<p>Does anyone know how good of a reputation Baruch has in accounting and finance, especially if I planned on getting my MAcc? How would you compare it to Indiana Kelley, MSU broad, Bentley, etc? My main goal is to become a Big 4 CPA. Also, I would be out of state for Baruch, so it won't be cheap as in staters are getting their tuitions... Baruch has 97% of NY students, by the way. It will be about 10k a year tuition wise plus other fees, including room and board. So you're looking at around 22k/yr and it's also in Manhattan! It's still cheaper than IU's 24k, 35k total/yr price tag and Bentley's 45k/yr expense...</p>
<p>If you want to get into Big 4, it doesn't really matter what school you graduate from as long as its accredited. Just make sure you maintain a solid GPA, and have good related work experience. Look for the cheapest school. Bentley isn't worth that expensive ass tuition, I graduated from there I know.</p>
<p>Bentley is 45k a year? Yikes!</p>
<p>Yes the room and board is a rip offfffffff, well the tuition is too.</p>
<p>I am NOT saying that Bentley is worth the extra money, but I do have a different perspective. My son majored in accounting at Towson University,which was supposedly a strong program here in Maryland.</p>
<p>He now is getting his masters in tax and financial planning at Bentley. He has said several times that Bentley is several notches ahead of both Towson, and in his opinion Maryland in both facilities, library, maintenance and quality of instruction. He felt the kids were on par with Maryland and better on the average than what he saw at Towson. </p>
<p>He even noted that the contacts from Bentley far exceeded that from Towson. Thus, it depends on your perspective. At least he had other schools to make a comparison with.</p>
<p>taxguy, I agree that Bentley may have better students in general since the admissions are getting stricter. True the facilities may be better, but they are unnecessary, completely unnecessary for the purposes of a good accounting education. The contacts are definitely better than most schools, but contacts honestly aren't that important for Big 4, as you get an equal opportunity to network with recruiters and whoever is at their numerous events. </p>
<p>The only important thing is, the accounting program is probably more difficult and will better prepare you for the CPA, but definitely not worth the extra money (As you've said you did not imply). I really don't think these "benefits" justify such an expensive ass tuition.</p>
<p>Dawgie, I can only tell you that you need to attend another school in order to make valid comparisons.</p>
<p>Yes, accounting education is very similar from school to school. I have said this many times. HOWEVER, there are intangibles to going to a better school that does affect the education..</p>
<p>Higher admission standards means that courses can be taught to higher standards. Remember, there is an old saying, "A chain is as strong as its weakest link." Having overall stronger students, academically, raises the bar in all classes.</p>
<p>Secondly, I don't agree with you when you say that better facilites aren't important. Having a superb, modern library can be a godsend not only for research but for kids that like to study in the library. Having good work out facilities can really take the edge off a lot of stress. </p>
<p>Finally, having instructors who are better teachers can certainly prepare all students better for not only the CPA but for life. Bentley does try to have their faculty become good teachers vs. some well-known schools that put their primary emphasis in research..</p>
<p>That said, is the tuition difference (without any scholarship) worth it? Maybe...Maybe not. It depends on the finances of each family. If you don't have a lot of money and need to borrow 100K to attend Bentley, even these benefits probably aren't worth it UNLESS you need the more nurturing environment to learn. </p>
<p>If you have the parental funds or you get a good scholarship, Bentley might be the better choice.</p>
<p>That's funny, because I've transfered from 2 undergraduate schools before settling into Bentley. The accounting material is the same from school to school, but doesn't mean the tests are. Honestly for facilities, what else do you need, but some space and a computer. This is just a warning for future students, while I pay off the remaining 6k of my debt. I was better off at a state school I would have landed the same job.</p>
<p>Wouldn't just about every large state university have a Library which is more than sufficient for students to study at? </p>
<p>I can't speak for accounting majors, but I earned over 180 hrs of credits in undergrad and I only used the school library for a SWOT analysis in my capstone strategy class my final semester.</p>
<p>Vectorwega, all students are different. Some live at the library, as my son. Some rarely go to the library. Some need to do a lot of research and some don't. It simply is another resource that might prove very useful.</p>
<p>Hi, I have the same question. I'm having tough time to choose between Baruch and Kelley. I'll be paying the same price tag as YourNameHere27 ($25K/year for Baruch and $40K/year for IU). How good Baruch's reputation in investment&finance compare to IU's Kelley? Which one has more job recruitment? Again, is it worth it the money? Thx</p>
<p>For what it is worth, I attended Baruch many years ago. Baruch was very well known for business and especially accounting. All the major accounting firms recruited there.</p>
<p>I can't tell you about their investment department since I know little about it. However, I can't imagine that it wouldn't be quite good.</p>
<p>thx taxguy! I believe Baruch has great reputation around NYC, but how about in the other states or international? I'm an international student and most of people I asked haven't even heard Baruch before, but everyone knows about IU-Kelley. Do you think having a degree from Indiana will get me a better shot at getting into top MBA program? I'm thinking about NYU, Columbia, etc, etc.</p>
<p>Honestly as far as an MBA, the school you attend won't matter. The key to a top MBA program is getting a top GPA and strong scores on the GMAT!</p>
<p>"The key to a top MBA program is getting a top GPA and strong scores on the GMAT!"</p>
<p>Work experience is the most important criteria to getting into a top MBA program. That work experience is probably easier to get out of a top undergrad school (but going to a good ugrad school is not necessarily a requirement)</p>
<p>My biggest drawback for Baruch is the lack of college-life-experience. IU has nice college town and I'm sure living there for the next 3 years would be great, but I don't think it's worth the money. How about SUNY University at Buffalo? I also applied there. UB has the same cost as Baruch but UB is a residential campus. How does UB compare to Baruch in terms of internship opportunities, job replacement?</p>
<p>Buffalo offers BS Business Admin/Management with a concentration in Finance, while Baruch offers BS in Finance. Is it gonna make a big difference?</p>
<p>Though I can't really offer any input, i'll give this post a bump. I'm interested.</p>
<p>I just realized I got into the precalculus course which is complete bull...</p>
<p>I took precal in 11th grade with a 98 average, calculus in 12th grade with a 95 average. And I also took the Calc AB . Is it typical for first semester freshmen to take precal and then is it possible to take calculus the 2nd semester?</p>
<p>Can I somehow appeal?</p>
<p>asdfsystema, what college are you going to? Baruch? I think it's normal for some freshmen to take precalc. No, you can't just skip the course and take calc 2. You might want to talk to your math advisor about that. Don't forget to bring you transcript, and everything. However, don't expect they will easily grant your appeal. Maybe your high school curriculum is different with college's curriculum. Are you international student?</p>