Good Business school?

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn · 04-16-2009, 07:19 PM

Temple University has a very good business school for undergrad. They are ranked pretty high for some of their programs. He can probably get into it.

jetblk328i · 04-16-2009, 07:57 PM

i think he is really set for studying business.

yea A+ schools like wharton are out of the picture, as are most ivys i think so looking for some A-/B+ schools

ejazbmw · 04-16-2009, 09:06 PM

NYU is probably his best bet then and its really good.

Carmine85 · 04-16-2009, 09:15 PM

NYU stern school of business

dth656 · 04-16-2009, 09:45 PM

rice university in houston is well regarded. i think berkeley would be a good choice as well (but i might be biased).

barring that, UT Austin, or Texas A&M are fine as well (as long as he doesnt mind tx).

Heinzftw · 04-17-2009, 04:13 AM

Santa Clara University. Just a step below Ivy League!

BMW F22 · 04-17-2009, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Heinzftw

Santa Clara University. Just a step below Ivy League!

Santa Clara is HELLLAAAA expensive man! I looked up the master's program for business there and it's something like $40k+ a year- A YEAR!!!n Then again it's a private school.

Heinzftw · 04-17-2009, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW E90

Santa Clara is HELLLAAAA expensive man! I looked up the master's program for business there and it's something like $40k+ a year- A YEAR!!!n Then again it's a private school.

Yeah, I wanted to go there so bad. But, when my parents explained to me that 160k in debt in not fiscally possible/responsible. I shed a tear and went to community college. FML

jun · 04-18-2009, 05:17 PM

wake forest university.. #1 in academic quality!

Arustik1 · 04-19-2009, 04:26 PM

Babson

vshahv · 04-21-2009, 12:35 AM

Umich... Worked out well for me

scorcherjf · 04-21-2009, 01:36 AM

Honestly he needs to go to a school that caters well to undergraduates, do as well as he can, then top MBA programs will be within reach. A lot of the top business schools are ranked in the top because of their MBA program's reputation, not their undergraduate program.

armenh · 04-21-2009, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Arustik1

Babson

^^^ Yup best undergrad program for entrepreneurship!! Ranked as high as USC Marshall School of Business too....

yomama69 · 04-21-2009, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Heinzftw

Yeah, I wanted to go there so bad. But, when my parents explained to me that 160k in debt in not fiscally possible/responsible. I shed a tear and went to community college. FML

They're wrong. I came out of school with 160K in debt and I'm driving an E90. Doctors typically come out of school with 200K+ in debt. You think there is something fiscally irresponsible about being a doctor?

Jet335i · 04-21-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by yomama69

They're wrong. I came out of school with 160K in debt and I'm driving an E90. Doctors typically come out of school with 200K+ in debt. You think there is something fiscally irresponsible about being a doctor?

but that also depends on the degree and how it's regarded. Sure, coming out of harvard medical school with that much debt is not regarded as moronic.

but if you go to a private school in southern cali for a liberal arts degree for 160K when you could go to another school down the street for the same degree, same "degree value", for 30K, then that's not necessarily being smart about "bang" for your educational buck.

SantaPimp27 · 04-21-2009, 03:01 PM

see you can take the easy way out and just play football. i have a 3.7 and a 1920 on the SATS and i got into Carnegie Mellons tepper school of business, the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins. Football FTMFW!!

armenh · 04-21-2009, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SantaPimp27

see you can take the easy way out and just play football. i have a 3.7 and a 1920 on the SATS and i got into Carnegie Mellons tepper school of business, the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins. Football FTMFW!!

damn man congrats!! ur one talented individual!!

SantaPimp27 · 04-22-2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by armenh

damn man congrats!! ur one talented individual!!

no not even talented. i chose d3 over d1-aa just because i couldnt say no to schools like those. sports are a great way to get into a great school and you dont gotta be amazing. jus gotta look for the right schools.

Main33vnt · 04-23-2009, 01:31 PM

Pepperdine is pretty good with Business.. Im actually taking up Business right now up there

ragingclue · 04-23-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sinnet112

Try UMich. You don't apply to b-school until sophomore year, but it's a good school in and of itself in case he changes his mind.

+1

They've got a good school there.

Maestro · 04-23-2009, 03:13 PM

Someone said this, and it was kind of the route I went, I went to a state school at first for engineering and then transferred the second year to the well known Engineering school (Drexel) due its co-op program. He might want to consider this option since it does help pay the bills and come out of school with experience and connection in the working world.

I held off for a number of years then got my company to pay for me to go to Wharton for my Business Degree. They paid the majority of the bill.

Here is some other advice, I recruited students for my colleges as an alumni, and here is what the schools told me, do not discourage anyone from applying because they are not straight A's or perfect SAT score or they think they are not good enough. Yes top school look for those students, however they also look to diversify the student body as much as they can. That student might have something the school might find appealing and want in the school. Also, the people who decide who can come do not have access to the finanicals so they have no idea whether someone can afford a school. If a school wants a student they will help them find the money.

So he should apply to school he knows he can get in, and pick a few that could be a reach and get it a try. If they really want to go there set up a campus interview, this can help.

