The requirements for TEAM transfer to Mays just cranked up from a 3.5/3.0 in core/overall to 3.8/3.8 GPA which is about impossible, or at least highly unlikely for me. I accepted TEAM over UTD, Tech, and Baylor because I felt like I could do a 3.5/3.0 but now I feel like I got gut punched. I want to go to TAMU.

What majors are similar- AgEcon? I know nothing about that major and I'm a city boy. Any advice? I'm not sure I should go to TAMU now...

Agbusiness.

regular Economics is in the Liberal Arts College, not Mays.

Agbusiness isn't in Mays either.

powerbelly51 said:

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Agbusiness isn't in Mays either.

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He asked for alt. majors. I suggested agbusiness

he suggested ag econ, which would lead me to believe he thought economics was in Mays, as ag Econ would be the "alternative" to econ

What do you want to do?

There are other avenues into the business world without a business degree.

Sorry about that I thought I was on the general board

There is also Industrial Distribution and Ag Systems Management. I'm sure there are others, but those are the ones I can think of that have somewhat of a path to business.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm not sure what I want to do yet, but the most interesting area to me is business. I was thinking after the first couple of years I will have a better idea since it's really like a survey of the different areas such as accounting, econ and MIS and I'll select my path then. If I can't get into Mays, I was looking for something that would get me close, like pure Econ or AgEcon.

I majored in Finance because it was in the business school. If I could do it over, I would major in something I enjoyed (like Econ) and then do a MS in Finance. Mays now has one-year MS degrees for General Business, Accounting, Finance, HR, Information Systems, Marketing, and Real Estate. These degrees are one-year, very-intensive degrees that get you ready for very good entry level jobs.

I now work in banking. For example, a MSF would let you compete with senior Finance majors for banking analyst training programs and the major corporate development programs that recruit at A&M. The MS Accounting would prepare you for the CPA and let you recruit for the Big 4 like KPMG, PWC, etc. I'm sure the other MS degrees place just as well or even better than the undergraduate Mays degrees.

I did the ms at Mays and MBA. Mays offers a 5 year ms in some programs and a 1 ywar ms in others (finc). All are very well ranked.

I'm sure I could get specifics from the MBA office. But in your personal experience, was the MBA on-campus recruiting strong for your field? Generally, did having the MS coupled with the MBA help in any way?

Economics majors from A&M get higher starting salaries than Mays grads do.......Econ is in the College of Liberal Arts. Ag Econ is another option, and has a strength in entrepreneurship. Some of our most successful Aggies are Ag Econ grads. Mays is overrated.

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Mays is overrated.

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That opinion needs qualifiers. The real problem is that people think an undergraduate business degree is worth something, when it's not, or at least not what 19 year olds are expecting from it. STEM grads are much more ready to learn about business on the job than Business graduates. Is it because they took harder courses in college, or because they're just brighter to begin with? I don't know.

I agree that Mays is overrated, and I have a degree from Mays. However it is a tough place to get into for a reason.

Good real life situation to learn now while in college: You don't always get what you want due to external factors.

If you are a problem solver and a hard worker the degree is not as important.

I'm not saying I agree with it. I'm just passing along the attitude of the departments with TEAM students. They want students to come in knowing what path they intend to pursue.

If you HAVE to have a BBA, go to Tech (Rawls) and major in their new Supply Chain Management program while the program is still small... right now would be perfect timing as there still less than 100 students in the class of 2018 I think.... they are losing the Thomases, which sucks, but there are still some good professors there

That program is most definitely NOT overrated

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I agree that Mays is overrated, and I have a degree from Mays. However it is a tough place to get into for a reason.

Good real life situation to learn now while in college: You don't always get what you want due to external factors.

If you are a problem solver and a hard worker the degree is not as important.

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I'd agree with this, but it helps to have a diploma that shows you did SOMETHING at least semi-technical and analytical if you're not STEM

ID and ECON would be excellent choices outside the business school

Business education is a great thing, but not necessary. You can always hire an accountant or banker, but leadership skills are far more important for success. I was Animal Science and ran a very, very large construction operation which eventually led to an IPO. This cowboy did many trips to Wall Street. Actually, most investment banks are located in mid-town.

What's TEAM?

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What's TEAM?

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Blinn Team?

VanZandt92 said:

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What's TEAM?

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Blinn team. The minimum for admission into Mays was raised because anyone with a pulse can pull a 3.5/3.0 at a community college. If you could get a 3.0 at A&M and a 4.0 at blinn you were in.

Mays is a tough college to get into.

Details about Blinn TEAM can be seen at http://blinnteam.tamu.edu/

take a look at human resource development in the college of ed

TO he op what exactly is business to you?

And fellow ag Econ here. Go that route or ag business