For those considering the McDonough School of Business

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<p>Now, I'm in the College, but I know a good amount of info on the B school, b/c I'm interested in pursuing an MD/MBA dual degree after undergrad, so I know a lot about business schools, recruiting, internships, etc.(i'm actually about to start applying to some summer internships to get some experience in the business field, as I have a good amount of experience in medicine so far. Morgan Stanley IT unit, PLEASEEE accept me,lol).</p>

<p>Anyway, I've noticed that many people look at McDonough and see its USNews ranking, and dismiss it when comparing it to other schools. Now, objectively speaking, I wouldn't put it in the same category as Wharton, but there are many opportunities that are found at McDonough that aren't found at other schools. Firstly, it's common knowledge that many of the top I-Banks recruit heavily from Georgetown. This is one of the main attractions of students to the business school. Many students are drawn to the lucrative opportunity to work on Wall Street after graduating, esp. b/c of the salary and the fact that you might not necessarily NEED an MBA when you're working at such banks. Therefore, if you're interested in investment banking, I would definitely consider MSB. </p>

<p>Another opportunity that I find AMAZING, unique, and especially important if you're looking to Wall Street is the Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union.<br>
<a href="http://www.guasfcu.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.guasfcu.com/&lt;/a>
It is a multi-million dollar firm($12 million in assets to be exact) that is completely student run, and is pretty much the example of student run credit unions to the world. This is a great opportunity for resumes, especially if you're looking at internships, etc, as well as demonstrating your experience in a banking environment prior to recruitment/internships. You start out as a teller, and go through the 10 week "orientation", after which you can move into one of the departments:
- Board of Directors
- Collections
- Credit
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Marketing
- Member Service
- Operations
- Supervisory</p>

<p>From the recruiting video, you can move up to the board of the directors within your four years, therefore providing you with tons of valuable experience that will be looked at with interest by top banks. This is something that I think those considering the MSB should look into.</p>

<p>Georgetown is a big study abroad school, and there are various opportunities to study abroad and study business, including the Comparative Strategic Management Program at Oxford in England, and the Summer Program in Comparative Business-Asia-Pacific Market in Hong Kong. </p>

<p>Finally, there are various organizations geared towards those interested in business. There's the Financial Management Association, the Student Investment Fund, Hilltop Consultants, Undergrad Marketing Association, the Academic Council, as well as various fraternities and honor societies. There are so many ways to actually practice and experience business outside of the classroom. Don't forget that you're in a major city and there are various opportunities to intern in DC.</p>

<p>So, just remember that there are many unique opportunities available to Georgetown MSB students, as well as those of other schools that are interested in business. For those in NHS majoring in Health systems administration, there are also various opportunities to experience business outside of St. Mary's Hall. So, remember, rankings only mean so much. It's what actually happens at the school that matters.</p>

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<p>EXCELLENT post! hats off!</p>

<p>Can a student in SFS take advantage of ALL the opportunities listed, or are some only for MSB students? If so, which ones are restricted? Thanks.</p>

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<p>thanks :) </p>

<p>Any student in any school can take advantage of the Credit Union, the Investment Fund, the Marketing Association, and Hilltop Consultants. The Honor Societies and fraternities are restricted to MSB, as is the Academic Council(but every school has an academic council anyway). I'm also not sure about the Financial Management Association, b/c they don't have a website(or at least I can't find it). The study abroad programs, I think, are restricted to MSB students, though I'm not really sure, so someone in MSB could better answer that.</p>

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<p>Yes, each school has separate study abroad options, restricted to students of that school.</p>

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<p>I applied to McDonough, so i guess its up to the admissions officers now. That is really neat that they offer all of those oppritunities. I am looking forward to it</p>

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<p>Thanks for the great post! I'm just wondering, for undergrads or in general, is there a certain major within MSB that is especially strong or some that are weaker than others?</p>

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<p>hmm, not too sure on that. Someone in MSB would be able to answer that better. I've heard that the finance department is pretty good, but kind of hard(at least this girl that I know that's taking a finance class says that).</p>

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am an international student from Asia. I've read your post and found very useful. TXS. I may choose MSB over Duke/UNC-CH/Emory for its great location in DC. However, I just can't make up my mind so far.</p>

<p>Can you comment about the facility of MSB? It seems that the Car Barn is a small building, and graduate and undergraduate students share the limited resourecs. I've heard that MSB has tight budget and therefore can't do too much for the students, even they want to do some improvement. </p>

<p>Besides the new building which will be launched in 2008, how do you think about the facility for MSB students overall? </p>

<p>Thanks for your info share!</p>

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<p>Wow man, thanks a lot for the great post. I got butterflies in my stomach from the excitement of just reading that. I can't wait to go in the fall.</p>