<p>Hey, guys:
I am currently at UVA, and wanna get in IB industry(first choice)/ TOP 4 accounting firms,then a top 10 business school. I love UVA but ive heard its reputation in those fields is not strong enough for me to secure a position. As i dont have many connections myself,i am thinking if i need to transfer to another university with better reputation and stronger network. My questions are should i transfer next yr and where should transfer,Penn,Dart,Duke,Stanford,Cornell,Columbia,Northwestern,Uchicago?( both in a need and have a chance)</p>
<p>Sth. more about myself( i dont know if it is useful,but just in case. I am freshman now with a gpa of 4.0,major in econ&math, vice president of a school club and in a leadership pragram. Btw, i am an international). </p>
<p>Any input is highly appreciated! Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>RU KIDDING ME!!! Stay at UVA!! Cheaper tuition and UVA provides the same oppurtunities as the schools you are looking at...esp if your planning on applying to their biz school as a junior. It has a great reputation and i am not bias b/c i attend one of the ivy's you listed.</p>
<p>You should have no problem getting interviews as an Econ/Math major from UVA</p>
<p>Your first stop should be the UVA undergraduate placement office. Talk to them about their placement track record, and find out who recruits at UVA. You might be able to compare their record to some of the other schools of interest to you. Be sure to do an apples to apples comparison of econ & math, not an undergraduate business degree at a place like Penn. BTW, UVA has a fine reputation.</p>
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i am thinking if i need to transfer to another university with better reputation and stronger network.
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While UVa's reputation is certainly a tad inflated (especially amongst East coasters), it's still a great school. Seeing as how you're kicking butt there, you have all that you need to get where you want to go. Good luck.</p>
<p>Are you serious?</p>
<p>No, I do not believe that you should transfer. It's not too late for you to apply for McIntire is it? I suggest that you get into the McIntire program. To my knowledge, their strengths are finance and accounting. You shouldn't have a problem finding work at a big 4 firm with a degree from UVA McIntire. I am not sure as far as their placement in BB firms, but I am sure you should be able to find work in IB.</p>
<p>StlHotPocket,it is not too late to apply for McIntire, but i heard undergraduate biz school is not good for your future career. Several ppl told me that it will narrow you to a very specific area and limit your potential for future development. That is why i wanna major in econ&math...may you give me some info about undergraduate biz school? I just have no idea about it actually. Thanks!</p>
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i heard undergraduate biz school is not good for your future career.
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<p>Poppycock. A finance degree from McIntire would give you los of opportunities. If you are sure that you are interested in business I see no reason to not major in business unless your school does not offer it or you are majoring in something you really love.</p>
<p>But econ&math from UVA would still be good. Just not as good as a McIntire degree. </p>
<p>The McIntire undergraduate program is ranked fairly well. I'm not the type to care about rankings so I don't really know were it stands. but I do know that it is a great program. They have great placement.</p>
<p>If McIntire is out of your reach I still think that you should stay at UVA if you like it. There is really no point for you to leave unless you are unhappy with your school.</p>
<p>As I have said the focuses are on accounting and finance. </p>
<p>I am kind of surprised that it is too late to apply for McIntire. I would have assumed that you apply in your sophmore year.</p>
<p>StlHotPocket, you're right, i mean i am NOT too late for McIntire, i can apply as sophmore next year.</p>
<p>Just wanna confirm, so besides the advantages of job placement, will McIntire ruin my chance when applying to MBA? As our prof from econ department said, if you wanna go graduate business school, econ major is better. Undergraduate business degree will more or less disadvantage you in the admission. Is that right, or simply a joke? He said so seriously among 500 students.</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>I wouldn't completely agree with that. I think that it is a little bit silly to major in something else to get into business with plans of going for an MBA later to make up for that.</p>
<p>An undergraduate business degree will be fine for job placement, and you might discover that you don't need an MBA at all to progress in your career. This still leaves it open as an option if you do need your MBA later. As for your business degree, that will be far less important than your work experience. As long as you have a good gpa in your degree, work experience and gmat scores will probably be more of an advantage for you than a ugrad business degree will be a disadvantage. </p>
<p>IF you are serious about business, don't let graduate school defer you from pursuing your interersts now.</p>
<p>oh, and btw i misread your post the first time you said it was not too late for mcintire</p>
<p>nthat makes sense. thanks StlHotPocket,
your advice helps me a lot!</p>
<p>grad business schools don't care where you went to school or what major. The quality of you work experience and your GMAT/GPA plays a much bigger role. I'm too an econ/math double major but that's because I've not ruled out going to graduate school in either of those disciplines. But If you're sure that you want to pursue finance/accounting then by all means transfer to mcintire.
BTW people usually say the Big 4 not Top 4 accounting firms :)</p>
<p>Your school and major does have a factor in decisions.</p>
<p>Engineering major or art history majors are scrutinized differently.</p>
<p>Coming out of ivy league would also be different from coming out of a state school.</p>
<p>School and major affect your work experience, but aside from that are not a major factor for admissions to graduate business school.</p>