<p>Why restrict yourself to a small school (1,000-17,000 UG) if you are not going to be there until your junior year? For a two-year program, you will be spending most of your time in the business school.</p>
<p>The University of Michigan, for example, only has about 300 students in their UG business program. Is that not small enough for you?</p>
<p>Wow a lot of hatred towards UConn! What the matter wolves, didn’t get into UConn business? I’m interested in hearing your reply…</p>
<p>I don’t have hatred for UConn at all, I nearly applied to there, and I don’t think it would have been difficult to get in, as it was a safety school and they were offering me scholarship $$$. I just felt that the strength in their programs (business was one of them I was considering) wasn’t as strong as other schools I was considering, so I dropped it from my list. I didn’t think I would have as good of job prospects out of that school as I would at other ones. It’s not nearly as difficult to get in there as other business schools i’ve been accepted at, not that I think difficulty of admission shows the quality of school. UConn isn’t ranked in the top 50 for graduate business according to US News, it’s undergraduate program is ranked 57th, and it’s not strong in any particluar specialty.</p>
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<p>Thanks. Do you have the complete list for finance too???</p>
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<p>Firstly, what you tend to forget is there are nearly 1500 business programs in the country. 400 of them are AACSB accredited. If UConn business ranks #57 that is really good. Secondly, US News and world report is based soley on a survey that less than 50% of respondents reply to. If you have ever taken a stats class in college you will know that that is a poor survey. I mean one year they are #53 and the next #66! Come on! The MBA rankings for US News are a better indicator for business programs, but even that has its faults. Business Week is coming out with a ranking that will be much more accurate for undergrad business programs. I am even sure that will have its flaws. Example of flaws in most of these rankings:
Villanova has an awesome business program, but is ranked like number 90 in US News. Go to their website and go to career services and look at the firms that recruit there.
UConn’s business faculty are amongst the best in the world. A study performed by the North Texas University put their faculty in the top 50 in the nation.
If you go to a top say any 100 undergrad b-program, your school will have good recruiting. What you will eventually realize is that it is what you make of your college experience. Unless you go to an ivy, the curriculum for most of top 100 are basically the same. You need to learn to be humble. If you believe that your school is better then fine, but to say that another school is not good just to make yourself feel better and someone else feel bad makes you look really bad. Lastly, for some like myself who got into schools like GW and Syracuse for business, and couldn’t afford to go there have only UConn as an option.</p>
<p>UConn offers two tracks in Marketing, one in professional selling in which you earn a certificate (well known program), and the other is general marketing. UConn’s marketing program, I am not sure, is well known for marketing as it is for its other programs. The Accounting program is among the 35 to 40 schools in the nation listed as target schools by the Big Four. Management dept. was just ranked #3 in the world by the AMA I believe. MIS is among the top 30 in th nation. The Finance dept. has the #6 ranked Real Estate program, and #10 Risk Management program. Also, I should note UConn has, in my opinion, the most beautiful business school in the northeast.
UConn’s b-program is not easy to get into…their gpa to get in as a fresh is like around a 3.5 or 3.6. To transfer in from another university it is like a 3.5, and to transfer in while a student at UConn is like 3.2 or 3.3</p>
<p>I applied to six schools for undegrad business. I am a transfer from upstate ny. I know Cornell is the best choice but which others are the best as far as recruiting and well known:</p>
<p>Syracuse
University at Buffalo
Binghamton
UCLA
Cornell
RIT</p>
<p>I am also thinking about the following schools, which are the top among these please?</p>
<p>UMiami
Purdue
Fordham
CUNY- Baruch
Bc
Texas
Manhattan
St. Johns</p>
<p>What do you guys think about Bryant University???</p>
<p>Good school, but I think that you can do better</p>
<p>If you need a merit scholarship, I think Bryant gives a generous sized merit scholarship to 25% of its students. Since their sat mid-range is 490-570v, and 520-610m, I think you would get one of these scholarships. Also, it is 15 minutes from Providence, which is nice.</p>
<p>try Bentley or babson instead</p>
<p>Agreed, but those schools are more expensive. If you need merit aid, Bryant is a good choice. Bentley’s COA is over 40,000 (maybe 42,000). They offer fewer merit scholarships, and if you get one, it will probably bring the cost down to 3,000 less than Bryant’s sticker price. I believe that Bryant offers 25% of their students merit scholarships.</p>
<p>I dont know much about business schools, but the University of Notre Dame is 8,000 undergrads and is well-known for business (although I think that recognition may come mostly from the graduate program). However, it would be a bit of reach for you with your grades and your SATs and doesn’t offer merit money.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your replies. Do you think I could get into CUNY- Baruch College???</p>
<p>I think it is possible, but I don’t think that they have oncampus housing. Check it out b/c someone posted that there is some (perhaps on another cuny campus, but I have no idea).</p>
<p>Bowling Green State University
Michigan State University
Purdue University</p>
<p>Yea, there is no housing at all. I would have to find a roommate somewhere in the city.</p>
<p>Towson has a decent business school. It is midsized, and has small classes (max. is 32/class for most. There are a couple of cores that get large, but just a couple).</p>