<p>What do you guys think?</p>
<p>I would go to USC Marshall. It’s better ranked, better connected (though each school is obviously connected more in a different region) and more respected on a national level for business. It even managed to tie its way into the top 10 last year:
[Best</a> Undergraduate Business Programs - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-business]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-business)</p>
<p>I’m not very familiar with rankings outside of the “top 10’s” but USC has managed to get a few of its majors into their respective top 10’s. Notably, their accounting program is #5 overall. However, BC does not appear in a single top 10 list.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>[Top</a> Undergraduate Business Programs 2010 - BusinessWeek](<a href=“http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/10rankings/?chan=magazine+channel_special+report]Top”>http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/10rankings/?chan=magazine+channel_special+report)</p>
<p>BC is ranked 9th overall on BusinessWeek…USC is ranked 24th</p>
<p>I dont really trust the Business week rankings… I think the US News rankings are much better… Like according to Business week… UVA and U Notre Dame are better than MIT and Penn… I really dont think that’s right.</p>
<p>the businessweek rankings are very reliable. That said, both schools are very comparable, and USC is often considered the BC of the west, and vice versa.</p>
<p>BC is slightly better, but don’t let that influence your decision too much. You should choose mostly on the basis of location since the schools are fairly comparable</p>
<p>@soccersamdude11</p>
<p>You said the rankings are very reliable… So a person should go to UVA over U Penn? Just according to the rankings… </p>
<p>Just asking, cuz from the beginning, I thought the the US News rankings seemed more realistic… </p>
<p>I am in a similar state as discussion as well… I have got into U Mich, UVA and USC… and even I am struggling over them.</p>
<p>What do you guys think?</p>
<p>damn… for ur situation, viru4, I would pick UMich over the others. First of all, UVA Mcintre has an amazing program and is constantly ranked as one of the top business schools, but its a two year program, and only 40% of the students get accepted to the business program after their second year in UVA. So, if you’re willing to take the risk, you should go to UVA, but I’d rather go to UMich Ross pre-admit since its already a guaranteed acceptance to the business program. As for USC Marshall, if you’re willing to work in the West, I would pick USC because the Trojan network in the West is phenomenal.</p>
<p>But yeah, all three of them are great, and seriously I’m having trouble deciding between the two as well :P… it’s like choosing between pork and chicken… or coke or 7up… ■■■…</p>
<p>thanks discussion… But I didnt apply to pre-admit Ross… I applied for LSA. So even in Mich Im taking the risk… lets see. I think Im gonna pick between Mich and UVA… I guess at Mich even an econs/maths degree would be good if I didnt get into Ross. </p>
<p>Btw, I got denied from BC, congratulations on your offer! </p>
<p>I think for you it really comes down to which side of the country you want to be in… west or east. </p>
<p>My cousin studied at USC for electrical engineering and he is now working for a bank. He said that if you are sure want to work and stay in california, or the west coast then USC is amazing, because of its reputation in the west and its incredible Trojan network. But he said that if you go to the good business schools in the east like BC, UVA and Mich… you will find it easier to get jobs anywhere in the country. I mean that it ll be easier for you to switch from the east to the west. But ultimately, most people want to work near New York for banks and consultancies, thats why studying in the east can be an advantage… yup, hope that helps</p>
<p>Obviously there are many more amazing business schools in the east… but i just picked those three cuz they were in discussion</p>
<p>USC will be better than BC on any ranking that is based on legitimate factors that show where the best faculty want to teach and where the recruiters are more likely to hire for top jobs. BusinessWeek rankings are a joke (just like Lil Wayne) and those rankings would be more accurate if they were flipped! BC is certainly not “slightly better” in this situation.</p>
<p>^^you’re right skittles…BC is considerably better</p>
<p>The funny part is that you actually seem to believe BC has some kind of amazing business program.</p>
<p>I would say top 10 is pretty amazing.</p>
<p>BC is better than USC</p>
<p>Yeah it is pretty amazing that USC managed to get into the top 10 on a legitimate ranking like US News that actually reflects where students get good professors and jobs, thesmart1.</p>
<p>ya ur right…businessweek’s evaluation of survery/recruiter rank, starting salary, SAT score, teaching quality, job placement, MBA feeder school rank, etc aren’t legitimate ranking factors.</p>
<p>BC>USC</p>
<p>I’m glad you see that basing a third of your ranking off of a survey of students who attend that school will clearly lead to some messed up ranking where BC actually makes the top 10 despite the fact that not a single one of it’s majors are top 10 and that students in universities BW ranked lower than them actually have priority over BC students for many top jobs in Boston itself. USC is #5 for accounting, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a USC student would be offered a spot at a big 4 office in Boston over a BC student, because I know that definitely happens with Texas students, and BW mistakenly put Texas one spot after BC despite the fact that it’s placement stats are much better, even comparable if not slightly better than Virginia, which BW ranks so highly.</p>
<p>I don’t know what sparked your insane love of BC or perhaps BW. Maybe you write for BW or maybe you’ve just never ventured outside of Boston, but there is no way BC has a better business school than USC.</p>
<p>damn… this is interesting haha… basically its BW rankings vs. US News rankings… but i’ve been researching for the past 2 weeks, and seems like USC has a more stable and powerful business program. But again, the two schools are really comparable, so its hard to come to a conclusion…</p>
<p>Well it’s nice to se that this thread hasn’t degenerated into some infantile peeing contest.</p>
<p>Here’s a reality check from someone who has been hiring college business grads for over 20 years. Undergraduate business programs are predominantly if not exclusively regional when it comes to hiring. If you want to work and live in California after graduation then go USC, their alumni network is bigger and more powerful than anything BC can come up with there. Conversely, if you want to work and live on the East Coast anywhere from Washington DC to Boston then BC is the choice, because of the strength of their alumni relations. If you go to Chicago it’s a toss up who’s stronger, but since Michigan, Indiana and Notre Dame grads have many more powerful contacts there, USC/BC will be lagging regardless.</p>
<p>As for the idiocy of rankings, just remember that rankings are a new phenomenon designed to appeal to the uninformed and inexperienced. In twenty years I’ve never had a discussion where the prestige of a school came up in discussing a candidate. In truth, we assume that anyone with a 3.4 or better GPA from a major college is capable. We never even interviewed people with lower than a 3.0 GPA. All things being equal, given a choice between someone with a 3.2 GPA from the #3 school and a 3.5 from the #15 school, the 3.5 GPA wins every time. In the real world we don’t care much about the horse, we hire winning jockeys.</p>
<p>Feel free to return to your trivial rankings argument.</p>