Just received my results! [TCU Honors College w/scholarship vs other schools for Supply Chain Management]

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I got accepted into TCU with a really generous scholarship and admission to the Honor College but I also got into some top 50s school but less scholarships and I did not get into the Honor College at those schools. Which one should I choose now? Would the Honor College in a lower ranking school be better or the higher the ranking is the better. Provided that I major in Supply Chain Management and TCU has a pretty good program for that too!

And can anyone give me some honest opinions about TCU, especially the John V Roach Honor College? I’m having mixed feelings rn because some people told me that the school name matters more than the major ranking and the GPA, specifically for business major but since I’m planning to attend a grad school after college I don’t know which one will be better

Thank you!

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Which other universities are you considering ?

Otherwise, how can posters offer advice on which of the school you should choose ?

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Congrats to you.

Supply chain is a hot field.

I would choose the college that is right for you - vs. the where and rank. btw - TCU Neely is very well respected for career placement - even if the rank is lower.

As for Honors - I’ll say this.

Not all are created the same. Look at curriculums and benefits - whether it’s nicer housing, smaller classes, earlier registration. My son, for example, applied for some or all.

What it won’t do is get you a job - in fact and I helped both kids fill out job apps as companies now use apps vs. resumes - there’s no where on an app to list Honors.

So if you do Honors - do for you, not for a better job.

As for TCU vs. other schools - that’s an individual call based on affordability, comfort, etc. I wouldn’t base it on this rank vs. that - especially if supply chain is the goal. It’s been a very hot field for a very long time - even if you weren’t a supply chain major.

since I’m planning to attend a grad school after college

Let’s get back to this - what kind of grad school? If your plan is to get an MBA, just stop yourself there - because you’ll need two years of work experience (at least, typically more) before a decent (say top 50) will accept you - and that’s wise.

If you get an MBA straight through - here’s an example at my old company - maybe you’d get $5K more and even that was being reviewed - was it worth it.

You save an MBA for two things:

  1. Career pivot if you are unhappy

  2. Earnings potential - for example look at solid ASU. Undergrad degree = $56K. MBA = $146K. Indiana, a top ranked business school, is not as big a difference - but still a double.

So going straight through - you lose that potential. You’re too early to decide that anyway - but assuming you mean MBA when you say grad school, just remove that thought now. If law school, top schools are seeing more work experience but you can still go straight through. And then other majors, it will be dependent on the major.

Best of luck.

Good luck.

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I got accepted to MSU, Texas A&M, Northestern, Depauw (Indiana), Indiana University Bloomington

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MSU is #1 assuming you mean Michigan and not Mississippi or Missouri.

But supply chain - still seek the right spot for you - affordability and then comfort.

All wil be great.

Northeastern a hard admit. Congrats to you on the admit. Not suggesting you attend for that reason alone.

Depauw gives great merit but doesn’t seem to fit the rest of the list. Fine school tho.

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I would say their tuition fee is somewhat affordable, provided that I’m an international student and public universities often do not give as much as the private institutions. Since most of the international students that I knew went to a grad school after graduation, I really don’t know if I should save money for that since my parents only give me a decent amount of money for my education

Even though I checked the TCU Neeley career placement rate but I heard some people said that most of those “job placements” are low-income jobs and some said that participating in Greek Life is a need or else I will have no friends and no connection with alumni, even though a lot of people think quite the opposite.

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Northeastern is my reach school tbh, I just got lucky but their tuition fees is SUPER high and I’m not sure if my family can afford to go there. Probably it will result in an excessive loan for college :') I’m mostly considering MSU and TCU since I can barely afford to go to the other schools (unless my family sell our house to live in a worse area and I won’t let that happen)

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You are international. You likely are not staying.

Today all have access to jobs as many find on indeed or LinkedIn. But as an international, you’ll need a sponsor.

No matter where you are from, spending beyond affordability is a terrible idea.

No school gives you any assurance at success.

Good luck.

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Greek life (fraternities & sororities) is big at TCU.

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If I didnt get into a frat/Sonority would I be isolated?

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At most schools, if there are social issues like isolation it’s more based on the kid. They don’t put themselves out there socially. Don’t try.

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Thank you!

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Congrats on admittance to TCU and the John V Roach Honors College! My daughter applied there as well and is currently waitlisted for the Honors College. One aspect of Neeley that we recently learned about is Differential Tuition. TCU charges an additional $250 per credit hour for any undergraduate course taken through Neeley. They estimate 70 credit hours for undergrad business majors. So this will add some cost. Just wanted to pass this along in case you were unaware.

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Thank you for that information. Is that money charged outside of the total estimated cost that TCU sent the students on the portal? And for the credit hours, I thought a BBA requires at least 120 hours, does that mean I’ll have to pay an extra $7k5 a year for my tuition fees? I have read it on the website but don’t understand how that works.

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From what I understand, TCU estimates 70 hours of the BBA degree are from classes taken in the Business School (the other hours are core classes from other schools across the university). I don’t know what TCU sent you in the way of total estimated cost, but it would be worth looking into and maybe contacting a rep from the school to ask the question.

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I just checked the website and portal again and TCU said we should add $6K to the initial total estimated cost a year. Maybe I’ll contact the admission office again soon. Thank you!

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100%. If you have to add in loans ROI goes down, and the debt hinders your freedom after college.

TAMU – is it a direct admit to Mays? And Indiana, is this a direct admit to Kelley? Direct Admits are better offers.

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I was being admitted directly to Kelley but not to Mays

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The TAMU thread speaks about how difficult it is to transfer into Mays, very few applicants a year are admitted. Check out that thread for specifics.

Kelley is ranked #8 by USNews. That ranking is hard to beat IMO (by comparison Northeastern is 47).

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How affordable is Kelley direct admit compared to TCU? Did you get into Hutton?

Honors does help because you have a personal adviser right from the start and special opportunities just for Honors students. Typically Honors forms a community that makes frats un necessary.
Plus, frats are expensive. So, you want to ascertain how much of an issue they’d be.
Email the Honors college and ask what % students are in Honors AND Greek life, whether they have a “closet” for student interview clothes or ways to help Honors students connect with alumni even if they weren’t part of a frat, etc.