Downtown Business Magnet (DBM)
The Downtown Business Magnet (DBM) was the first magnet at Downtown and is the largest, with approximately 45% of the school's population. The magnet emphasizes everything to do with business, including: Accounting, Business Organization, Corporate Management, Sales, Entrepreneurship, careers, international relations, and the use of technology in business.
For those desiring to further delve into the business world, the Academy of Finance (AF) provides an excellent way to explore careers through summer internships with the world's top accounting firms, including Deloitte & Touche and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Business students, as well as those in the other magnets, are encouraged to apply to the academy in the 10th grade, as the two-year program begins in the 11th grade. Here, students are taught proper business etiquette, how to do well in job interviews, and are frequently taken to business luncheons with partner accounting firm Deloitte & Touche, where the students learn how to network. They also take College Accounting, business economics, and other special Academy classes, including an accounting class for credit at the University of Southern California their senior year.
The Business Magnet has been adopted by Citibank, CIT Group, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
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