Ryan Klemm
Pamplin College of Business is ranked top 50 in Undergraduate business
program by U.S news, and holds a prestigious title among public schools in America.
Within the College of business, 8 majors are offered ranging from Accounting to
Marketing, with every field of business covered in-between. My research throughout
the many majors that are associated within the Pamplin College of Business have led
me to many conclusions. It has allowed me to narrow down certain majors that
might interest me, as well as allow me to recognize the majors that I should stay
away from. Overall the purpose of this assignment is to allow the research to aid you
with selecting a major that best fits you, so I will start by stating the selection I have
made for my major of interest, and then continue with why this was chosen and
what other majors I potentially thought of. After thorough research, I was able to
conclude that the major I came into college with is the one that I am going to stick
with; that being a finance Major. Finance is ranked number 1 for undergraduate
programs within the Pamplin College of Business, as well as 2nd in job recruitments.
As stated on the Virginia Tech website “The undergraduate program in finance,
insurance, and business law is designed to suit the requirements of students
intending to have specialized careers in various aspects of financial management.”
Financial management or wealth advising is exactly what I want to do in the future,
and therefore this major fits that description best and will prepare me to excel in
that field. Another major I was interested in was Business Information Technology.
This is a relatively new major, but has hit the “scene” hard. It is expected that by
2020 more than 828,000 job opportunities will become available, and therefore is
going to be a highly recognized major. Computers have always fascinated me, and I
have spent countless hours studying them inside and out. The relation is that this
major has a heavy emphasis on computer technology in a business atmosphere, and
therefore I feel I would fit in comfortably with this major. A last major that I found
interest in after my research was within the Marketing field. I have always had a
way with persuasion, as well as a knack for selling things. After researching this
major I was able to see that a large part of marketing has to do with those two
aspects, and therefore I feel like I would have a heavy interest in the job fields that
come with the completion of this major. Overall, through this research I have found
many majors that interest me that may lead me to double major, however I have
concluded that a Finance major is still the best fit for me, and I look forward to
following that path throughout my next 4 years at Virginia Tech.
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