When applying to an undergraduate business program, does one have to apply to a certain school that’s part of a university (i.e Wharton, Stern. Dyson)? Are these applications looked at separately? Is the acceptance rate for a business school branch of a university generally lower?
Depends on the school. Like for stern you have to apply separately and it is harder to get into than NYU overall
It all depends on the school. Notre Dame for example you enter the business school as a sophomore after completing core studies.
Acceptance rates for popular programs like business will likely be lower.
A lot has changed with respect to job prospects and schools that were go-to schools in the 1980s are no longer.
Also, the pendulum is starting to swing back to Economics majors rather than business.
If you plan on getting an MBA, don’t major in business undergraduate.
Is it significantly harder?
@bigshrimp yes it can be. My son’s friend did not make Mendoza with a 35 ACT and coming from a Catholic school with a 50% acceptance rate at ND. He is majoring in Economics instead.
Cornell does want to know your major (AEM Dyson), and they allow you to put down a 2nd choice major. Since Dyson is in CALS then you are applying to CALS with AEM as your major if you want to attend Dyson. My D did not put a second choice because if she were not accepted into CALS Dyson then she would have looked elsewhere.
So in short, if you would like to attend Dyson than yes you must declare it on your app. They accept about 100 freshman and about 100 sophomore transfers per year, I believe. If I am not mistaken Dyson AEM graduates about 230 per year. Very selective program about 8% acceptance rate, which is lower than the school as a whole. Some programs at Cornell are more selective and AEM at Dyson is one of them.
I wonder what the numbers are for Wharton, Stern and Georgetown’s McDonough? Size of class? Acceptance rate? Freshman admits? Sophomore transfers?
The best business programs for undergrads are ND, BC, Wash U, Cornell, Bucknell, Indiana, Richmond and Michigan. Let me add Wake Forest as well.
Could I get into the business schools of those universities with a 4.2 GPA and 2100+ SAT?
I would say ND, Wash U, Cornell and Michigan will be very hard.
BC is very hard as well but you have a better chance.
Bucknell, Indiana, Richmond and Wake look solid.
Others to consider would be Lehigh, Emory (hard), Georgetown, Villanova.
Closer to 2200 the better.
What do prefer in terms of campus? Social life? Fun?
I plan on taking the SAT again to raise it. If i get it to 2200 and apply early decision, would it be enough to get into places like NYU Stern, BC Carroll, Michigan Ross?
Are you out of state for Michigan? NYU if you can pay 75k yes and don’t ask them for a penny,
BC I think you have a great shot.
ND Mendoza I doubt.
Nationality?
Yes, out of state for Michigan.
I thought NYU was only around 50k?
Michigan will be hard for business as OOS.
Lololol NYU??? Not a chance. Figure at least 70k and no aid.
For the money Indiana is a steal. If you are low income and get into the others you could do well. BC is a full need school and the campus and experience are amazing.
Does anyone know what stats would be required to get into the World Bachelors in Buisness program @ USC?
As in Grades, SAT scores, extracurriculars, etc?
@BatesParents2019 What’s OOS mean?
Out of State.
Is the 4.2 a weighted gpa or out of 5? What is unweighted?
4.2 unweighted GPA. Not sure what it’s out of, the highest attainable GPA at my school is around 4.4.
Unweighted: 3.9, however I didn’t take honors math or english my freshman or sophomore year, moved up to honors level junior year (will this negatively affect me?)
So the 3.9/4 is the unweighted? That’s pretty good! I think a 2200 would help you quite a bit with Some of those schools.
3.9 UW, but not all of my classes were taken at the highest level until Junior year