<p>So I'm currently a freshman at Penn State University (at the Harrisburg campus for now, but will go to University Park to finish up my degree) and I've applied to Bentley and Binghamton as a transfer student for the fall. I've already gotten accepted into Bentley, still have to hear from Bing. But let's say I get in, what do you guys would be the best overall choice? I live in New York City and I think I plan on stay there for a while after I graduate. All the schools are pretty much the same distance for me but in different directions. </p>
<p>I'm thinking Bing would be the best choice since it would be the cheapest and it is highly recruited from from the Big Four, is it not? But I feel like I would be missing out on the private college campus life and the nice close setting of Boston. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>As for recruitment, I would bet that both Bentley and Binghamton are about equal. You would probably get more accounting firm partners recruiting from NY at Binghamton and more from New England at Bentley. Overall though, it probably is about equal.</p>
<p>One thing that you should consider is the economic climate that we are in. State universities are generally making much bigger cutbacks in programs and in offerings than their private school counterparts particularly if it is decent, in-demand private school. You should evaluate what is going on at Binghamton.</p>
<p>Whistleblower notes,"private schools also offer more minors. Taxguy had like four minors because they let him work it into his schedule. "</p>
<p>First, Whistleblower you know little about me; thus, don’t comment on what you don’t know</p>
<p>Secondly, I attended public universities. Although I have been a huge fan of public universities in the past, I have also seen many of these same schools ( such as the California state schools and a number of other state schools) have large and significant cutbacks,which has made me rethink the value of public schools these days.</p>
<p>Thirdly, I only had multiple minors because I changed majors after two+ years and NOT because the school simply allowed it, although I would bet that if you go to a school long enough, you can get multiple minors from any place. </p>
<p>If you are going to comment, at least comment on something you know about and is correct.</p>
<p>hmmm, there is a lot more to think about than i had thought. the tuition for bing is $6,761 a year while bentley’s tuition is $35,828. taxguy, i know you are kinda familiar with bentley, but i don’t know how much you know about bing, but do you think that bentley would be worth the extra $30,000 a year?</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t know about Binghamton and , thus, can’t comment. However, I would doubt that any school, even one such as Bentley,which I really like, is worth an extra $30,000 more per year PLUS inflation increases on the tuition. This becomes particularly true if you have to incur substantial debt.</p>
<p>honestly, as far as public schools go, i’d take the likes of michigan, ucla, berkeley, virginia, or north carolina over the regionally known private schools any day. even the economy, especially in michigan and california, is down the gutter, those schools are still pretty amazing in terms of the overall prestige. and people, this is before we talk about the tuition. the last thing i want to do is spend $30K a year going to a small private school (unless it’s a top school) to not find a job in this economy.</p>
<p>Taxguy, I guess Whistle believes that all your posts are a fiction. Almost in every post, he says something about you. He wants to become famous as you are, by using your name.
