Wednesday, December 28, 2011

College student with business major, is this a bad idea?


College student with business major, is this a bad idea?
I am currently a freshman in college. My major will be economics + business and finance. when i graduate If i don't get a job here, do you think it's a bad idea to move to move to another country, such as Colombia and try to get a job there? i am fluent in both english and spanish. I would like to become (hopefully) some sort of executive (CEO, COO, ect.) Can i get paid more since i graduated from an american university? by the way- i choose Colombia because a. I have family there and b. beautiful women :-P
Higher Education (University +) - 3 Answers
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Yes. Everyone and their brother has a business degree, and, meanwhile, it doesnt teach you much. Minor in business and economics. Major in English (critical thinking) or language (useful skill) or something you are passionate about (makes you unique)
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Your original choices are fine, and if you have Colombian connections it might be fun to move there and work for awhile. If you can't find a job you want to do here, then by all means look abroad, it may even be beneficial since you would have both the finance experience and international business experience (depends on the type of firm you work for in Colombia). If you want to become an executive officer of some sort, getting an MBA from a top school will be beneficial, and the work experience abroad would make you a very attractive candidate to many business schools. Good luck!
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Finance or Economics would be good majors and an mba would be a plus but usually employers want to see work experience, not just an MBA. Of course familiarity with Colombia, speaking the langauage and having connections would help!

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Please e-mail me acp.phillips@gmail.com if you attend/attended Colombia University and have advice. Thank you.?

Please e-mail me acp.phillips@gmail.com if you attend/attended Colombia University and have advice. Thank you.?
I am a Junior in high school and hope to attend Colombia University. My freshman year I had mostly A's with a B and a C. Sophomore year I had all A's except for B's in math and science the first semester and C's in the those two subjects the second semester. Although I didn't do well in those subjects I know I can get excellent recommendations from those teachers. For my freshman and sophomore year I attended a small nontraditional and rigorous boarding school where I participated in two seasons of soccer, two seasons of the equestrian program, one season of lacrosse, and one season of cross country. The boarding school had no staff aside from the teachers so the students did all the work including farming, cooking, and cleaning. I have not taken the SAT yet, I assume I will do well even in math and science, and particularly in writing. This year I am taking AP English, history, and Environmental Science, and Gate (honors) pre-calculus, video production, and my third year of Spanish at our community college. My electives from previous years include Gender Studies, Representational Drawing, Creative Writing, Da Vinci Studies, Film Studies, Fundamentals in Art, and Web design. I plan to take at least 4 more writing and media related electives at the community college. I was freshman class vice president and wrote for the school's news paper for a semester. I play guitar and Piano. I plan to do as many hours of community service this year as possible and intern with a local news paper or media related business. By the time I graduate I will have taken (as well as the electives mentioned above) Honors Algebra 1, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus: English 9,10, AP English 11,12; World History, AP US history, AP Economics; Natural Science, Chemisry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics; and 4 years of Spanish. I plan on applying to Colombia but I realize I am lacking in the grade and extracurricular department. Any suggestions to help improve my application? I am not sure if it will help but I am sure I can get excellent recommendations from the teachers at my boarding school.
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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You should start by learning how to spell Columbia (unless you are referring to a university in the South American country, in which case I retract my statement). Furthermore, there is no science section on the SAT. But seriously, just make sure you get A's all of junior year (colleges look for improvement over the high school years), 5's on all your AP's, ace the SATs and try to get recommendations from junior year teachers.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Is city college of New York a smart college?


Is city college of New York a smart college?
i know in NYC the best college is probably Yale or NYU or colombia but what is CUNY city college's status in NY? what kinds of students go there? how is the quality of education?
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It's populated by very talented locals. CCNY has always had an outstanding engineering program, and the other hard sciences are good too.

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Colombia, South America?


Colombia, South America?
Greetings, I am a MSW student and I need to interview a Colombian, that reside in America for my diversity class. Generation of immigrant not important. The interview consist of 10 general questions and can be done in person, on web, on phone, I am desperate please help, assignment due 11/28/06. Thank you.
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Like Oh my goodness! My dad is from Colombia. He speaks both English and Spanish. I have been to Colombia 2 times. I speak fluent spanish. I live in Pasadena, California.
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There are 44 million Colombians that reside in America.

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