<p>Well I got accepted in Tech's business school as a transfer, but I'm still waiting on UT and A&M's decision. The problem is I'm not sure that I will be able to get a job on wall street or at a huge corporation graduating from tech's business school, which is highly poossible graduating from UT or A&M. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Talk to a representative of the Rawl's Business School's Career Center (dedicated to Tech's Business majors only). Anecdotal success stories - the CEO of AT&T (now headquartered in San Antonio) is a very loyal Tech grad. I live in the DFW area and just in my Sunday School class (of about 40 to 50)I count Tech alums who work at EDS, Halliburton, Texas Instruments, Trinity Industries (which makes rail cars), and a construction company owner who was a former Tech quarterback. Three couples met at Tech. I was hired by a Tech Business grad at my Federal agency (and still work with him 17 years later) and have other colleagues from Tech. Tech Business graduates are successful in all walks of life.</p>
<p>Although some of the admissions people from the most well-known colleges would like you to believe otherwise, getting a degree from a more "respected" college has little effect on what job you will be able to obtain when you graduate. Most employers will take a B+ student from an average college who has built up an impressive resume of summer jobs, internships, and who comes across positively in an interview over an A student from an Ivy League school who comes across as a dud at an interview. </p>
<p>Go read "Knock-Em Dead with Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions", by Martin Yate, and you'll see what employers really want.</p>
<p>what school are you transfering from?</p>
<p>Also, wouldn't you really know what to do once you know whether or not you got accepted to UT or A&M, or are you trying to decide between all three in case you do get in?</p>
<p>if you don't get accepted to A&M or UT, will you still be unsure about transfering to Tech as opposed to staying at your current school?</p>
<p>I was unsure about transfering to Tech's business school from UNT, but i've decided that i definitely will.</p>
<p>I'm transferring from park University, but I'm still a Texas resident. If I get accepted at UT I'll definitely go there, but if I only get accepted to A&M I'll probably choose Tech.</p>
<p>I'm definitely transferring that's for sure.</p>
<p>do you know which area of business you want to do...because thats also important.</p>
<p>My major is finance, I definitely want to an Investment banker</p>
<p>im a freshman finance major at tech so i could help you out a little but its pretty much a toss up...</p>
<p>UT would probably be the best place to go for finance/investment banking...it is very highly ranked and you can get a really good job after graduation if you can stand out...the down side is that it is very competitive and although there are many opportunities at UT, there are MANY qualified business students that you will have to compete with for those opportunities..this is def. not the easiest path to take...also, there are many people that are in your same shoes and plan to transfer to UT, so although you might get accepted that will only be the first obstacle... then you will need to try to get into the business school which again is very competitive.... you will need to take calculus and economics and have a certain gpa to get in, plan on an extra year or so to graduate </p>
<p>next is a&m...pretty good finance program that is getting better and better every year... i was mostly impressed with the "Reliant Energy Trading Center"
<a href="http://mays.tamu.edu/centers/rtc/about.htm%5B/url%5D">http://mays.tamu.edu/centers/rtc/about.htm</a> ... aggies also hire aggies so that is good for future jobs and internship opportunities...but again this business school is also competitive (but not even close to UTs) so you will need to work hard to take advantage of those opportunities</p>
<p>and tech... decent business school that is getting better (even getting a real cool new building in the next 5ish years) ... finance program is better then other programs in the business school... business school has its own career center for only business students (there is another one on campus for everyone else...suckers, lol)...so that provides a good opportunity to get internships and jobs after graduation (plus resume/interview help, and stuff like that) if you take advantage of it....i recommend joining one of the business clubs (or w/e they are called) if you go here and try getting a leadership position so you can stand out from the aggies and longhorns (i think there is a finance association that i plan on joining) ...also, the business school does not have the brightest students on campus (sadly) but this means it is easier to take advantage of things like internships... (internships are very important in my opinion, a little business work experience never hurts and again will allow you to stand out at job fairs/interviews)...the biggest thing i would change about Rawls business is to REQUIRE internships and raise standards for admission....niether of these will occur since tech is in lubbock and not many internships are near-by...and tech is trying to raise the enrollment to 40,000 in the next 15 years, so standards will not go up too much....the business school made it seem during orientation that the standards are getting higher and higher every year, but i guess the standards to get in were pretty low back in the day...because its pretty sad if someone cant get in (also i think UT/A&M both require students to take calculus and other things that Tech does not...so it a lower level, but its still VERY realistic to succeed)</p>
<p>I was actually thinking about transfer to UT or A&M earlier in the year becasue i was not satisfied with the business school....but i realized it would take me about 2 years more to graduate from UT/A&M if i transfered, and money is an issue so i decided that i should stay at Tech...but overall i REALLY like it here, and you can def. succeed with a Tech degree if you take advantage of the various opportunities here.</p>
