Babson Vs NYU

Hey guys,

I need help. I am really undecided and conflicted over my college decision. My intended major is Business and Management (although I also like Economics).

I got into NYU LSP (EDII, but is not binding since I didn’t get into my first or second choices - Stern and CAS) and Babson. I am really going through a hard time since I know that Babson is a very good school for business (a lot of entrepreneurial opportunities) and NYU is a very good school in general.

I would really like to know what you think about this! Help me gathering some opinions and finally decideee

ps- I also got in Brandeis, Fordham, Loyola Chicago, Indiana Bloomington, UW

If you’re into business, LSP is a terrible fit.
So, cross it out.
What would net price be for Brandeis and Fordham? Are you direct admit to the business school at Indiana and UW (and if so, what would be their net cost)?

To find net cost, do:
(tuition+fees+room+board) - (scholarships+grants) =

First thing is you need to focus in on what you want to study. If it is business, then NYU LSP and probably Brandeis aren’t great fits. If you are not sure about busienss then Babson probably isn’t a great choice as it really is a business driven school. Are you in the b-schools at the other choices?

Babson is really well-known for business, very well-respected, and its proximity to Boston makes it excellent for doing internships during the academic year (as opposed to just the summer).

Did you get into Kelley at Indiana? That’s also an excellent business school.
Which UW are you talking about? There are several states that start with W, and even here most people either mean Washington or Wisconsin.

What are your costs? Are you in-state for either Indiana or UW?

Also, the settings for these schools are quite different. Babson is a great business college but it’s also a small liberal arts college with just over 2,000 undergraduates. It’s going to be a close, tight-knit community with smaller classes but also fewer classes and clubs and things to join. Some people love that, and others would rather be in a larger environment. Brandeis is also pretty small, with just over 3,500 undergraduates. Loyola Chicago and Fordham are more medium-sized, and UW and Indiana are both large public universities. Also, Indiana is in a small college town that’s pretty far away from the nearest large city; unless you are in Kelley, you may find it more difficult to find academic-year opportunities to intern than if you were in Boston, New York, Chicago, Seattle or Madison.

If it were me making the choice - if my Indiana acceptance were not to Kelley AND Babson was affordable for my family, I would choose to go there. If your Indiana acceptance is to Kelley then the decision would be a bit more murky, I think. Brandeis is also an excellent school and if you were undecided about business or wanted to explore some other options, then I’d strongly consider that, but if you were deadset on business them I still think Babson is an excellent option.

@juillet Yes, I got into Kelley at Indiana.

As for setting, I love NYU; and that’s the reason for which I applied ED there.

Honestly I thought about business as a major because it leaves many “doors” open: I like economics a lot too.

A thing that I forgot to mention is that I am also 80% I will go to law school. Do you think that this changes things?

I am an International student from Italy (but I live in Singapore)

I am really confused! thank you for the answers

I would say forget NYU, if you’re planing on attending law school.
Unless you have an unlimited budget, you’ll want to save the money!

Why are you not posting net costs?

Because I don’t have problems with money. I luckily come from a very wealthy family, and I prefer to chose the right fit between my options than thinking too much about money. (Although I got a -small- scholarship at Indiana, Loyola and NYU)

Why do you think that NYU is not good if I want to attend law school?

In terms of their economics faculty, NYU seems to have among the country’s strongest.

(“US Economics Departments,” IDEAS.)

NYU is a perfectly fine choice if you can major in an area of interest, have unlimited funds, and want to go to law school. Go and have a great experience there.

Oh, okay.

I meant forget NYU, if it’s unaffordable. You would want to save that money for law school. If you have unlimited funds, it’s a great choice!

NYU’s Liberal Studies Program is from their website: LSP is NYU’s two year associate’s degree program that offers admission to selected students from the applicant pools of other NYU schools, and guarantees a transfer into those schools if the students meet certain requirements and a minimum GPA threshold.
Most people go to law school in the country where they will practice law, exception being if you get into a top US law school whose reputation wil follow you anywhere.
Lay out your long term goals and understand that you can go to law school from any major. If your family has a big business and they want you to run it having a law degree from the US to fully understand the legal side of doing business there, that changes the equation.

LSP gives you no choice in courses ; it’s an associate degree where students have required classes to be brought up to level nyu regular admits (and are thus sheltered in the lsp until deemed ‘ready’.) It is for full pay students who don’t qualify academically. It’s not worth the cost.

Babson if you’re going to do business (location, alumni, small setting)
Brandeis if you’re undecided.