<p>I’m an international senior and I’m trying to decide between BU and BMC for an Economics Undergrad. Removing finances from the equation and keeping in mind that I prefer the city, could someone please tell me/break down for me, the two schools so that I can make that final decision?</p>
<p>At the moment, I’m leaning towards BU as I prefer the “sound” of the environment but I would like to get a better idea of the two schools and the academic environment - which is better as an Econ Undergrad??</p>
<p>Also, what are the international/local reputations of the 2 schools??</p>
<p>These are nearly impossible to compare. One is maybe 1300-1500 all female students while BU is like 16,000. The size of economics departments, which is a popular major, have to be on completely different scales. You’d need to decide if you want a small, female school versus a large, diverse university. One is suburban with a traditional, pretty campus and the other is very urban. </p>
<p>Undergrad econ outside of a handful of places … beats me. Depends on your goals. If it’s to get into grad school, then you need to do well at some school & do very well on the GRE (perfect math score). You should also likely be a math and econ major. It also helps to work somewhere for a while but grad school is mostly by the numbers. And grad school is what matters, meaning top 14 program if you want top career potential in economics as a field. If it’s just for the undergrad major, I don’t know. If it’s for business school, that’s also largely by the numbers. </p>
<p>For jobs, one is so small, how can you compare? It’s a well known women’s school and very well regarded and most people would likely say it’s “better,” for whatever that’s worth.</p>
<p>I get that, I do. I know I should choose the one I would be happier in but, in the opinion of the people on this site, is BMC or BU better reputation - wise for the future? Or is there such little difference that it does not matter?</p>
<p>I do intend to work after my undergrad so availability and access to the job market will play a big role for me but for the time being I’m more obsessed with which school is better relative to each other - i.e. pros and cons of both??</p>
<p>Thank you, Lergnom, for your quick reply, by the way…</p>
<p>No one can say. Bryn Mawr is more prestigious, being an old line women’s school, but I have no idea how that translates into employment. No one does. Especially when you add in the basic issue of how well you do in school.</p>
<p>^Bryn Mawr wouldn’t be in the “National University” rankings, since it’s not a university, it’s a liberal arts college (which has its own USN&WR rankings list). On the USN&WR Liberal Arts College list, Bryn Mawr’s ranking is #25 (actually, it’s tied for #25 with Bates, Mt. Holyoke and Scripps).</p>
<p>I understand that BMC is often considered to be academically better but BU is still a good undergrad program for econ, right? Is it well recognized in the US (I know it is well recognized here in HK but I have no idea about the American market)? Assuming that I do well, of course…</p>
<p>Assuming the economy is ok, you can get a job from any reputable school in the US. The rest is up to you. Despite the publicity paid to Harvard & Yale, we don’t have a closed system or one which directs kids by level of college to level of job. Success comes from many different directions here.</p>