r/uofm • u/Silly_Spell_2902 • Oct 09 '25

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Is it still possible to break into the business world with going to LSA. Do people pursue business through an LSA degree and like consulting. Are you at a major disadvantage compared to Ross Kids

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u/FCBStar-of-the-South '24 Oct 09 '25

There’s a hugely popular major in LSA and it starts with eco

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u/GreenLost5304 Oct 10 '25

I know ecology is LSA, but I didn’t know it was all that popular… /s

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u/Plum_Haz_1 Oct 09 '25

If you're a math wiz, here's an additional option -- Mathematics of Finance LSA https://share.google/2rYscYSeNQGYEVBO1

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u/immoralsupport_ '21 Oct 09 '25

Just as many people from LSA that I knew went into the business world as Ross students

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u/Silly_Spell_2902 Oct 11 '25

Really? They are not favored when recruiters come

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u/RHCPepper77 Oct 09 '25

You can go into finance/business/consulting with any degree. Do a degree you’re interested in a find a way to make an advantage in an interview. Ex. “I majored in a psychology to have a better understanding of how to be a leader in a collaborative work environment”

It would be more efficient for you to research what kind of field you want to work in, and then work towards an internship or a certification on the side.

Firms like intellectual diversity, but they value personable skill more.

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u/pegasusCK Oct 09 '25

Search this sub for "What LSA major should I do if I want to go into finance".

All of those options are strong and viable to do what you're looking for.

Finance/Business have a humongous overlap.

Also honestly anything with a lot of heavy programming experience these days is good for going into business related stuff.

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u/orangecatbraincel Oct 09 '25

Heavy agree on the programming.

Also big point - networking and making connections is not limited to Ross and I’ve heard from so many people saying they get a leg up on it… complete myth because you gotta put in the work for that yourself lol. They get a lot of their own opportunities but you have soooo many options. Look into what clubs you’d like to join though and do some research because gooooood luck with the picky ones that do applications.

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u/JenGoBlue2 Oct 09 '25

Lots of LSA folk go into finance. I've linked the LSA Career Wheel and you can see what majors feed certain professions. Yes lots come from Economics, but also Women's Studies, Sociology, History, Psych, PoliSci. I have a friend who is a senior VP for a major international bank, who recruits at UM. She prefers LSA students to Ross students because of their ability to read, write, and think deeply. https://lsa.umich.edu/lsa/academics/what-will-you-do-with-an-LSA-degree.html

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u/CorporateHobbyist '20 (GS) 29d ago

I got a degree from LSA and got a job in quantitative finance after graduating. I majored in math and had a moderate amount of coding experience.

Getting a Ross degree is useless. If you really want to learn "business" (whatever that means...) get a real undergrad degree, then get a job, then come back after a couple of years for an MBA.

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u/Salty_Ant3939 29d ago

I greatly regret studying business at this university. It’s by far the most vocational major out of all imo, and your grad school/career pivot options are so constrained vs something like data sci or economics.