International Business

fleagle10
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:59:16 +0000

IB and Finance were two of my majors, so I think I may be of help. International Business is an outstanding program with amazing professors, plenty of study abroad options ([News - Darla Moore School of Business](http://moore.sc.edu/news.aspx?article_id=362)), really interesting classes (I took Globalization, Competitive Strategies for Developing Countries, Cross-Cultural Negotiation, International Finance, International Marketing, and Business in Europe), and most of all, great students. I never ceased to be impressed by other IB students, given the variety of languages, majors, cultural backgrounds, study abroad locations, and now career paths. International business is not really a function like Accounting or Marketing; rather, the major helps you work in whatever field you choose in an international capacity. The program is ranked #1 for a reason- students go on to work for big time firms and to study at very well-ranked b-schools, law schools, and PhD programs.

I can tell you that most Finance majors at USC go on to work for one of the banks in Charlotte (Wells Fargo, Bank of America, BB&T), one of the investment firms, or in slightly rarer cases, investment banks. If I were you I would look less at the rankings than at the companies that recruit at each school and where they are recruiting. Can you see yourself living in Atlanta, Charlotte, or DC? You can certainly work in other cities (many do), but these are where most USC grads seem to be moving these days. I have no idea which companies recruit at Ohio State, but this may help you imagine where you might be headed after college.

A big factor should be the Honors College, which this year is ranked #1 in the country by Public University Press. Class sizes are so much smaller in the HC that you may never be in a class bigger than 20 or 25. It sounds like mega classes may not be as big an issue at OSU, but they are at most schools. Since as you said neither USC or OSU are Ivy League schools, the key is to be toward the top of your class so you can compete for the best jobs offered to graduating seniors.