<p>Ok guys, I have realized that the place I really want to live and attend school is Boston!!! As many of you already know I will be applying as a transfer student for next fall. So far my list includes Boston U and Northeastern, but from what I have been reading on the boards, it seems that these schools may be out of reach for me. Are there any other schools in Boston with decent business programs? Anyone know about Suffolk? I just want to apply to enough schools so I have as great a chance as living in Boston as possible. Please suggest more decent business schools in Boston. Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>two business-focused colleges, not in Boston, but in the suburbs:</p>
<p>Bentley College (Waltham) and Babson College (Wellesley)</p>
<p>Suffolk is ok, I think. They have commercials and advertisements, which is a little weird, but I know a few kids applying there. Definitely look into the UMass system. I don't know how much it costs out of state, but they have pretty good faculty. I have heard over and over again that Boston U is overrated and not worth your money, just so you know. Northeastern is good. Some names from the top of my head: Babson, Bently, Emerson (it's half business, half performing arts). There are quite a few others but many are in suburbs.</p>
<p>Mount Ida in Newton (just outside of Boston) has a business program and would be more of a safety school.</p>
<p>U Mass - Boston would also probably be a safety. Deadline for transfer applicants for Spring semester is Jan. 1, so it may be an option to consider instead of the interim step of Monmouth. Here's a link to their business program: <a href="http://www.management.umb.edu/undergrad/undergrad_about.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.management.umb.edu/undergrad/undergrad_about.php</a></p>
<p>I'd also take a very close look at Marite's suggestions of Babson and Bentley.</p>
<p>gibson - while Bentley and Babson are in the suburbs, they are not "isolated." I went to Wellesley, where Babson is, and I spent TONS of time in Boston/Cambridge. marite would know if Bentley is as easy a trek into the cities as Babson, but I'm guessing that it is. They may both be a little selective for your current stats, I'm not sure. Just wanted you to know that being in Boston suburbs can also accomplish your goal of being part of the Boston scene.</p>
<p>carolyn, umass-boston has only horrible reviews on studentsreview.com, also i think suffolk has a slightly better reputation if it did in fact come down to one of those schools.</p>
<p>gibson, I forgot your exact stats, but I know that you are at Lehigh. I think that you can do much better than Suffolk. Its strength is business though. As far as Babson and Bentley they are both primarily business colleges. Bentley offers free transportation into Boston, but I do not think that Babson does. In the college guides students do complain about the isolation without a car and the expense of getting into Boston. There seems to be a big work ethic at Babson b/c the workload for the first 2 years is intense. Some students claim that Bentley is more balanced between work and fun. Both are good for business majors as is Northeastern and Boston U. Suffolk I do not think guarantees housing for all 4 years. Housing in Boston could be expensive. I have a relative that teaches at Suffolk. He says the kids are nice, but I know little about it otherwise. If you have some questions, perhaps I could ask him. He does not teach business classes though.</p>
<p>UMass-Boston may be a commuter-only school (not sure). It's in an extremely dangerous area and I wouldn't advise renting an apartment there just to go to UMass. (Dorchester).</p>
<p>Boston U is huge (both # of students and campus size) with lots of hustle & bustle and a city street and subway (T) line running right through it. I think BU has about 5 stops on the T.</p>
<p>Northeastern is in a not-so-desireable part of the city, but is close to the Museum of Fine Arts, Gardner Museum, Fenway Park (Should have put that first!). I would recommend living in NU on-campus housing, rather than an off-campus apartment for safety reasons. I went there (20 years ago) and felt like Student #29458798 funnelling money into the coffers. Bursars office was a nightmare. Advising was nonexistant. TAs taught almost every class and barely spoke English. I hope it's changed!</p>
<p>BC is another choice, but can be tough to get into. BC has its own T line and it's a straight shot into the city (once you get through all the BU T stops!)</p>
<p>I know you want to be in Boston, but it's most important that the school is a good fit for YOU!</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, you have good stats, though you may not have done so well at Lehigh. I believe that transfer applications are due later than regular apps, so focus on getting good grades for the first semester.
