Pepperdine VS. UC Riverside!!!!!!

carolyn
Thu, 07 Apr 2005 08:40:49 +0000

Wharton is considered the best undergrad business program in the country. Almost impossible to transfer into. NYU Stern is very good, but also takes limited transfer students for the business program. Did you apply to either of these programs?

Your best bet if you want to transfer would be to try to transfer into USC. Frankly, I think Pepperdine’s business program is probably just as good as USC’s, although USC’s may be better known internationally.

Another thing to consider in making your choice between Pepperdine and UCR: PEpperdine uses the traditional 2 semester academic calendar (fall and spring semesters). UCR is on a quarter system, which means you have shorter semesters (about 10 weeks I believe) and do a fall, winter, and spring semester each year (You can go to summer school at both colleges). Some people prefer the longer 2 semester schedule because they find it less stressful, others prefer the quarterly semester because it moves quicker. You end up with the same number of credits in the end, but take fewer classes each quarter (typically 3 or 4 vs. 5 or 6 in the 2 semester program). Just another thing to think about.