BaddyCaddy09

Out of these schools that all offer great business schools and the traditional college experience, which one has the best business program for undergrads? Which one will give you the most job opportunities after you graduate?

And if you graduate from one of these schools, are any of them good enough to surpass the regional barrier for jobs afterwards?

Economics/Finance Major, by the way.

***EDIT***
Throw Boston College in that list as well.

BaddyCaddy09

38 views and no response. Hm.

Bump.

JHB619

The best way to figure this all out is to visit each school and see which one appeals to you the most. See which one you could see yourself at for the next 4 years. Every college prospect has their own personality.

I would say, however, that Berkeley will be the best school for you in terms of going outside the region.

flyingllama

well, i'm pretty sure berkeley would be #1. michigan would probably be #2 by a slight gap, and then I don't know about the others. cal is awesome!

BaddyCaddy09

Hmm. Any other thoughts/opinions?

kmzizzle

depends where u want to work. Michigan would be last - hate that weather

BaddyCaddy09

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creamgethamoney

1. Berkeley: Slightly better than Michigan in every possible way (the college town, athletics, weather, etc.)
2. Michigan: Ross is really, really good, but I'd rank Haas slightly better.
3. University of Texas: It's has as good of a rep as Harvard in Texas (which has a strong economy/a lot of jobs), the weather, college atmosphere, etc. is all very good
4. USC: Good program, but a step behind all the others.

The thing is, I hear that a lot of people have problems getting into Haas or Ross after 2 years, so before rushing into those schools, I'd say make sure you feel confident that you'll get in, or that you at least can get an econ degree from those schools.

BaddyCaddy09

"It's has as good of a rep as Harvard in Texas"

What sort of rep does it have outside of Texas?

shadowplayer

Those are all great schools, but being from an upper-middle class family in Southern California (read: conservative) Cal Berkeley is not an option (not by my choice) and I know that I would never survive the weather in Michigan.

Where I live University of Texas is very well respected, but that may be because so many Texans live here. Needless to say USC is very well regarded in California while Michigan is "that place where it is cold and they make crappy cars".

VectorWega

The Harvard of Texas comparison was bad (on another forum, someone compared UT-Dallas to the MIT of Texas..lol..*** does that mean?). If you can get into BHP then UT is VERY STRONG. Otherwise, Berkeley or Michigan are better.

Even so, you can do well from any school, and hopefully you can figure out which one is the best fit.

BTW, I don't think Michigan is getting enough respect on this thread.

creamgethamoney

^lol I guess that was a bit of a strong comparison, but my basic point was that Texas has a very strong economy (I think a lot of people outside of the south really overlook that state...it has a TON of jobs, especially in the energy industry of course), and UT has a very strong reputation in that state. If you say that you are a Texas Longhorn, people in that state will instantly respect you (just as people tend to instantly respect Harvard grads, which is where I got that poor analogy from lolz), so if you want to work in the south, I really think that a degree from UT is as good as any of the elite private schools.

rjkofnovi

Michigan is the strongest if you want to head to the Northeast. Hass and Ross are equal and Ann Arbor is a great college town! Btw, Berkeley is NOT traditionally better in athletics than Michigan.

creamgethamoney

http://worldinspiration.files.wordpr...stokke_cal.jpg

you were saying...

BaddyCaddy09

"if you want to work in the south, I really think that a degree from UT is as good as any of the elite private schools."

That goes back to my original question. What sort of rep does it have outside of Texas, or "the south?"