<p>Hello everybody! I was just wondering if I could get some feedback on whether or not Brown is a good school to attend if I were to go into a career in business. I know that this amazing school has stellar economics and international relation programs, but will these fields of study be enough to get me into a top graduate business school? The reason I started this thread is because I really have my heart set on Brown (and yes, I know it is highly selective and the chances of getting in are slim) because of the open curriculum and the social opportunities. I want to be able to explore other areas of study and be self-motivated in my personalized studies. I would really like to know if there is a business path in Brown’s undergraduate studies, if the school has the ability to prepare its students for a graduate school of business, and ultimately if these studies can lead to a successful career. Any responses regarding this topic from students of the past or present would be much appreciated. Cheers!</p>
<p>Yes, many people at Brown go into business school after. Most B-schools prefer that you work a few years between college and applying, so that will also figure into whether or not you get in.</p>
<p>In terms of undergrad business study, there is a concentration called BEO (Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations - [BEO</a> Concentration | Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations](<a href=“http://brown.edu/academics/business-entrepreneurship-organizations/beo-concentration]BEO”>http://brown.edu/academics/business-entrepreneurship-organizations/beo-concentration)). I know many people also choose to concentrate in econ or applied math.</p>
<p>Thank you very much bruno14! That’s exactly what I was looking for.</p>
<p>Yes. If you’re looking for a great academic degree that will lead you to Business School than Brown is a great choice. If you’re looking to GO to Business School (which imo is a kind of trade school, like art school or tech school or welding school (no offense to welding…i love welding! lol), then I wouldn’t seek out Brown because it’s not as career, end-game oriented. </p>
<p>You can go to Business school from almost any school. Certainly any prestige college will be sufficient for a prestige business school. What they will care about aside from your gpa is your GMAT and the work experience you are bringing to the program and your letters of recommendations. You might be looking at business school after 5 or 10 years of working into a managerial position. You wouldn’t get one right away, no quality program will take anyone without experience and no one would hire you without any. One of the most successful young MBA’s I know (not that I know very many, lol) had an engineering degree and worked in technical sales for a few years before getting promoted to management and having his company pay for his top tier MBA. Read the MBA forum, I’m not familiar with it but I bet there are some discussion of interest to you.</p>
<p>The OP asked if Brown is a “good” undergraduate school to prepare for a career in business. I guess “good” is relative. Among the Ivies, Stanford, and MIT, where would posters rank Brown? </p>
<p>I am thinking Penn (Wharton), Princeton (ORFE), MIT (Sloan), Harvard and Stanford make up the leading cohort in terms of reputation and immediate hiring opportunities. Maybe Columbia is in that group? I do not have any hard stats, this is just based on observations and impressions. Grateful for others’ thoughts.</p>
<p>Wharton is really the only UG business program that sits above the other top tier UG schools.</p>
<p>MIT, Harvard, and Stanford business reputations are about the MBA, not the UG. Princeton’s ORFE is a very specific major which may even be irrelevant depending on what OP really means by “business”</p>
<p>Good feedback. OP can answer for him/herself of course, but if “business” means “Wall St”, then Princeton’s ORFE might be irrelevant and Brown is right up there with Harvard, MIT, Stanford UG? If business means “entrepreneurship”, then Brown is on a par with Stanford and MIT UG? </p>
<p>Stanford doesn’t have an undergrad degree in business.</p>
<p>Neither does Harvard nor MIT nor Princeton. Still, I think any of these schools would provide the OP an excellent undergraduate education that could be used in the business world and toward an MBA. </p>
<p>If I have time I will try to find stats of which undergraduate programs are feeding more individuals to opportunities in Wall St, consulting, and entrepreneurship. I am happy to learn that Brown is holding its own in these fields with ORFE at Princeton, Management Science at MIT, and…well… Harvard. Had not been aware of that before. If anyone beats me in finding and posting good numbers, thanks in advance.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/investment-banking/459445-best-undergraduate-college-investment-banking-hedge-funding.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/investment-banking/459445-best-undergraduate-college-investment-banking-hedge-funding.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“Getting into Wall Street/Big Finance - Investment Banking - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/investment-banking/1064604-getting-into-wall-street-big-finance.html</a></p>
<p>I might be misunderstanding what ORFE is exactly but I think you have it backwards. My friend from Princeton who did it works for a bank and is definitely not entrepreneurial in his career aspirations in the slightest.</p>
<p>Any top school will provide you with the necessary tools and be the target of a recruiter, not because of their individual programs (e.g. ORFE, or management sciences which I’d never heard of before), but because the top schools have the best students and train critical thinking.</p>
<p>If you’re really just looking to split hairs among the top 15 schools of the country then go ahead, but it’s honestly all BS at that point.</p>
<p>Are looking to go get a business bachelors degree (marketing, finance, etc) or get a related liberal arts bachelors degree (economics, international relations, etc) degree and then an MBA etc. That’s going to guide your answer. Both are good options. </p>
<p>Also remember that Mathematics or Engineering degrees don’t do shabbily pursuing business fields.</p>
<p>Yeah, my daughter went to the Goldman presentation and they were definitely interested in quant people.</p>
<p>i always thought cornell dyson was right up there, behind wharton for undergrad business degree…?</p>
<p>Wharton is in a league of their own - after that it’s really all the same among any top school</p>