<p>Why does Tulane send everyone spam then? Why the free application? Why are their applications on diner menus? </p>
<p>As far as location, NYUdude names 8 colleges he is appying to. 7 of those eight are a short drive from NYC. He is interested in NYU-Stern so he is obviously looking at business as a major. Most NYC business majors want to eventually work on Wall Street. So you recommend he apply to some school in the south with an unranked business school? ***?</p>
<p>His list is good.</p>
<p>Reaches: </p>
<p>NYU - Stern (Ranked #15 located in NYC)
Villanova (Ranked #11 with a strong recruitment by NYC firms)</p>
<p>Target
U of Miami (Odd choice, I would substitute Fordham)
Boston University (ranked 43 and located in Boston)
Northeastern (Ranked 27 and located in Boston)</p>
<p>Safety
Syracuse (Ranked 49 and is 3 hrs from NYC)
St. Joseph’s University (Ranked 57 and is in Philly - very much a safety in my opinion)
University of Maryland College Park (ranked 35 and is 4 hours from NYC and close to DC - really a match or target not a safety)</p>
<p>Instead the advice is “aim higher.” For schools like GW (ranked 65 and is the 3rd best business school in DC - American (28th) and Georgetown (24th) are better). Or Tulane, a southern school (i.e. a long way from wall street) with a business school that is not even ranked in the top 100). </p>
<p>You guys may want to defend Tulane but it is obvious that you are biased. A person interested in business that lives in the NE would be stupid to go to Tulane unless it was as a last resort.</p>
<p>NYUdude: Look into Rutgers. Lehigh may be worth looking at too.</p>