College plan.. St. Peter's College.. Any advice?

Y4NK335
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:28:54 +0000

EDIT: Realized this may be in the wrong forum. Sorry.

OK. Well I have been offered 16K of the 38K (tuition + room/board) a year for St. Peters College in Jersey City, NJ. It is a very small Jesuit college of about 3000 students. I have been wanting to go into pharmacy with a minor in business for a while now. I have recently changed my mind and decided I want to try focusing on just business. Now that I am done applying to all my colleges I am stuck with the few I chose so now am trying to pick one for business. Out of the schools I visited I think I like St. Peter’s the best overall even though it is not the hardest academically to get into.

I have recently visited the campus and liked the atmosphere as well as the fact it is only 10 minutes from NYC, which can help with internships…

I was planning on attending this school to obtain a BS in one of the business majors then go on to receive my MBA at one of the top tier schools if my GMAT scores help me qualify.

One of their top majors is business, and they seem to be a decent school.

If I obtain my degree and maintain a very high GPA does it matter what college I went to before applying to business schools for my MBA?

Will I be at a disadvantage if I go to this smaller school that is not ranked highly when applying to business schools?

My dream would be obtaining my MBA from NYU Stern but I know it is one of the elite schools.

My overall plan seems to be:

-Go to SPC for my 4 year bachelors in an undeclared business major. Try to keep my extra curricular activities high, a good GPA, good all-around student.
-Take my GMATs
-Apply to a few top 50 schools in the northeastern region of the U.S.
-Obtain my MBA

Does this seem like a viable plan or not a good idea to go to this school?

Just wanted to know if anyone had any advice, or if they have attended/are attending SPC. Thanks