Whistle, can you finaly explain us what you want from taxguy?I am very curious :)</p>
<p>Toshtemirov, I believe that Whistleblower is just plainly jealous,which is very odd that anyone would be jealous of a poster!</p>
<p>I also changed my majors 180 degrees from majoring in physics, and of course having a minor in math, to that of accounting and having taken some finance and economics as part of the change. He obviously doesn’t believe that anyone could or would do it.</p>
<p>In fact, he didn’t even believe that I was a well known author until I private messaged him him the titles of the books that I wrote.</p>
<p>Finally, I did misspeak in some threads noting that some of my credentials were majors instead of saying “Minors.” I probably should have clarified it more. Oh well.</p>
<p>Bottom line: my attitude is that I am NOT all knowing, contra to what most folks think. Much of what I state are simply my opinions.However, I do have a lot of knowledge about a number of educational topics, especially since I was a college professor. Moreover, as a tax lawyer, I have met a LOT of successful folks and have learned a great deal about what it takes to become successful. Let folks judge me for my suggestions and not on my typos.</p>
<p>Oh, this definitely isn’t believable at all, but I wasn’t going to press the issue. But now that you mention it, how ironic it is that you switched from Physics to accounting so that you wouldn’t have to get a Ph.d., and yet here you are with a juris doctorate!</p>
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<p>taxguy, you never mis-spoke and said that your minors were majors. You’ve been saying that they were minors all along. I don’t get what you’re saying here.</p>
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<p>It’s just that the 2-3 econ and finance courses you were required to take weren’t enough to constitute a minor. You would have to take an initiative to get those minors, and I don’t see you doing that when you had switched from Physics and were probably just trying to graduate in four years. You’d have to go way out of your way for the econ minor.</p>
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<p>But taxguy, accounting is harder than Physics, and both fields are quantitative.</p>
<p>See Toshtemirov, Whistleblower is a form of stalker. However, he is more akin to a “reverse stalker” who has to constantly try to promote negativity. He is probably a regular poster who recently formed the Whistleblower name to promote this type of activity. I am simply going to ignore him and add him to my ignore list.</p>
<p>so gobluecpa, would your suggestion for me is to stay in penn state? i know penn state has one of the largest if not the largest alumni, so i would think recruiting from there would be a good amount? i just don’t know how easy itwill be to get a job back in NYC. also if i were to go to University Park I would be paying almost $28,000 and i think that would be a bit much for a state school</p>
<p>While i do go to Binghamton I am neither in the School of Management or an Accounting major. However everyone over looks Binghamton. Business week has its undergrad Accounting program as two in the nation overall, NOt public, not northeast, not value, overall. Im a sophomore but no many people who have graduated or are seniors. ALL that have decent grades got jobs from Big 4 or the next level down in firms such as Grant Thorton and Moss Adams to name a few off the top of my head. The business school overall is 48 but accounting 2 here is the link: [Undergraduate</a> Specialty Ranking: Binghamton University - BusinessWeek](<a href=“http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/04/0410_bschool_special_undergrad/49.htm]Undergraduate”>http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/04/0410_bschool_special_undergrad/49.htm)</p>
<p>yeah that’s why i applied to binghamton. but it seems like nobody ever talks about bing when they’re referring to accounting, which i find kinda strange</p>
<p>Business Week’s accounting ranking doesn’t really make much sense. Yeah, it says Bing is #2, and you’re right that it’s certainly not the #2 public, or northeast or value, but it’s also certainly not the #2 target for big 4 hiring or #2 most sought-after employer of accounting professors and researchers or really any ranking other than the strange list that BW somehow came up with.</p>
<p>Personally, I think Binghamton is talked about at least as much as it should be. I would stay at Penn State if I were in your shoes, if only because the extra cost to attend Bentley is probably not worth it.</p>
<p>it is a HUGE target school for Big 4. The big 4 recruit HEAVY there. I have friends at Penn State ya a few of them got jobs but not many. At my High school there has been 1 kid that got denied from Penn State (University Park). Its sooo easy to get into. My friends that went to Penn state a few got rejected at Binghamton. Again Im just going from people i know, and obviously i know more about Binghamton. I know they are always recruiting on campus, doing different events. I no zero about Bentley I honestly barely even ever heard of it so i can’t comment on it. But between Binghamton and Penn State. Binghamton NO BRAINER. I got into Penn State Business School but not for Binghamton but i decided to go to Binghamton anyways. (I wasn’t planning on Accounting im into Finance) In New York Binghamton gets the 2nd most recruits to the big 4 behind NYU.</p>
<p>well i still haven’t heard back from bing yet, but i think i should have gotten in, i had a transfer GPA of 3.72. i think it would be the better choice just because i would be more likely to get a job in NYC, even if it isn’t from the big 4, and it would be a WHOLE lot cheaper. i guess i gotta just wait to see if i get in first i guess</p>
<p>well i didn’t get into bing sadly =/ so do you think it’s better to stay at Penn State or go to Bentley? I’m pretty sure i’ll try and transfer again next semester</p>