<p>I really want to study some kind of combination of finance/marketing/accounting in college but still have a very strong math background.
I’m pretty good at math (3-time AIME qualifier, many other math contests) and I know I want to be able to set myself apart from other business grads after college.<br>
I live right near Purdue and both my parents teach there so it would be very cheap to attend with scholarships. Krannert at Purdue has an industrial management major, which I guess is more technical than normal management. I want to either do that or the very high-ranked industrial engineering program (but still eventually get an MBA) if I go to Purdue.</p>
<p>I’m not sure my chances of getting into Wharton, UT BHP, or the business program at UNC, all of which I know are very good.<br>
I have a 2270 SAT (800 CR, 790 Math, 680 Writng) Is writing considered at these schools?
5s on AP Exams for both Physics C tests, CompSci A, and Calc BC.
community service, 4.0 GPA unweighted, 2 offices in clubs, all-conference and varsity letters in tennis, and my school doesn’t rank but I would be tied for 1st.</p>
<p>I know being out-of-state puts me at a disadvantage at getting in to UT and UNC and also makes tuition pretty high. Do I have a chance at getting scholarships/OOS tuition waivers?</p>
<p>Would it be better to get an engineering background at a good engineering school like Purdue or go directly into what I really want to study which is finance/marketing at another school?
What would be the best choice:
Purdue engineering, or UT/UNC/Wharton Business?</p>
<p>You “really want to study” finance/marketing. First of all, marketing is a joke major that doesnt require any math. That said, Purdue has an excellent engineering school, but overall it is not as good as UT or UNC, or for that matter Penn. BHP is really hard to get into, but you have a decent chance at it…seeing as there is only around 100-150 kids in it each year. UNC already is tougher to get into than UT, plus the fact that you’re OOS hurts (I’ve heard getting into Duke OOS is easier than getting into UNC OOS, in SOME cases). Wharton’s in a whole nother league. It cant hurt to apply to all of them, but right now I would say Purdue engineering with the industrial engineering program, which is very good. Purdue and UT engineering are virtually equal, it just depends where you wanna work after graduation, obviously the Midwest would be good with Purdue, vice versa with UT and the South/Southwest.</p>
<p>Getting into Duke doesn’t matter if you are from NC or not, it’s a private school.</p>
<p>I think engineering followed by an MBA sounds like a great idea with your skills; just don’t live at home or it will be too much like high school. There are some pretty amazing scholarship opportunities for women in engineering; I think Purdue is not the only place you could go without having to pay for very much.</p>
<p>I grew up “right near Purdue”, too (wonderful Delphi, IN) and have a BSEE from Purdue – but I knew when I applied I wanted to be an electronics engineer, which I still am, 27 years later. </p>
<p>So my advice is: Follow your passion. Don’t major in engineering unless you think you might actually want to be a working engineer, because life may leave you in that spot, and because a lot of the people in your classes do. </p>
<p>Consider whether you’ll be miserable and when you find yourself required to take thermodynamics and material properties classes, or when you have to do problems in “customary” units…</p>
<p>If you are interested in finance or marketing you should definitely major in business. You would be wasting your time going into engineering. As for Marketing being a joke major, I wouldn’t agree and would say that it is a matter of perspective. Many engineers would consider finance to be a “joke” major. However, in the end, the joke is really going to be on those who choose to pursue the more difficult path rather than following their passion.</p>
<p>By the way, UT-Austin does NOT consider the writing portion of the SAT.</p>
<p>Actually, if i can recall correctly… they are gonig to for FALL '09</p>
<p>I’d say go with wharton unless you really love UT, and I mean really love UT. BHP is just a notch under wharton I’d say only because wharton is a bit more well-known outside of texas, and is definitely more prestigious internationally if you’re into that. But if you get into BHP, you’ll definitely go places, and probably further in Texas (as compared to wharton), so don’t sweat it if you don’t get into Wharton. I’d rank these schools as Wharton > BHP (slightly) >>> UNC >>>> Purdue. </p>
<p>As far as stats, you obviously have a shot, but who knows with admissions today? You might want to look into UMich-Ross. That’s easily a step above UNC Kenan-Flager (spelling?) and is probably on par with BHP.</p>
<p>Good luck man.</p>
<p>You will be able to learn more from your classmates at Wharton than those at BHP. That said BHP is an excellent program and is easily the premier Honors program at UT, as in they actually give you a leg up in the recruiting process over regular business majors. BHP will get you into finance, accounting, whatever, regular McCombs, you’ll have to definitely work harder to get those same elite jobs. UNC is on par/a tad better than UT in regular business, but BHP is definitely better than UNC business.</p>