Susquehanna University

bxian
Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:38:14 +0000

We looked at Susquehanna and its business program 2 years ago. It was one of D’s top 2 choices, but she ultimately chose to attend Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia instead. D attended a one week summer program at Susquehanna for students interested in business. At the time, it was funded via a grant from Toyota Corporation and was very reasonably priced. D enjoyed it. After the program ended, she was in touch with several Susquehanna students who served as dorm advisors. All of them were very excited about returning to campus in the fall.

We visited the campus 3 times-once to get an initial look, once so she could attned the summer program, and once to attend an open house program in the fall of senior year. We were impressed by the interactions between faculty and students. The President of Susquehanna came over to my daughter and spoke to her during the Open House. When D said hello to the head of the Business Department, he immediately brought her over to the faculty member who was in charge of the summer program the following year and solicited her input on how they could improve the program.

D ultimately decided to stay a bit closer to home and attend St. Joe’s. She and I still feel that Susquehanna also would have been a good fit. The AACSB accreditation is a good thing to have (and many business programs at smaller schools do not have this designation). You may want to look at the Susquhanna website for information on their London term abroad program for business majors.