<p>is business at uiuc good?
i kno they have the best accounting program in the nation
but what about other business programs?
i'm asking this b/c i heard my friends saying that uiuc is famous for its engineering but i thought they had decent business programs as well
is uiuc business bad or good?
how bad/good are they? and please compare them with other business schools i'd appreciate it
thanks~</p>
<p>well It is rated 12 for undergraduate business in USNews. I would say it is decent. But then, Im not official. :)</p>
<p>Unquestionably it is one of the best schools for undergraduate business in at least the Midwest. I'm pretty sure it was ranked number 1 or 2 in the nation for Accounting and number 2 in finance. It does pump out the most accountants than any other university though.</p>
<p>It is not number 2 in finance. That is Stern. Its not in the top 5 programs for finance ( i think)</p>
<p>its 12th?? i thought it was top 10...</p>
<p>my friend borrowed my USNEWS, thast why i forgot... all his fault</p>
<p>o well, got in atleast!! ^.^V</p>
<p>UIUC business overall is good, but not yet great. The accounting program is the standout program for the college of business. You shouldn't focus too much on rankings though. A better idea is to determine what sort of job you think you want to get after graduating (I know that's probably hard to predict right now, but developing some sort of direction is very useful). Once you have your ideal job in mind, find out if the top companies in the industry you want to work for actually recruit at U of I. I can't stress this enough. The variety of companies that comes to recruit at U of I is much more important for you as a prospective job seeker than the ranking of the business program. This is simply because it's somewhat more difficult to get an interview spot with a certain company if that company doesn't specifically recruit at U of I. </p>
<p>So let me give you an idea of what I mean. Let's say you hypothetically want to get a job in management consulting. You then do some research on the top consulting firms, but then you find out that only two or three of the top 20 or so consulting firms actually recruit at U of I. This could be a problem. Of course, there are still many ways of landing jobs with companies that don't specifically recruit at U of I, but it's definitely more difficult. </p>
<p>Okay, so with that said, I'll elaborate on the sort of companies that recruit at U of I. In general, U of I does a decent job of attracting recruiters from some top companies. Seeing as accounting is a top program, the Big 4 public accounting firms and smaller accounting firms recruit heavily at U of I. Major corporations such as GE, P&G, Johnson & Johnson, 3M, etc. also recruit at U of I for positions related to corporate finance, accounting, information systems management, and others.</p>
<p>JP Morgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Banc of America, and Citigroup are major ibanking firms that recruit at U of I. </p>
<p>Bain & Co., Accenture, ZS Associate, Bearingpoint, Deloitte Consulting, and Navigant Consulting are the major management consulting companies that recruit undergrads at U of I.
Note: As in my previous example, there are a lot of great management consulting firms that don't specifically recruit at U of I. </p>
<p>Not to bring U of I down or anything, but youll find that a larger variety of ibanking firms and consulting firms recruit at Northwestern University, UChicago, and UMich </p>
<p>I'm pretty sure this was an information overload, but I assure you this info is pretty useful in the grand scheme of finding a job after college. Most of the stuff I've written will make a lot more sense once you get an idea of the sort of job you really want to pursue (especially if you look into the difficulty of getting jobs in management consulting and ibanking). I hope this helps.</p>
<p>wow thank you so much harri
this is the answer i was looking for
so i guess i was just too obssesed with this "ranking"thingy
and it really does make sense to me when i read your answer
thank you that really helped</p>