Hithle

Right, so I'm basically looking for a (business) school that's good, but perhaps not Ivy League. Somethink along the lines of Big Ten, and slightly downwards as well as upwards.

It's important for me to have an atmosphere that is not dogmatic, where the financial theores are important but not unquestioned and slaved after. Basically I look for a mix between theory and reality, as well as a tradition of sound critical thinking. This might sound obvious, but from what I've heard it seems not. A school like Chicago is renowned for it's free-market (fundametalism) bias. I'm not advocating a socialized economy, but more of a sound perspective that e.g. Warren Buffett might have as opposed to the founders of LTCM.

I also would like if the social scene was calm, but not boring. Places like Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison seems rife with alcoholism to name one issue.

Anyone got any ideas to share?

openedskittles

Berkeley - they hate free markets and pot can be very calming.

jonahrubin

You are confusing economics with business. I'm sure you can find plenty of socialists wherever you go, don't worry.