<p>I’m a junior and I’m interested in applying to NYU ED, but I want some other schools to apply to just in case NYU doesn’t work out.
What other schools have a similar prestige as NYU and have good business or communications programs.
I want to stay on the East Coast and don’t really want to go to Boston.
Some people have suggested Maryland Smith Business school.
How about Pitt? Are there any programs there?
Uconn?
My stats
29 on act first try-looking to get a 30 next time
3.7 gpa all honors and 2 ap’s so far
What programs are good on the east coast business or media related?
Please!</p>
<p>Fordham</p>
<p>Of the ones I think of that are near NYU in business a lot are in Boston
Boston College
Boston University
Northeastern</p>
<p>Syracuse is great for communications and also offers business. American would be worth a look as well.</p>
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If you relent on the Boston issue, I recommend Emerson for communications.</p>
<p>For business:
Georgetown, George Washington, Carnegie Mellon, Villanova, Fordham
(urban + East Coast + not Boston)</p>
<p>Georgetown and George Washington are most similar to NYU without being in Boston. Fordham doesn’t have the prestige/selectivity of NYU.</p>
<p>If you can afford NYU ED (NYU gives notoriously poor financial aid), you might also want to check out University of South Carolina. It’s far less rural than UConn, and its Bschool and communications program are well regarded (at least in state).</p>
<p>Tulane might also meet your criteria.</p>
<p>If you want the urban environment, consider both Drexel and Temple in Philadelphia. Philly is a great city, and more affordable than NYC. Temple is also a public university, so it is less expensive, even for out-of-state students. Pace has excellent business programs, and you might qualify for their Honors College. Fordham is excellent; I don’t know why others posting here have said it is significantly less prestigious than NYU. Its undergraduate business school may be slightly less selective than Stern at NYU, but the universities have comparable acceptance rates. DePaul is in a great neighborhood in Chicago, if you can tolerate the weather there. It might also be an alternative as a back-up school.</p>
<p>Yep, Pitt is going to be similar NYU. Like NYU, [it</a> is very urban<a href=“although%20has%20more%20of%20a%20campus%20than%20NYU”>/url</a>. Its [url=<a href=“http://www.business.pitt.edu/cba/]business”>http://www.business.pitt.edu/cba/]business</a> program](<a href=“http://www.coolpgh.pitt.edu/]it”>http://www.coolpgh.pitt.edu/) would provide a lot of internship opportunities right in the city or elsewhere (it now has an [internship</a> guarantee](<a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/cdpa/internship-guarantee-prep-program]internship”>http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/cdpa/internship-guarantee-prep-program) for all students). Pittsburgh is smaller than NYC or Philly, but there is a lot going on and all public transportation throughout the city is free with a student ID (and other city amenities such as museums are free with many performances discounted for students…see [Pitt</a> Arts](<a href=“PITT ARTS | Student Affairs”>http://www.pittarts.pitt.edu/)). I’d say it is definitely worth checking into and applying to.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech is located in the middle of Atlanta and has a well respected business program. Its communications program seems to be somewhat of an afterthought, but from what I can tell, the undergrad business school is very well connected with local industries, and co-ops are highly emphasized. It’s easier to get into than NYU, and much cheaper (but still expensive OOS)</p>
<p>Don’t study business or communications for undergrad, they’re hardly the intellectual challenge that an undergrad education should offer. Go with Economics or really, any other liberal arts major.</p>
<p>The University of Rochester is just as prestigiuos as NYU and may be a bit less selective and offer more merit aid.</p>