I’ve been having a lot of trouble ranking these schools…
I want to major in business, but I see a wide range of people getting into these schools, so I have no idea if i’m qualified or not.
Please base these ranks on whether they have a good business program or not? (specifically marketing/management)
Columbia
NYU
Barnard
Villanova
Notre Dame
Emerson College
Boston College
Rutgers
Fordham University
Penn State
University of Washington
Northeastern
You need to do more research. Columbia and Barnard do not offer undergraduate business, nor does Emerson. Emerson is a specialty school in performing arts and communications. Avoid Rutgers, it is in New Jersey. Of the others NYU Stern is likely the most highly regarded. You can get a great business education at the rest though.
What are your stats?
ND, NYU, BC and Villanova are tough to get into.
The AVG ACT at ND is a 33 and for the business school you will need above the average. NYU and BC are probably the same in terms of difficulty. Villanova the easiest but still very hard.
You could also try Lehigh and Bucknell.
In NJ, TCNJ is the place to be for business.
^^ kind of odd to say that OP will need above the average, as half of the student body didn’t.
OP, why do you want a business degree? What’s the goal - grad school, Wall St, entrepreneurship, etc?
@jackrabbit14 The business school is rated #1 and is now capped. Getting in Mendoza is extremely difficult second only to Wharton. Preference is also given to Catholic high school grads.
@TomSrOfBoston
yes, I didn’t mean to include Columbia and Barnard. Emerson doesn’t have a set business program, but you can get a BA in Marketing Communications, which i’m interested in.
And for my stats:
GPA (weighted): 4.0
ACT: 30 (31 E, 33 R, 27 S, 29 M)
SAT Scores: 1980 (650 M, 650 W, 680 CR)
2nd time: 1950
Super Score: 2030
Class Rank: 20/196(around)
Activities/ECs:
Varsity Tennis (10th grade-present) (3 Varsity awards/Most Improved player)
Drama Club/President (10th grade-present)
Service Club (9th grade-present)
School Senate/Treasurer (11th-present)
National Honors Society (11th-present)
Language National Honors Society (11th-present)
Science Academy (10th-11th)
Math League (11th)
Church youth group/Vice President/President (11th-Present)
AP Classes:
AP Biology (scored 3)
AP Physics (scored 1)
AP Environmental Science (scored 3)
AP US History (scored 4)
AP Literature
AP Economics
AP Statistics
Misc:
Attended Princeton Summer program (9th grade)
Missions trip to Honduras to teach (9th-present)
Internship at a theater company (12th)
Volunteer at a theater company (11th)
Volunteer at Special Olympics (9th-10th)
Fairleigh Dickinson Summer Teacher Academy (11th)
Income bracket: Around $100k
Race: Asian, Female
Which school would also help me get into a very good grad school so I can get my MBA there
@BatesParents2019 I apologize, I misread your post. I thought you were saying that a 33 was the average at Mendoza. Sorry, you’re very right!
@MAnns1 With your profile I would focus on Bucknell, Lehigh, TCNJ, Fordham and Villanova.
@BatesParents2019 do you think I would have a chance at NYU or Notre Dame?
And do you know anything about University of Washington and Northeastern’s business program?
I do not but you have very good options.
While BC is a stretch, it is worth applying.
Northeastern is a very good idea.
Use TCNJ as your safety and Rutgers as your super safety. You probably would get the auto merit at TCNJ. It is $9k.
I really would focus on Lehigh, Bucknell, Fordham, TCNJ, Elon, Villanova, even Wake Forest.
I dont know much about Washington but out of state is not a good value. Same for Penn State its not worth the tuition compared to the private schools.
Make sure you run the tuition calculators on the private schools.
You may want to research Loyola Maryland. Jesuit school, very strong business program (although I don’t know specifically about marketing/mgmt), located in Baltimore near Johns Hopkins (not in the downtown Inner Harbor area but just a bus ride away). Your stats would put you in the running for merit money–not automatic, but may be worth a try.
Northeastern and Fordham are both good options but you may also want to explore what Babson has to offer, since you’re interested in Marketing Communications.
@happy1 I clearly mentioned in the reply that I accidentally copy and pasted those schools in there. and yes, Emerson doesn’t have a set business program, but you can get a BA in Marketing Communications, which i’m interested in.
@happy1 @TomSrOfBoston @BatesParents2019 i’ve heard Lehigh and Bucknell have good business programs, but they’re in the middle of nowhere, which is not very appealing to me.
@happy1 also, babson also does have a great business program, but it’s so purely focused on business and i’m also looking for some kind of performing arts/entertainment side in a college as well (really want to go into entertainment business/marketing)
Have you considered Belmont? They are known for music business.
@manns1 Well you should visit, both have great campus cultures. Lewisburg has a quaint downtown area walking distance from the excellent Bucknell campus. Lehigh is a very active campus really not far from NYC.
It seems the latest fad with college students is the big city, but the vast majority find their expectations are more romance than reality.
I second (or third) Fordham - solid business school + performing arts opportunities. You could potentially land excellent internships and should get in (possibly with merit $$) with your stats. Lehigh has BatesParents2019 pointed out is a bus ride away from NYC. What about American University or George Washington University if you’re looking for something more urban?