rankings vs prestige

College Majors Business Majors
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<p>waddup everybody</p>

<p>im sure everyone knows the term “prestige whores” so umm anyone wanna help me out with explaining the issue here, cuz from what i see it as, its u you to a great school like an ivy, and u get a great benifit of networking and alumni and such, or you can go to an excellent b school thats not an ivy like nyu or umich, and have less in the world of connections. i personally wud prefer goin to umich, but my parents do not…sooo im looking to counter their argument of ivy obessesion…help wud be appreciated :)</p>

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<p>Umich is a fantastic school, very prestigious especially at the graduate level. It’s considered a public Ivy, so you should be able to get a great education there regardless. And if you want to pursue business, Michigan has a very reputable undergrad business program.</p>

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<p>Firstly I think it might matter what area of business you are thinking of. Secondly it matters what kind of business you are wanting to land in and what geographic location. I mean if you are interested in say manufacturing then you could just as easily look at Purdue Krannert…a hands on practical training. You haven’t really said what your striving for. I think that might matter.</p>

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<p>finance of course, then jus like everyone else on this board, end up in IB…however i have been considering lately a plan to do finance then get a degree in law, cuz that seems to give a big window of oppertunities…but i would like to end up in new york working for a big firm…none of this manufacturing stuff and what not</p>

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<p>What you need to do is research the firms who interview on campuses you are considering. Also…there is some geographic bias regarding finance and law. I think you should find out for yourself who gets jobs where out of each school you are thinking about.</p>

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<p>yea iv been working on that…its alot easier to find info on grad schools than it is for undergrad, very few schools seem to have employment profiles of where their gradutes end up after getting their bachlors degree</p>

<p>but if u have some knowledge to share, that would be greaaat</p>

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<p>Akx, in academic, intellectual and professional circles, Michigan is considered as prestigious and reputable as most Ivies, so I would not worry about going to Ann Arbor. When I graduated from Michigan (I was an Econ major in the college of Literature, Science and the Arts), most of my classmates, myself included, were competing with Ivy League, Chicago, Northwestern, MIT, Duke Stanford and Cal students for the same jobs and the same compensation packages in top I Banks, Consulting Firms and PhD programs. I was an above average student (3.4-3.5 GPA) and I got into Columbia’s Econ PhD program and got offers from Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. Most of my fellow classmates were in a similar position.</p>

<p>Although the University of Michigan does not have overall statistics on where all its graduates go on to work after their BA/BS, the Business school has some pretty good information. Here are a few links you may find useful. Ross is very impressive…certainly one of the top 4 or 5 programs in the nation in terms of placement, especially in the IBanking field and industry and particularly in NYC. Only Wharton has an edge over Michigan.</p>

<p>LIST OF COMPANIES THAT RECRUIT ON CAMPUS:</p>

<p><a href=“Recruit at Ross | Michigan Ross”>http://www.bus.umich.edu/StudentCareerServices/RecruitingCompanies.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>TOP RECRUITERS OF UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS (there are only 300 students per class):</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentProfile/TopHiringCompanies.htm?StudentType=BBAInterns[/url]”>http://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentProfile/TopHiringCompanies.htm?StudentType=BBAInterns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>TOP FULL-TIME RECRUITERS OF UNDERGRADUATES (out of 300 graduates):</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentProfile/TopHiringCompanies.htm?StudentType=BBAGrads[/url]”>http://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentProfile/TopHiringCompanies.htm?StudentType=BBAGrads&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO REGION:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentProfile/ByGeographicRegion.htm[/url]”>http://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentProfile/ByGeographicRegion.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentProfile/ByIndustry.htm[/url]”>http://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentProfile/ByIndustry.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO JOB FUNCTION:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentProfile/ByFunction.htm[/url]”>http://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentProfile/ByFunction.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I hope this helps.</p>

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<p>thanks alot, id seen that once before i think, but looking at it again was good.</p>

<p>i cant seem to find the same kind of information from other schools for some reason…if anyone has it…that wud be GREAT so i can show my uninformed parents some hard stats…</p>

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<p><a href=“Career Development and Jobs”>Career Development and Jobs;
<a href=“Career Development and Jobs”>Career Development and Jobs;
<a href=“Career Development and Jobs”>Career Development and Jobs;

<p>That should help. I can’t seem to find the information right now, but I know the largest employers from NYU are Goldman, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, PwC, and Ernst & Young.</p>