Hi everyone! I was recently admitted into Boston College’s CSOM as well as Washington in St. Louis’ Olin Business School. A lot of discussions and articles have led me to believe that the two are pretty similar, but I am still a bit unsure as to how they compare both for business and their respective colleges as a whole.
With that said, how do you feel Carroll’s rankings, prestige and overall academics stack up to those of Olin? Does it place well for jobs after graduation? Are financial and accounting firms recruiting on campus? What are your thoughts on Boston College versus Washington in St Louis outside of business?
I completely understand if there is a slight bias towards Carroll in this group, but any advice or insight that you could provide would really be appreciated! Thank you in advance!!
Check out the user profile. The poster is very active on Cornell, UNC, and Bucknell boards among others. Very little time spent on BC’s board.
To jeets7’s question, many financial services firms, consulting firms and corporate finance-related firms recruit on campus. For accounting, the Big 4 and many regional firms come to campus. About 85% of CSOM students have a job by graduation (a number I got from Career Services a few days ago). Both are obviously very good schools. Visit both and see what you think. You certainly can’t go wrong at either school. 19 more days until decision day Best of luck to you.
BC is an awesome place to spend your next four year. If you decide to go there, you’ll be so happy you did.
It’s both for for the skills you’ll learn in CSOM, and more importantly, how BC enables you to grow as an individual, something few schools come close to.
@jpm50 haha how was my comment naive, i literally said its my opinion. two of my cousins graduated from WashUU and one of them was in the Olin Business School
BC and Wash U both have excellent undergraduate business schools. If you aspire to work at a Big 4 accounting firm, or in an entry level finance job, you will have roughly equal opportunities at either school (assuming you do well academically).
The campus cultures are radically different. BC students are primarily from New England and NY/NJ. It is a Jesuit school, so the substantial majority of students are Catholic by faith or at least cultural upbringing. The students tend to be on the “sporty” side, with a majority having played varsity sports in HS. There is a strong service/volunteering spirit, but the campus is not very political. Wash U, on the other hand, is a politically active campus, with a left of center orientation. Wash U does not have Div I sports, so there is no “game day” culture. Demographically, Wash U has a very diverse student body, with a significant Jewish, Asian and international population. Generally speaking, there is more intellectualism and less fun at Wash U. These are obviously generalizations and there are exceptions on both campuses. One is not “better” than the other, but the 4 year experience and your peer influences will be very different.
Only significant in that WashU has a higher % of Asians, but fewer Hispanics. The White pop is 55% v 59%, not too different.
Both schools are awesome, and will get you where you want to go. But neither has a ‘national’ business school, in that I mean both place extremely well locally, but neither name will carry much weight on the West Coast.
As an aside, the Big Four accounting firms recruit everywhere, so no real difference there. Both send students to Wall Street.
Go for fit, here. No bad choice, unless one is a lot more expensive than the other.
Best of luck to you.