<p>I know that the top Undergrad schools for business are wharton and stern and what not but what happens if you go to a not so prestigious business school like wharton?</p>
<p>Does graduate school weigh more?</p>
<p>Why isnt there much on graduate school and the rankings for business grad schools?
I only see undergrad b-schools ranks</p>
<p>Is the major emphasis on Undergrad? Basically how exactly does the system work for someone pursuing finance and lets just say going to Boston College.</p>
<p>There is far more emphasis on ranking MBA programs than ranking undergrad business programs. Try reading proper publications like the FT, the Economist, etc instead of USNews and BusinessWeek.</p>
<p>I have no clue what you are asking but it is far more important to get into a top MBA program than it is to get into a top undergrad business school.</p>
<p>But isn't it true that getting in a top MBA program has a lot to do with your work experience? It'd be easier to obtain if you went to a top undergrad business school right?</p>
<p>Yeah, that's why going to a top undergrad school is an extra step to success. Makes your chances of getting internships and work experience even higher than second tier colleges, etc. Plus, it helps getting into a Top MBA program. But I'm def not saying that going to a second tier and lower will disadvantage you a lot; it's just tougher to get into the MBA program you desire most.</p>
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<p>Yes.</p>
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<p>Statistically, one is more likely to gain good work experience coming from a good undergrad institution. Keep in mind though that most graduate business school students do not have an undergraduate degree in business (for instance, at Harvard MBA, only 25% do).</p>
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Of course, Elite undergrad business + Elite MBA > all
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<p>I agreed with your first analogy, but once a student is in an MBA program the undergrad degree means very little (may provide some more connections, but that is about it).</p>
<p>"Keep in mind though that most graduate business school students do not have an undergraduate degree in business (for instance, at Harvard MBA, only 25% do)."</p>
<p>VectorWega, then what undergrad degree do the 75% of students have? is it better to have an undergrad business degree, or major in something else for undergrad.. say.. math?</p>
<p>Undergrad major means very little. What matters is the post graduate work experience you attain. Majoring in math and working as an Ibanker would be seen no differently than majoring in Finance and working as an Ibanker. </p>
<p>If you majored in fashion design and then produced a great career in the fashion industry, you would have an advantage over everyone else because of your unusual career path. However, such a path would be no different than if you majored in business and then produced a great career in the fashion industry.</p>
<p>As for majors, everything. Engineering and economics are popular ones, but there are students from all different backgrounds.</p>
<p>oh ok, thanks. work experience. i've heard that.
1) usually work for how long after undergrad before going into grad school?
sorry for all the questions, i'm trying to figure out what i wanna do/which colleges would be best for what i want to major in.</p>
<p>2) which undergrad major is the "easiest" to find a job with?</p>
<p>what if the career ur pursuing is not business?
i'm looking to go into a law school. here r my equations...lol</p>
<p>feel free to plug in the bigger than/small than signs</p>
<p>mediocre undergrad school (say...Rutgers new bruns) w/whatever major + elite grad law school ____ elite undergrad schools w/same type of major + same elite grad law school</p>
<p>which side weighs more in terms of brighter future job opportunities in the law field?</p>
<p>about the work experience thing...what if your job has nothing to do with business? Like doing biomedical research or chemical engineering? Why would those work experience matter? Work experience in a field like finance and management makes more sense to me.</p>
<p>Top MBA programs are looking for people with work experience related to business. That is why getting an undergrad in something business-related is more beneficial then, say, English, because it would be easier to find that valuable work experience.</p>
<p>gonna take a stab and say that 75% of people at top MBA's came from top 20 ug schools, most of which do not have a ug business school: HYPSM, Dartmouth, Duke, Columbia, Brown, UChicago, etc. Students from these schools are most represented for great work experience. That's just my guess from what I have gathered on these forums.</p>
<p>Which brings me to ask the question, if you happen to go to a top-20 school w/ an business school, and you major in business, are you at a disadvantage for getting an MBA?</p>
<p>The best placement into finance and elite management consulting:</p>
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<li>Harvard, Wharton, Princeton, Stanford</li>
<li>Yale, Dartmouth, MIT </li>
<li>Stern, Penn, Columbia, Duke, Williams, Ross, Haas, Northwestern</li>
<li>Brown, Chicago, Amherst, a few others.</li>
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<p>Most of these are not UG-business. The best path is to be an econ major at a USNEWS top 12 or so school or if you do UG business go to Wharton, Haas, Stern, Sloan, or Ross.</p>