently ranked, it really doesn't even matter. If you're gonna spend the money on an out of state school it should definitely be nationally recognized and respected.

Honestly what matters is real world experience...so do different internships along the way while you're in school and you'll be ahead of the game.

 

[buttuh_b]

There's a lot of good schools on the East coast, but I just thought about out-of state tuition, so it might not be worth it. UCLA business school is good too. But, you should think about where you plan on working/living after you graduate. Really if it's a state school that's decently ranked, it really doesn't even matter. If you're gonna spend the money on an out of state school it should definitely be nationally recognized and respected.

Honestly what matters is real world experience...so do different internships along the way while you're in school and you'll be ahead of the game.

I live in weak ass Washington state and go to University of Washington in Seattle.. and what you said about settling is exactly why I want to go to school out of state because I feel like if I graduate out here I might be stuck forever. I prefer bigger cities like LA or NY and UCLA was kinda always my dream school and basically the out of state shit is a killer.. thats why I didn't even apply there from high school... but now I'm kinda just prepared to take on those crazy ass student loans.. it will only be 2 years (junior/senior year).. and yeah I've thought about internships but I kinda don't know how to go about it because I already work to support myself and all that plus school, its not much time for non-paid internships.. but definitely I feel like thats real necessary before you actually get out there.

 

[lady_c]

as far as business school goes, where you go doesnt matter as much as it does for graduate school. as long as you go to an accredited university you should be good. but if you are planning on getting a mba or masters, you need to be more selective. moreover, you will need to get as high a gpa as you can so you can be selective for grad school.

 

[DEE-LICIOUS]

Took me 4 yrs to get my degree in Business Management and I was thinking of getting my MBA but didn't wanna take the GMAT so I'm currently pursuing a Masters in Organizational Communication. I do use knowledge I gained from my degree in my work now- I do corportate event planning. But trust me with budgeting, working with the board of directors, etc etc....I'm happy as hell I got that degree.

But to be real with you, it means nothing nowadays. A masters degree is the new bachelors degree. You need ur MBA.

 

[Hustlers Ambition$]

Well I have a question....

I'm currently in school for a business finance degree. Finance has always interested me and with it I plan on being a entrepreneur and opening my own business. I never really had an interest to work for a company for any extended period of time. I always wanted my own.

The thing is I would like to go back and get more credentials. (most likely part-time)

So my question is...what looks better for what I want to do, a masters degree or a MBA? I'm going to have own funds to start what I want as well(which is why I work so much....) but just hypothetically..... When you are marketing yourself to venture capitalists, investors,banks etc. What would look better?

I have asked this question to a number of people already, and have received a mixture of different answers....just thought I would ask a few people here....generate some opinions....

 

[lady_c]

Well I have a question....

I'm currently in school for a business finance degree. Finance has always interested me and with it I plan on being a entrepreneur and opening my own business. I never really had an interest to work for a company for any extended period of time. I always wanted my own.

The thing is I would like to go back and get more credentials. (most likely part-time)

So my question is...what looks better for what I want to do, a masters degree or a MBA? I'm going to have own funds to start what I want as well(which is why I work so much....) but just hypothetically..... When you are marketing yourself to venture capitalists, investors,banks etc. What would look better?

I have asked this question to a number of people already, and have received a mixture of different answers....just thought I would ask a few people here....generate some opinions....

it really depends on what youre trying to do with it, because a masters is more narrow, while an mba is broader. for example if you get a MAC (masters of acctg), you are basically getting a bachelors degree of acctg x 100, with a few electives, but mostly acctg courses. so an accountant, tax attorney, consultant, etc may benefit from getting a MAC.

mba programs usually have 2 different formats: 1. you earn a general mba, which is just take w/e classes you want after the required core electives. or 2. an mba that makes you choose a concentraion - in this format, you take your required core electives, then you take x amt of required classes related to your concentration, then you take w/e other type classes you want

a person whose career has a broader scope would do better earning an mba. this would be more for an entrepreneur, business owner, higher level exec, etc. since you are looking at improving your resume and or business plan for potential investors, i would say that an mba would be the route you want to go with. bc you are selling youself as a person who can make this business plan happen. if you can make them feel comfortable that you have knowledge of business as a whole in each arena (finance, acctg, econ, mktg, and bus admin/mgmt), then they may be more willing to invest in your proposal. obviously this is only one aspect of selling yourself though. you def need to have experience in the market that you are trying to start a venture in. but most mba programs dont accept you without relevant work experience anyways. also, id make sure your credit and background are clean as well, theyve been known to check on those things in addition to exp and education.

i had the same intentions as you, i got an mba and it has proved to be a wise investment.

 

[buttuh_b]

as far as business school goes, where you go doesnt matter as much as it does for graduate school. as long as you go to an accredited university you should be good. but if you are planning on getting a mba or masters, you need to be more selective. moreover, you will need to get as high a gpa as you can so you can be selective for grad school.

I'm thinking about going out and working for a couple years.. maybe 3-4.. then going back for my mba when I have sufficient funds...

 

[Dick Shitman]

I've got my B.S. in Business Administration. took me 4 years...

when I was in school, I wasn't focused enough to earn a degree in Accounting, so I went with Business Administration instead. things didn't take off right away, but it helped me in securing a tight azz graphic design position around 2 1/2 years later...

if you're still in school, stay focused and make sure you network.

bolded for truth

im about a month away from getting my degree in management. took me 4 years. because management is so general, i would recommend having a particular area of interest that you would like to go in. that and networking can really help you put that degree to use

 

[DEE-LICIOUS]

MBA is better IMO

 

[buttuh_b]

How do yall network though? Lol I know dumb question probably.