Transfers fall 09

[Pyar]

<p>I posted this in this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/646936-rank-these-good-but-not-elite-biz-schools-give-me-advice-3.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/646936-rank-these-good-but-not-elite-biz-schools-give-me-advice-3.html&lt;/a&gt; and I thought it would be helpful if I copied it over here because it answers your questions.</p>

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I am currently a student at Bentley and I have to say while reading through this thread that there are some outrageous stereotypes about Bentley.</p>

<p>Bentley is not a “drinking” school or one where you just need money, not the brains to get through. The course work is very rigorous and intensive. The largest class I’ve been in was probably 30 students, but most of the time the classes are around 20 students or less. Classes are very discussion based, with Professors constantly talking about real world applications. There is an emphasis throughout the academics in integration and creating relationships between courses. In addition to the business majors, a large percentage of the students on campus also pursue a major in Liberal Arts. The liberal arts majors are tailored to each student’s own interests in which the student can choose courses from almost all the academic departments. Then in the senior year after the coursework for the liberal arts major is done each student has to do a culminating project in which the student reflects on the 8 or so different courses that student took and how they created a meaningful unity throughout their college career. </p>

<p>The job placement from Bentley is excellent. I am constantly surprised by the number of recruiters that are coming on campus from large, very well known companies. Career Services actively helps all students secure at least two internships while they are at Bentley and then help them to get a job once they graduate. Every week I get a list of internship and job opportunities from them. They go out of their way to help students.</p>

<p>People in the thread also talked about the hill on campus. Although the hill can sometimes be a pain to walk up it is not as bad as people make it out to be. Bentley campus is very beautiful, and I’m not saying that cause I am a student there, I keep hearing it over and over again from students and parents who visit the campus.</p>

<p>The technology that Bentley provides to its students is amazing. We all get laptops in our freshman year and have wireless internet throughout the entire campus. The Trading Room is amazing, and it just doesn’t just sit there either, I’ve used it for many of my classes for research. Often the trading room is full because there are so many students eager to use it. Bentley’s Center for Marketing Technology is also unparalleled. There students have the ability to run focus groups, interviews, and create and sent out surveys. The amount of software available to students is huge. But if I had to just pick one thing out of Bentley that I think I like the most it is probably the library. The library was just recently rebuilt in its entirety in 2006. There are so many capabilities for research in the library and there is such nice couches and an art gallery.</p>

<p>Bentley is also current renovating/rebuilding the cafeteria and part of the student center and there are constantly other construction projects going on. The Dana Athletic Center is awesome as well. It is a state of the art facility where even a scene of the movie The Game Plan was filmed. The dorms are pretty nice on campus, there is also suites and apartments on campus. Students are pretty much guaranteed an apartment senior year and may get one junior year as well.</p>

<p>Overall I have to say that Bentley is a great University. Although there may be some faults like the hill, and less national recognition than other larger schools, Bentley more than makes up for it with its caring administration and many opportunities to excel. Our new President, Gloria Larson, is constantly engaging students and she can be seen walking around campus talking to people. I’m not sure you can say that for other presidents at other schools. I know I am pretty biased, but I tried to give a picture what its like to be a Bentley student. I know that all three schools are great so it just depends on what you want out of your college experience.

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