Majoring in Business – Intellectual Benefits: When I am really getting into studying or writing a paper, I listen to music that pushes me to think and to sustain this effort over time. What is your playlist (or other form of art or music) that puts you into this type of zone? What are you looking forward to studying as an undergraduate business major?
- Isaiah Rashad – AA
- Travis Scott – The Prayer
- Powers Pleasant (ft. Denzel Curry, IDK, ZillaKami, Zombie Juice) – Please Forgive
- Travis Scott (ft. Swae Lee, Chief Keef) – Nightcrawler
- Flatbush Zombies (ft. Bun B) – Reel Girls
- Ski Mask the Slump God (ft. Juice WRLD) – Nuketown
- Flatbush Zombies – Chunky
- The Underachievers – Take Your Place
- XXXTentacion (ft. Ski Mask the Slump God) – RIP Roach
- The Underachievers – Crescendo
- Beast Coast (ft. The Underachievers, CJ Fly, Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies, Kirk Knight, Nick Caution) – Left Hand
Majoring in Business – Intellectual Deficits : While our motivational/inspirational playlists for academic work and research inspire us to push ourselves to great lengths in our areas of interest, we also need to consider the Pink Floyd song that is linked to the blog post prompt. Undergraduate business education can be driven by a focus on grades, and landing high paying and high status internships and jobs. This can push us away from intellectual pursuits (similar to “We Don’t Need No Education…..”). Where do you see this in your choice to major in business:
Personally, I disagree with this viewpoint, because I have a passion for the field of study, and I have a plan for what I want to do with my career. The prospect of a high-paying job, or high-status internship is, of course, exciting, but I have a fascination with learning about finance and economics, and that is my intellectual pursuit.
Other Examples Like This?: With four years of business education in front of you, how do you anticipate being able to take advantage of opportunities for intellectual challenge in your studies and personal/professional development and how can you take steps to mitigate the likely intellectual deficits that can arise through the heavy attention to monetary outcomes, status outcomes and the semester grind for grades?
I think I’ll be able to be intellectually challenged by my field of study because I want to take high level classes in the field of business, as well as other high-level classes of other topics. Pitt offers a large quantity of supplemental classes I can take in conjunction with the classes I need, so I can get a more well-rounded education from my experience in college.