BTW, Drexel has a good business school and requires you to co-op as well so he can get real world experience while learning.

purespeed · 04-23-2009, 03:54 PM

I graduated from a small engineering school. At the same time one of my professors (PhD) quit teaching and started working at the same place.

My professor had worked at other "big name universities" while getting his PhD. I was curious how my smaller school stacked up against the big guns so I asked him. He said: " there are smart rats and dumb rats. We put the rats through hard mazes and easy mazes. When the smart rats come out of the different mazes, they are still smart. When the dumb rats come out of the different mazes, they are still dumb."

How much smarter can "the Harvards" make a person...does the IQ go up just by going there? On the other side of the coin, how many doors will a lowly ranked school open (and how big are those doors). I suspect "the Harvards" have a lot more impact for opening the big doors.

The next issue is cost and that varies greatly from state to state (and there are low cost colleges still).

But the most important issue to consider when choosing a college is their football team. After all, when you do get out into the work place, you don't want people telling you how great their life is because their team beat yours by 82 points last week.

04-16-2009, 07:19 PM	#23
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Lieutenant 112 Rep 465 Posts Drives: 1 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2 iTrader: (0)	Temple University has a very good business school for undergrad. They are ranked pretty high for some of their programs. He can probably get into it.
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jetblk328i Colonel 324 Rep 2,458 Posts Drives: X3 M40i Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central PA iTrader: (1)	i think he is really set for studying business. yea A+ schools like wharton are out of the picture, as are most ivys i think so looking for some A-/B+ schools
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ejazbmw blahhh 315 Rep 6,355 Posts Drives: 2014 M235I Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NJ/NY iTrader: (7)	NYU is probably his best bet then and its really good.
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dth656 First Lieutenant 37 Rep 399 Posts Drives: e90 330i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ASCII iTrader: (0)	rice university in houston is well regarded. i think berkeley would be a good choice as well (but i might be biased). barring that, UT Austin, or Texas A&M are fine as well (as long as he doesnt mind tx). __________________ go bears
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jun First Lieutenant 17 Rep 306 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Somewhere iTrader: (0)	wake forest university.. #1 in academic quality!
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scorcherjf Captain 29 Rep 769 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 135i [0.00]	Honestly he needs to go to a school that caters well to undergraduates, do as well as he can, then top MBA programs will be within reach. A lot of the top business schools are ranked in the top because of their MBA program's reputation, not their undergraduate program.
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SantaPimp27 Lieutenant 37 Rep 412 Posts Drives: Slow homie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jersey iTrader: (1)	see you can take the easy way out and just play football. i have a 3.7 and a 1920 on the SATS and i got into Carnegie Mellons tepper school of business, the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins. Football FTMFW!! __________________
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Main33vnt YOUNG MONEY! 113 Rep 128 Posts Drives: 2006 325I, 2008 Range Sport Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Glendale, CA iTrader: (1)	Pepperdine is pretty good with Business.. Im actually taking up Business right now up there
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Maestro Major 1058 Rep 1,268 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Sedan, 2021 X3 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	Someone said this, and it was kind of the route I went, I went to a state school at first for engineering and then transferred the second year to the well known Engineering school (Drexel) due its co-op program. He might want to consider this option since it does help pay the bills and come out of school with experience and connection in the working world. I held off for a number of years then got my company to pay for me to go to Wharton for my Business Degree. They paid the majority of the bill. Here is some other advice, I recruited students for my colleges as an alumni, and here is what the schools told me, do not discourage anyone from applying because they are not straight A's or perfect SAT score or they think they are not good enough. Yes top school look for those students, however they also look to diversify the student body as much as they can. That student might have something the school might find appealing and want in the school. Also, the people who decide who can come do not have access to the finanicals so they have no idea whether someone can afford a school. If a school wants a student they will help them find the money. So he should apply to school he knows he can get in, and pick a few that could be a reach and get it a try. If they really want to go there set up a campus interview, this can help. BTW, Drexel has a good business school and requires you to co-op as well so he can get real world experience while learning.
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04-23-2009, 03:54 PM	#44
purespeed Private First Class 70 Rep 110 Posts Drives: 67 cobra Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: texas iTrader: (0)	I graduated from a small engineering school. At the same time one of my professors (PhD) quit teaching and started working at the same place. My professor had worked at other "big name universities" while getting his PhD. I was curious how my smaller school stacked up against the big guns so I asked him. He said: " there are smart rats and dumb rats. We put the rats through hard mazes and easy mazes. When the smart rats come out of the different mazes, they are still smart. When the dumb rats come out of the different mazes, they are still dumb." How much smarter can "the Harvards" make a person...does the IQ go up just by going there? On the other side of the coin, how many doors will a lowly ranked school open (and how big are those doors). I suspect "the Harvards" have a lot more impact for opening the big doors. The next issue is cost and that varies greatly from state to state (and there are low cost colleges still). But the most important issue to consider when choosing a college is their football team. After all, when you do get out into the work place, you don't want people telling you how great their life is because their team beat yours by 82 points last week.
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