<p>Case Weatherhead School of Business or Boston U. School of Management? I plan to follow through for law school so I guess that’s another factor to consider.</p>
<p>Case:
pros: medium sized (4000 undergrad), great study abroad (at least from the presentation many have gone to London School of Economics for a year), and within the past 5 years their graduates have attended grad schools that I would like to attend (they can help me shape my path since they’ve helped previous students)
cons: Cleveland is kinda dead and I’ve wanted to get out of OH for a while (yet the orientation was pleasant so I’m giving it a chance)</p>
<p>BU:
pros: Boston (still metropolitan) therefore many possibilities
cons: 4000 freshman (yikes), students seem to only spend one semester study abroad, if I do study abroad in LSC I have to withdraw from BU then reapply, and when it comes to internships in the area I’ll have to compete against many students from other institutions (there’s ~60 schools in the Boston area) </p>
<p>There seem to be more cons for BU, but the pull is the location. For Case, it has a great program but the downside is Cleveland. So who do I choose? I have to deposit by next Friday. Thank you for your help!</p>
<p>BU has one of the largest study abroad programs in the US. And by that, I mean specifically it’s own facilities, including in London. All schools in the US have study abroad, meaning they hook you into various programs run all over the world, so there is no meaningful difference between most schools. BU has a number of its own programs in addition to any other program that exists anywhere. I don’t know specifically about LSE.</p>
<p>I know people who’ve spent a year away or more than one semester spread out. Imagine, for example, that you have some AP credits and thus don’t need as many classes. Like at many schools, that gives you options.</p>
<p>Cleveland really sucks. Sorry, but I like the suburbs but the city is not cool. </p>
<p>I don’t know much about Case but I’d look at the curriculums for both and note the differences.</p>
<p>I already made a final pro/con list and there’s more cons for BU, yet due to it’s location it is extremely attractive; therefore it’s pro holds a lot of weight against Case. Unfortunately I have to make a deposit by Friday. My parents are willing to let me put down a deposit for both schools just to buy me more time before orientation, but I don’t want them to hash out money that they won’t get back. I can only go to one school anyway, so I should just choose and pay for one. But like I said Boston vs. Cleveland, it’s not much of a battle. Academically, Case is higher, but not by a large margin, and they only have abt. 4,000 undergrad compared to BU’s 4,000 freshman; therfore more focus. When I visited both, I did not get a “gut” feeling, that stuff is a bit clich</p>
<p>I just googled rankings and the BusinessWeek one has BU & Case literally next to each other. But to show how silly rankings are, they also have last year’s rank and a number of schools have moved up or down by ridiculously large numbers, with several moving around 20 places (and one moving 22!). What kind of rating system has that kind of variance? (Answer: one that isn’t very good.) So taking that with a grain of salt, if you’re picking schools by rankings you should at a minimum assume roughly a 40 place spread - 20 up, 20 down - for any school not at the very top or bottom.</p>
<p>If Case is cheaper by enough that it matters to your family, that’s a reason to go there. As for focus, SMG is its own college. You go to school with SMG students. You can live with SMG students if you want. Focus is not an issue. </p>
<p>Since you seem to want to try Boston, why don’t you? SMG is a new building next to Kenmore Square, a block of so from Fenway Park. You’re next to Back Bay and the heart of the city. That’s a lot better than Cleveland, as much as I love American Splendor.</p>