<p>With the understanding that D is not interested in business, so my knowledge is limited I’ll tell you what I do know and impressions . . . Foster is very hard to get in to. It is the name brand school in the area. They do admit some students straight to Foster form HS and in our experience these have been very high stats IB, DECA, etc. kids who applied to Penn etc. but did not get in. Business school at Western appears to be practical, serviceable, vocational business degree. Again, this is from looking at web site but I do not have hiring experience etc. I can’t imagine that a student would pick Western if they could get in to Foster, though. On the flip side, in this area Foster would be a boost but Western would not elicit disdain. Maybe there are some hiring managers around on the thread who could say. Fairhaven is the design your own major, former commune portion of Western. I would say that it is perfect for a student who is drawn to that ethos but wants (or parent wants) more options available for traditional offerings and majors. Our neighbor who is at Western/Fairhaven and loves it originally thought that Hampshire and Marlboro were her dream schools.</p>
<p>Again, take the business impressions as just that - I do not have direct experience with the B School at Western (BIL is Foster grad, though).</p>