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<p>Thank you kbfunkymonkey thats great info, just what i was looking for. What about the exchange student program or studying overseas for a semester is this process easy? Also about lubbock, is it a good town to spend the next three years?</p>
<p>yeh i pretty much came to the same conclusion as kbfunkymonkey, that Tech is a great place for me to thrive at, as opposed to going to UT or A&M and perhaps not doing as well as i expect. At the beginning of this school year my plan was to transfer to UT or A&M, but i haven't gotten round to taking Calculus yet, so i didn't apply because its a MUST to meet all the criterias as admission to their business schools are very competitive. </p>
<p>I would have loved to of gone to a more prestigious school such as UT or A&M, but at the end of the day i'd much rather prefer to excel well above average at a good school (which i feel Tech is more so than UNT and the rest of the public schools in texas), and aim to get into a top grad school when im done with my undergraduate degree.</p>
<p>Crewservedweapn, the business school also has an office for only business students concerning study abroad programs... there are many countries to choose from (<a href="http://www.iaff.ttu.edu/Home/OIA/StudyAbroad/Programs/Countries.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.iaff.ttu.edu/Home/OIA/StudyAbroad/Programs/Countries.asp</a> )and ive heard its a great experience...most Tech students study abroad in seville, spain because texas tech has a university center there. <a href="http://www.iaff.ttu.edu/home/oia/studyabroad/TTUSeville/TTUSeville.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.iaff.ttu.edu/home/oia/studyabroad/TTUSeville/TTUSeville.asp</a>
this pretty much means the courses you take wiill easily transfer back at tech and you wont be alone since many tech student go to Seville for a sememster. i know there is another new study abroad program for business students in norway that involves a Tech professor...and you can take 12 hours of business courses during that semester (upper level) that will count as if you toke them in lubbock....im thinking about study abroad as well, but i dont think the credits i earn will directly go to my major (since im looking at a program that is not tech faculty based...and not at a tech university center)...they will probably only count as electives, but i think it will still be a good experience.</p>
<p>Lubbock is a lot better than I expected...i heard a lot of HORRIBLE stories about lubbock so i was surprised by how big it was and it had most of the basic things that big cities have (stores, mall, movie theaters, clubs, etc)...it is def. not a place i want to spend my whole life in, but its a decent college town... there are many things that go on on-campus that make lubbock a lot more livable (football games, basketball games, interesting guest speakers from time to time) and plenty of fun off campus. i was scared about the imfamous dust storms, but there have only been two so thats def. not a reason not to come here. again, i came here for Tech and not for Lubbock...Tech makes up for how mediocre Lubbock is.</p>
<p>TexanGood, I was in a similar situation as you during my senior year. I was all about going to UT, wore my burnt orange hat and shirt to school and everything. UT/A&M are just the popular choices and are not for everyone, I am very happy to be here and to stay here.</p>
<p>I think my question is, why would you want a job on Wall Street? More than likely you won't like it. There's plenty of prestigious business careers in Texas for you to engage in which pay well.</p>
<p>Huge corporations are the WORST companies to work for, so if you can't get hired by one with a degree from Tech, I would consider that one of the benefits of going to Tech. I've met some BBA grads from A&M and most of them had thankless jobs at big corporations, usually in accounting or financial analysis. No way in the world I'd ever go that route. What's even funnier is that some of these grads acted like they were at the top of the world. Haha.</p>
<p>But crewed, I have NO idea why you would choose Tech over A&M. Have you even been to Lubbock? I'd live in College Station over Lubbock anytime.</p>
<p>gpslouis is right more or less. A graduate from Tech is going to have the same opportunities as a graduate from Baylor, and the Baylor graduate paid five times as much for tuition.</p>
<p>Baylor?.. Yes, an overpriced education and Waco makes Lubbock look like Beverly Hills! </p>
<p>I work for a publicly-traded company and the partner representing our independent auditor recruits from Tech. He is very high on Tech’s business school. The advice given previously about internships and presenting yourself well in an interview will be much more important than the name of the college on your diploma. The fact of the matter is, employers want people who are not only smart, but know how to collaborate and can find their way out of a cardbord box. A kick-butt GPA from UT is not a guarantee of future success.</p>
<p>My daughter is a nursing student at Tech (junior year)… it is totally kicking her butt. Tech is by no means a cake walk. The best part of her choosing Tech is that she was forced to expand her horizons. So many of her friends ended up at UT, A&M and OU (she was accepted there also), and if you check out their facebook pages, they are all still hanging around wth the same people they did all through high school. Seriously?! Why spend another four years living out High School, Part II?</p>
<p>You’ll love Lubbock. The people who live there are very supportive of the school and the students. There’s tons to do both on and off campus.</p>
<p>Good luck! You’re asking the right questions and will make the right decision for you.</p>