<p>I’m torn between Cornell and UVA for business right now. UVA is ranked number two for business, while Cornell is ranked number 14. But Cornell is an Ivy League school ranked number 12 overall, while UVA is a public school ranked number 24 overall.</p>
<p>Which school do you think I should pick, and which would be most beneficial in terms of reputation, academic excellence, quality of business education, grad school admissions, and getting a job?</p>
<p>Getting a job, Cornell. Business education, UVA.</p>
<p>A few things to pick apart on your post (to the OP):</p>
<p>…Cornell and UVA for business right now… ranked…ranked…ranked…ranked</p>
<p>Forget about the ranks! Potential employers know that both schools are prestigious and pump out highly qualified graduates.</p>
<p>The overall rank of the school is much much less important than how your networking skills, especially in the business field. Also, if you’re into business, you better be thinking about an MBA. Again, since both Cornell and UVA are strong, going to either school shouldn’t really affect your chances of getting into strong MBA programs.</p>
<p>Once you do obtain your MBA and initially set out to find a job, no one will care if you went to UVA or Cornell. They’re going to see where you got your MBA.</p>
<p>EDIT: and we all know that ranks are very very subjective and that no single method is anywhere near perfect ;)</p>
<p>If you like hot weather go to UVA. If you like cold weather go to Cornell.</p>
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<p>I agree with this. However, where you go for undergrad can affect what job you get out of college. What job you get after college will affect the quality of the MBA program you get accepted to. That being said, there is not going to be a huge difference in job opportunities between the two colleges.</p>
<p>Both beautiful, mid-sized, prestigious. Variables in which there is much difference: weather, & % of NY/NJ folk. If having people gripe about how much better NYC is than the local town bugs you, then UVa would be a bit better. (Note to NY/NJ students at colleges across the countrry: give the “NYC is better than _________” a rest, OK?)</p>
<p>Two other (probably minor) issues:</p>
<p>At UVa, the business program is an upperclass program. You cannot be admitted into it as a freshman. You have to apply to it during your sophomore year, and it is possible to be turned down. If you don’t like this, UVa might not be for you.</p>
<p>At Cornell, the business program is located in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. This does not mean that business students have to actually study agriculture; they don’t. But the science requirement is more extensive than at some other colleges and includes a year of general biology. If you don’t like this, Cornell might not be for you.</p>