BU and NU are both rigth in the city and should be doable for you with your stats, although it's always difficult to know with transfers. Both have improved tremendously since 30+ years ago. NU, for example, used to be largely a commuter school; in recent years, it has built dormitories. The general area has improved also. I don't know how good their business programs are but I know they have some great faculty members (Robert Dallek, Elie Wiesel, Ha Jin at BU, for example).</p>
<p>If you are not set on being IN Boston or in a business program, BC is a good school, and is on the T (green line). Tufts is another great college, located in Somerville (Davis Square T stop on the red line, two stops from Harvard Square). Brandeis is further away, on the commuter rail that takes you straight into Cambridge (Porter Square, one T stop from Harvard Square in one direction and Davis Square in Somerville in the other).</p>
<p>You're showing your age, Baseballmom. I'm not even a resident of Boston and even I know that the area in which Northeastern U is located is a "hot" part of town. Lots of redevelopment. And the new dorms and enhanced campus at NU is award-winning. I've been there on many ocassions and not felt and dread.</p>
<p>As for UMass-Boston. It's next door to the JFK library. I've visited there. Besided being isolated on a peninsula surrounded by water, what's dangerous about it? The UMB academics are another matter entirely. I've never heard anyone complain about personal security at UMB.</p>
<p>The main problem at UMB is slight offerings because of really dismall financial support (and cutbacks) from the state. And the Governor didn't like the former President of the school, so UMB had few friends in higher places.</p>
<p>A few comments:</p>
<p>"I have heard over and over again that Boston U is overrated and not worth your money, just so you know."</p>
<p>I have never heard that from someone who's actually been through the business program and I doubt that you have.</p>
<p>"I'm not even a resident of Boston and even I know that the area in which Northeastern U is located is a "hot" part of town."</p>
<p>While I would agree that NU isn't is a particularly terrible part of Boston, it is definitely NOT in a "hot" part of town. It's about 5-10 minutes from Newbury Street, but that's about it. </p>
<p>Fenway is also near BU, not NU.</p>
<p>"Robert Dallek, Elie Wiesel, Ha Jin at BU, for example"</p>
<p>Don't forget Robert Pinsky!</p>
<p>"Both have improved tremendously since 30+ years ago. NU, for example, used to be largely a commuter school"</p>
<p>BU was once a commuter school, as well.</p>
<p>"Brandeis is further away, on the commuter rail that takes you straight into Cambridge"</p>
<p>Brandeis has a bus that takes students to the Mass Ave Bridge (Boston side).</p>
<p>I would also recommend looking into Bentley as a possible alternative, though it is farther outside of Boston.</p>
<p>ryanbis-I used to live on the fens and I could hear the crowd roar at Fenway when someone hit a home run. I'd consider that close, but it's ok if you don't. Ok, I admit it took about 10-15 minutes to walk to Fenway or Kenmore Square. Maybe BU is a block closer.</p>
<p>Lake Washington-Like I said in my post, it's been 20 years since I was a student. The danger at UMass isn't ON campus, it's getting to and from. The Ashmont line isn't the safest, or at least doesn't feel as safe to me as other parts of the city. Would you walk around Dorchester alone at night? I certainly wouldn't! </p>
<p>I'm not trying to win a contest, just sharing wisdom and experience!</p>
<p>"And the new dorms and enhanced campus at NU is award-winning."</p>
<p>BTW-what awards did they win?</p>
<p>Ryanbis, I am a high schooler in MA. Trust me, I know tons of kids at BU and adults who have gone there, though I don't know which programs they were in specifically (and never professed to know). But I have heard this from friends who go there, adults who went there, relatives who are professors in Boston, etc. One woman very close to me went to BU for music and had a wonderful experience.</p>
<p>The area around Northeastern IS rapidly gentrifying. To the southwest, across the tracks, one gets into some tough neighborhoods within a few blocks, but the northwestern boundary of the campus is, indeed, a great neighborhood. </p>
<p>Anyone who thinks NU is in a bad area would probably consider any urban school to be in a bad area, for gosh sakes. Either that or they've not visited for a long time.</p>
<p>Northeastern is in a safe neighborhood. People pay a LOT of money to buy houses and condos near there.UMassBoston, is not even in a neighborhood really (it's on a peninsula with the JFK Library and Mass State Archives), and even if it were in the nearest Dorchester neighborhood, it is a safe one, albeit a working class one. It's just an OK school, no housing. You might look into Lesley College in Camberidge, I know thjey have some managemnt programs. Suffolk isn;t a bad school but is not well known outside New England. They ahve a terific location on Beacon Hill. Pick your school based on true facts about the school, not on what someone says who was in Boston 20 years ago. I have been here my whole life and 2005 isn't 1985. This is Disneyland now. The only place you don't want to go to college in Boston is in Egleston Square and I don't think there's a college there.</p>
<p>NU's area is definitely on the upswing but it is close to some sketchy areas and walking around in the NU area late at night is definitely requires awareness of risk. My friend's son was just mugged at knife point walking home in that area - he is a 3rd year student at NU. That said, do not discount NU because or it's urban environment. Like any city, one has to learn to take precautions and be proactive - NU is constantly improving and intends to improve it's business program in particular. My BIL has been the CEO of several corporations (engineer turned MBA, turned executive, turned entrepreneur) and prefers to hire NU grads since he finds the COOP program and the academic training produces business and engineer grads who are steps ahead of other grads. Babson is highly regarded around here for business, and Bentley is catching up. I am not sure how Tufts and Brandeis fare as business schools. I know that Brandeis runs buses into Boston daily and on weekends.</p>
<p>I'd keep a close eye on BU and Bentley because BU is a city school and has benefitted from the city explosion like NYU and USC. It will rise very high and Bentley has something no one else offers - a business education stressing technology combined with top accounting/finance and comp. information systems majors. It will rise very high and has become tough to get into.</p>
<p>Bentley runs a bus into Boston on a regular basis.</p>
<p>My son attended a high school which is adjacent to UMass Boston and graduated just a couple years ago. Every year they had a couple incidents of muggings, etc. while kids walked to the the T Station. I would not call it one of the most dangerous areas of the city by any stretch, but you are in a city and have to be aware of your surroundings. I would not walk around there alone at night. UMass Boston does provide a shuttle bus to the T Station.</p>