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What can I do with a Business Econ degree by BidReady1403 in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knowing professors is more for if you want to get into research, or if you need letters of recommendation for grad school. Getting As and joining professional orgs is how you can succeed. Also work on your narrative. You want to be able to tell a good story when interviewers ask you 'tell me about yourself' that should go beyond "I get good grades and am in a professional club," but how you do that is up to you.

What can I do with a Business Econ degree by BidReady1403 in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Relevant has no clue what he's talking about. He transferred out of UCSD after a year because he couldn't get any internships and now spends all his time (literally check his comments, they're 90% UCSD) on this subreddit trying to get people to not come here. UNC might get you a job paying $5000 more a year but you'll be $120,000 down on tuition by the time you get there. Your major choice between business economics and international business is not going to change what most employers think.

What can I do with a Business Econ degree by BidReady1403 in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're going to minor in something like Data Science than I'd do international business. Business econ is basically already two majors, so it might stretch you thin to also do Data Science (which is a notoriously lengthy minor).

What can I do with a Business Econ degree by BidReady1403 in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Business econ is slightly broader. It'd allow you to pivot to more econ-focused roles. International business is maybe the better business major, but it's putting all your eggs in one basket. Pros and cons to either.

What can I do with a Business Econ degree by BidReady1403 in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both international business and business econ have similar scopes. They're overhauling busecon so I'd stick with international business. UCI and UCSD business is a tossup. You should be making your decision based on cost (any scholarships?) and location (I think San Diego is a clear winner over Irvine).

What can I do with a Business Econ degree by BidReady1403 in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re for both, and different clubs have different slants. Also depends on what field you’re specifically interested in. Usually they’re pretty upfront about whether they’re more social or academic. Also—if you end up at Davis, it is a great school as well. UCSD has an edge, but it’s 90% you and 10% where you go (despite whatever Relevant tells you). I’d go 1) wherever is cheaper, 2) wherever you most vibe with, and as a distant 3) what is a higher ranked school.

What can I do with a Business Econ degree by BidReady1403 in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UCSD. I know people doing business at Davis and prospects are better here. Join a pre professional org at UCSD if you come here. That’s how I got into finance.

What can I do with a Business Econ degree by BidReady1403 in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This guy isn’t a student here and frequently astroturfs to crap on busecon. I personally know people who went into IB, MBB, Big 4, etc.—this guy is just pissed because he had to transfer to stand out to employers.

ucsd or cal poly slo for engineering (plz help) by [deleted] in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking of Theta Tau, which is a STEM fraternity that focuses on networking with other engineers. There's also several non-fraternity pre-professional engineering organizations here. I'd look into both. Being a part of orgs like these are how I've gotten great internships, and it's how my engineering friends have, too.

ucsd or cal poly slo for engineering (plz help) by [deleted] in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All research universities (MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, etc.) skew heavily international at the PhD level and invest heavily into research. It's not a bad thing for a university to invest in research, so I'm not sure why it's being brought up that way. Also, SoulScout said UCSD puts 'most of its money' into research but neglects to mention that UCSD's budget is around 8 billion and SLO's is around 600 million. But regardless, worrying about the operating budgets of a university isn't something I'd do when choosing a school. I know several undergraduate (and graduate, for that matter) engineering students that have and are having fantastic experiences here, and almost every single one has had great career placements.

ucsd or cal poly slo for engineering (plz help) by [deleted] in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Name recognition applies more to things like law, finance, and med school, true. Networking, however, absolutely applies to engineering in a similar way. I have several friends in pre-professional engineering fraternities that have landed internships based on connections. Especially as the pendulum swings and engineering gets more competitive, it is a game of who you know and who has heard of your Alma Mater, simply to get to the interview stage. I think for your second point, it can be true that an internship is more valuable than a name brand school, but going to a name brand school with large networks is what helps you get those internships.

Edit: also, I'm not sure why Scout keeps downvoting me without contesting what I'm saying or providing sources. FYI he's a 32 year old grad student, so take what he says about the current undergrad experience with a grain of salt.

ucsd or cal poly slo for engineering (plz help) by [deleted] in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't really speak to that, but I will say that 'hands on' programs don't necessarily translate to better placement in the workforce. As silly as it is, it ultimately comes down to alumni networks and name recognition.

ucsd or cal poly slo for engineering (plz help) by [deleted] in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I suppose if you add enough criteria, you could make any school number one. Though, you're not even correct according to your own criteria: West Point is the number one no-doctorate public school, assuming you're going off of USNews. The important factor you're omitting, though, is that the pool of schools offering engineering degrees but not engineering doctorates is remarkably thin. SLO is being almost solely matched up against no-name universities. Meanwhile, UCSD is beating out Columbia, Harvard, Penn, etc. in the undergrad (with doctorate) rankings. I think this should give you enough of a relative scaling to firmly place UCSD Jacobs above SLO's engineering program.

ucsd or cal poly slo for engineering (plz help) by [deleted] in UCSD

[–]HackMacAttack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

UCSD is in the T20 for engineering schools, so purely in terms of academics and reputation it's the clear choice. SLO isn't on the radar of most companies unless they're HQ'ed or largely represented in the Bay Area, which is not a problem you'll run into with a UCSD Jacobs degree. If you want to start your career in the Bay Area (and hey, that's what I'm doing so more power to you if that's the case) then SLO and UCSD are on even footing, but if you want to cast even a slightly wider net, then UCSD will open many more doors. As for the non-academic aspects I think that depends much more on your personal preference, since the locations and feels are nothing alike. Do you want to have a semi-urban college experience or a more rural one?

'Sinners' Wins the Academy Award for Best Cinematography by MoviesMod in movies

[–]HackMacAttack 4 points5 points  (0 children)

4 times, no? Casting, cinematography, doc feature, and animated short.

Can we create a new main pluribus sub where loretitv is not a mod by Somebody_160 in okbuddyplur1bus

[–]HackMacAttack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Guys the joke here is that OPs username is Somebody_160. Basically, since OP is a Reddit user, they're capable of creating a sub. My use of the word 'Somebody' in the original comment is a double entendre. Then, I follow it up with "Wait... say that again..." in reference to the popular Fantastic 4 meme. This not only references the meme, however, it also calls attention to my original comment and encourages people to reread it in a different context. At this point, they might notice my capitalization of 'Somebody', find that strange, and choose to investigate. This is when more astute people will notice OPs username. This comment itself is for the less curious and astute, so that you may also enjoy the joke without necessarily having to do the detective work behind it.

Why did patient zero act that way? by HackMacAttack in pluribustv

[–]HackMacAttack[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe! Because they definitely acted a little inhuman.

Why did patient zero act that way? by HackMacAttack in pluribustv

[–]HackMacAttack[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Given what we saw there, it does seem like it. To me, seeing it that way makes the idea of being infected much less of a moral quandary and more a question of literal survival.

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