<p>I have recieved all of my letters back and have narrowed my choices down to Georgetown (Business school), Emory, Michigan, and UVA. Now i am completely torn. As someone looking to pursue a career in business, possibly a finance major, and also looking to eventually move back to the northeast (I live outside philly), what would make the most sense. I did recieve scholarships, but money is not going to play a factor in my decision. When I went to visit georgetown the other day, I found that I loved it. Though it is not ranked as well as other undergraduate business programs, from what I heard, I learned that the prestige of the university plays a huge role in eventual job search and also that the connections you make are undeniably great. I'm going to see the other three schools next week, so I don't have as much knowledge on them. Hopefully somebody can guide me in the right direction. Anything would be really appreciated. Also, I am planning (as of now) to work for two years and then go back for an MBA.</p>
<p>honestly, all of those schools are just as prestigous as a whole as georgetown. i think the only thing that could possibly make georgetown more prestigious is its school of foreign service, but even so, you're fine. besides, uva is usually ranked above georgetown overall in the us news (although this year it's tied), michigan is ranked one spot below, and emory is ranked (i think) 3 spots ahead. if you want to go straight up business, i'd say go with michigan. it has the best business program for undergraduates out of all the schools here (it's ranked 3, after wharton and sloan at mit). uva's mcintire is ranked 9th, so it's still a good bet. visit all the schools and see which one you like the best. i will warn you though, kids visit uva and ABSOLUTELY FALL IN LOVE haha so don't be surprised if it happens to you. i definitely sympathize with your plight; i got into michigan also with a scholarship and i want to study poli sci/business. i've never visited michigan but uva is my dream school (i'm visiting michigan this week). although michigan may be ranked better for business, i'm going where i want to go overall, and that's uva. don't count out how much you like the actual school; it's probably the most important factor in your decision.</p>
<p>don't go to emory. i'm from central florida and a ton of kids consider/apply/get into/go to emory from my area and honestly, few kids really LOVE emory. almost everyone i know that goes to michigan loves it; everyone i know who goes to georgetown or uva absolutely love it there too. most kids i know who go to emory don't like it and lots of kids from my area apply to emory as a last resort "good but not ivy" school to go (they rarely go, as they'll take almost anywhere but our state school uf above emory). besides, i don't think it'll give you as good of a business education as the other schools on your list.</p>
<p>Out of the schools you mentioned, just by reputation I believe that Michigan and UVA have the best undergrad business programs. I can't personally speak for Michigan, but here at UVA I know our business program (the McIntire Commerce School) has amazing connections on Wall Street and tons of on-campus recruiting from the big firms. If you are going on to I-Banking or something similar, prestige definitely plays a role, and UVA has plenty of that, especially on east coast and in NYC.</p>
<p>somecollege2010--i was in a very similar situation and were much alike. I too was looking at a school with a strong business program and hope to major in finance. I applied to UMD, UVA and GT but i chose to go to UVA because I am in state, but even if finances werent an issue the undergrad school is ranked #9 in the nation, and I have heard McIntire (UVA's undergrad business school) really takes care of its students and connections are great..I liked GT a lot too, but my choice was a little easier since i chose UVA ED and was forced to go regardless of what GT said.</p>
<p>For UVA, don't you have to qualify while at UVA to get into the business school? Would be a downer to go there and then not get into the business major.</p>
<p>yea but 65% acceptance rate, not too bad. is GT immediately into McDonough. well screw it i KNOW im gettin in no1s gonna stop i WILL get in i didnt work this hard to get rejected lol</p>
<p>It's not very hard to get into. If you're not a rock, a chronic alcoholic, extremely apathetic, or all three, you'll have nothing to worry about. I don't understand the appeal of business, but whatever floats your boat.</p>
<p>wats ur major cavalier? </p>
<p>well im an entering 1st year so im not completely decided just leaning towards business school...i may change my mind next yr tho</p>
<p>Economics and math, probably. I'd like to go to graduate school or work for the government (as an economist) eventually.</p>
<p>basicly - for business you need to go to UVa or Michigan. G-towns business school is nothing to write home about (I don't know anything about emory's) and quite frankly, Georgetown doesn't have a better name than UVa or Michigan. Of course if you want to live in a city like dc, then G-town is the choice, as ann arbor and c-ville arn't exactly bustling metropolises.</p>
<p>how much, in all seriousness, can you read into those rankings. what does a ranking in newsweek actually mean? doesn't a ranking have a lot to do with how much people give back to the school, graduation rate, etc? isn't it more important for a business school to open doors? provide great internship oppurtunities and have alumni that will get you in the door? i dunno, im just playing devil's advocate because business is so broad, you need to take so much into consideration. oh and thanks for all the advice so far</p>
<p>I don't know if you were responding to me - i simply make that ascertation about going to mich or uva business because you won't get the same type of job interviews out of gtown business that you will out of uva and michigan.</p>
<p>really i thought McDonough was widely acclaimed and ahead of McIntire or at least tied? I really didnt expect to hear GT get bashed esp in business this is all a shock to me</p>
<p>I don't think Georgetown is bad at all for business recruiting. From everything I've seen/heard, they get plenty of on campus recruiting from top firms. It doesn't matter, though - there's no sense in debating about vocational degrees.</p>
<p>its not that gtown is bad for business recruiting, i mean - great firms will go to gtown for recruitement - its not like you're coming out of bumble**** university. but in all honesty, and most people will tell you this who have any experience or knowledge at all of the subject, mcintyre and especially ross grads have better job prospects and are more respected than mcdonough grads.</p>
<p>somecollege2010: Try to find out the placement rates in business after graduation for each of the colleges. This should help you in forming your decision where to attend. People have varying opinions; let the statistics advise you.</p>
<p>Statistics should advise you, but personal preference and matters of fit should make the final decision. All three are excellent schools, but after visiting all of them, the OP should make a decision more on fit than anything else.</p>
<p>What made you fall in love with UVa? I'm visiting UVa soon and have no idea if I want to enroll or not. Are you IS or OOS? What do you plan to study? I'd love to hear your prospective.. I'm desperate for insider information.</p>
<p>*** perspective</p>
<p>That last post was for dearkonstantine, btw.</p>
<p>i'm out of state from florida. i visited before my junior year and i absolutely loved uva because of the place it was. it's the most beautiful campus in the country, the history is so rich (they have tons of cool traditions), the academics are excellent, and atmosphere clicked, and the tour guide was amazing. i think it says a lot about a school when they pick the most excellent tour guides; it shows they really care about their school and the students love their time there and are proud to represent.</p>