SUNY Binghamton Accounting vs. TCNJ Accounting program NJ resident

euve69
Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:13:56 +0000

@Rich44 I have done a few years of research, yes a few years!! That is the shame with alot of these schools. An average 16 or 17 yr old, heck, even an 18 yr old will not dig deep like we would to know that if you do not get into the SOM directly, it is hard to transfer. The average kid says, yea I got into BING. I say, big deal. Like you stated, if you do not get into the SOM directly and cannot transfer later on then you have to take Economics? That is BS!! Then if you do not want to do that you have to transfer. That stinks especially if you like the university. If you hate it, then transferring is not a big deal obviously.

I say this to all high schoolers out there. If you want to do something in business at BING, whether it be Accounting, marketing, bus admin etc, when you apply as a high school sr, DO NOT PUT A SECOND OPTION!! That is correct. I know it is hard to do since it is all or nothing but here is my take. Bing likes to be a bit elitist so if you put down a second option, most of the time that is what you will get. Harpur or another school within Bing. Now, if you are a brilliant student or extremely extremely bright and know you will get a 3.5-3.8 gpa in your freshman year, ok, go for it. But I personally would never want to put that pressure on myself. Heck, go to Albany, or Buffalo or Baruch. They have excellent excellent business programs with great recruiting. There are many other schools as well such as ST Johns, Fordham, Hofstra ect that have great accounting programs. Do not buy into the hype of bing!!! Do not get me wrong, Bing SOM is a great school. However, the pressure to get in is just too much in my opionion.

Force BING’S hand when you apply as a high schooler. Let them say no, but do not give them an easy out to say, hey, you got into harpur, and with a little bit of hard work you too can get into the SOM. Please, save that crap for someone else. Yes, students do transfer in to the SOM. I am not saying it is impossible, but the odds are stacked against you.

If you have good grades, in high school and good act or sat scores, go for it. Yes, make it all or nothing. At least if you do not get in, a student can go to another excellent excellent business school such as TCNJ and know that if they do get in, they can start studying business.