Thx for the responses. I am still deciding and it's been about 2 months now ... I still dont know my decision .
What if I'm trying to transfer to NYU after my freshman year? BU has a really good college experience, but i want to stay for my family , i think it will change a lot once I leave , and i would rather stay 4 years at a college near my home to be with my family.
How is BU ranked in terms of business at SMG? finance especially... is it considered prestiguous or a typical education?
Average salary isn't a good reason to deny a school......Baruch and BU have a Large student body thus there will be extreme lows and highs....however that doesnt represent a student with drive and one who will study and get a good GPA (3.5+) personally I know of a few from Baruch that recieved much more than 49K
I graduated from Baruch 30 years ago with a GPA in excess of 3.5. I had firms chasing me with dinners, play tickets etc. Trust me, if you do well at Baruch, you will have no problem getting offers.
I'm not saying Baruch isn't a good school. It's a great school for business. But my friends that goes there say it is like high school again. If you went to a public high school in New York City, then all you are going to see is a whole lot of students from your school and other public high schools around the city. That might not be a bad thing but a lot of the people I know that went there ended up transferring.
If you want to transfer to NYU you will need a very high GPA especially if you are applying freshman year. You might need a 3.7 or high. If you are in the city then might as well just go to Baruch if you are planning to transfer. So you don't have to pay all that tuition at BU.
I know that the average starting salary doesn't mean all that much. But it does say something about their job placements. But you guys are right, I shouldn't look too much into it.
A big part in getting a job is networking, if you think you can do that better in Baruch then thats where you should go.
Other than having a more usual "college experience" that you would get at BU, Baruch is the better place. It is located in NY. It has LOTS of job connections because of that. It is about one half the price as BU. If you are from NY, it is one-sixth the price of BU. Manhattan is a kick-ass town to be a student in. New York City is an incredibly vibrant place and maybe even more than Boston. Baruch is not only a better choice than BU but may be one of the most underappreciated gems here on CC. Sadly, it doesn't even have its own forum here.
If I go here, I wan't to have big 4 offers coming out of my ears... I'd guess I will have a 3.5+ because it's business, and I would be interested as hell in it.
baruch has a popular 5-year b.s./m.s. accounting program. the big four firms are always recruiting students from there. all you need is a good gpa. honestly, how hard can that be? you are practically guaranteed a job. just study and don't fool around. you cannot go wrong with the cpa track program from there. good luck to you.
and yes, at $8k out of state tuition is a steal. the education you receive from there is worth $20,000+
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What if I'm trying to transfer to NYU after my freshman year? BU has a really good college experience, but i want to stay for my family , i think it will change a lot once I leave , and i would rather stay 4 years at a college near my home to be with my family.
How is BU ranked in terms of business at SMG? finance especially... is it considered prestiguous or a typical education?
If you want to transfer to NYU you will need a very high GPA especially if you are applying freshman year. You might need a 3.7 or high. If you are in the city then might as well just go to Baruch if you are planning to transfer. So you don't have to pay all that tuition at BU.
I know that the average starting salary doesn't mean all that much. But it does say something about their job placements. But you guys are right, I shouldn't look too much into it.
A big part in getting a job is networking, if you think you can do that better in Baruch then thats where you should go.
If I go here, I wan't to have big 4 offers coming out of my ears... I'd guess I will have a 3.5+ because it's business, and I would be interested as hell in it.
and yes, at $8k out of state tuition is a steal. the education you receive from there is worth $20,000+