Major is political science or economics and desired outcome is top law school or (less likely) consulting job and business school.
I think Furman is a fabulous school and my son is really considering it. The only difference I see between Richmond and Furman is if you want to study business, which my son does, Furman just doesn’t have the same reputation and connections as Richmond. I think for any other major there isn’t a strong difference.
That said, I don’t think we’ll strongly consider Richmond unless he receives a merit scholarship.
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I don’t think there’s a big argument for choosing Richmond over Furman for Politics or Econ. And Greenville is cooler than Richmond in my humble opinion.
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Then save your money.
- Furman or Richmond or for that matter Frostburg State or Radford aren’t going to make a difference for law school - yes, even top - but a top LSAT score (and GPA) will be needed. And you’ll need money to pay for law school - and $160K sounds like almost 2 of the three years paid for!!
Consultants come in all flavors and will happen from both but less likely the McKinesey/BCGs/Bains of the world - and it depends what type of person they’re looking for. I’d give Richmond a slight edge here - but more likely due to the b school than poli sci or econ.
I put both career outcomes below although you can ask the schools for more detailed info.
But these two - I suppose because US News says Richmond is ranked higher, you can quibble on that - but if’s better, it’s like a 93 in the class instead of a 92, etc.
Save the loot!!
I won’t say Greenville is better - that’s personal preference - both are neat cities but Richmond (or Furman) are not in the city.
Good luck.
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Furman was the best decision I’ve ever made. Unlike my roommates, I wasn’t valedictorian of my high school class. I found Furman a challenge, and I didn’t even take things like Chemistry. One thing I’ve found over the years is that most people pay way too much attention to stats like acceptance rates. All the people I know who wanted to go to grad schools were able to. I’m just thinking this as I write it, but check this out. I had 2 roommates who went to law school, one was U of FL, one was Vanderbilt. By the way, the Florida guy was accepted by UNC and Harvard, but he and his sister, brother, and dad all went to FL Law. Ok, my other 2 roommates…one went to Med College of GA, and had his pick of fields, so he became a very successful Ophthalmologist. As far as $$ is concerned, the last one got a NSF grant and went to GA Tech. He stopped after his Masters and ended up at Amazon.com, taking stock options in lieu of a larger salary. You can guess the rest, but I’ll just say he retired at 38 years old when he was only 3/5 vested. I’ve done pretty well myself in business, and live on a lake. Here’s the best part though, those guys are my best friends to this day, and we met at Furman. I think this story is close to the norm at Furman. Stats just don’t tell the whole story. I don’t know if maybe a lot of students just don’t apply unless they think they can get in or what the explanation is for the acceptance rate, but I wouldn’t trade the Furman experience for anything. You won’t think about these stats another time once you start college. Make your decision based on the experience of others, and not just on acceptance rates. All the best…
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This is definitely not an accurate current representation. I have a senior at Furman.
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