WUStL VS USC? Macc

vbball90
Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:41:51 +0000

I take it that you are currently enrolled at another college? I’m 99% sure that MACC programs (as they are Master’s level programs) need a GMAT or GRE score and some previous college coursework. I don’t know how you’d apply for that if you were in high school, and I know you can’t apply for WUSTL’s MACC program until you are a college student.

If you do go to WUSTL undergrad, then I believe you are basically automatically accepted provided that you have a certain GPA (likely a 3.5) and a decent GMAT score.

I really can’t speak to USC’s program, but I know WUSTL’s MACC program is great. The accounting classes really prepare you for many different types of accounting. There are tons of classes offered in Tax and Auditing, especially.

The MACC program is a logical way to also get enough credits to sit for your CPA (for which you need 150 hours of college classes, which usually amounts to 5 years in most cases) along with a Master’s Degree.

From my upperclassmen friends who have graduated with Accounting majors, they all had little difficulty in getting hired by the Big 4 firms. Most of them ended up in NYC or Chicago last year, and 2 of my business school friends stayed in St Louis to work. All of the Big 4 firms, and the big regional ones, recruit directly on campus. I’d imagine its even easier than that to get hired if you are getting MACC and CPA.

Have you visited both campuses? The size of the campus is probably the biggest difference between USC and WUSTL. WUSTL will have smaller class sizes, and a smaller and more intimate b-school with more individual attention. I’m sure the quality of education at USC is fine, but it really depends what kind of environment you’re looking for. If you want to do things besides business (like some liberal arts), then WUSTL clearly has the edge up with the ease of flexibility and double majoring. I don’t know a single business school student that doesn’t have more than one major.