<p>Hi everyone!
Can you analyze/evaluate the pros and cons of persuing a business major in these three colleges? I would like to know more about the comparison of their specialties/internship opportunities/study abroad programs. Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>btw my SAT scores:
SATI 2100
SATII physics 730 MathII 780 </p>
<p>I posted this post on the other two college's forum as well.</p>
<p>The undergraduate business program at Georgetown has the advantage of a new, wonderful building, being located in Washington, DC with all of the benefits that that affords (internships/work opportunities during the academic year and summer at international business centers such as The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, all of the major finance/investment/accounting firms, as well as federal agencies such as the Federal Reserve, SEC, etc.), incredibly smart and engage students, as well as being part of a great university with tremendous school spirit/pride, fantastic academics, diversity, and a phenomenal social life. Study abroad opportunities for Georgetown students are among the most comprehensive available. Finally, the job placement success of Georgetown business school graduatesis second-to-none as well, and the Georgetown alumni network is incredibly helpful.</p>
<p>thankyou hoyasaxa1! that’s a very helpful advice!</p>
<p>I know of very few people that would choose Carnegie Mellon or USC over Georgetown, unless a merit scholarship is part of the picture. Georgetown’s undergraduate business school tends to have the most overlap with UPenn-Wharton, NYU, MIT, Cornell, etc.</p>
<p>Georgetown’s connections with investment banking are hard to beat. But CMU’s strength is in quantitative analysis which is geared towards trading. If you are lucky enough to choose between the two, then it all comes down to career goals.</p>
<p>thanks everyone!</p>
<p>go with georgetown, with the new building the ranking should be moving up steadily. we have one of the top percentages of students going into investment banking afterwards, facilities in DC, and depending on your major its very typical to double (around 1/3 of students) I’m doing International Business & Finance for example and only need 2 extra classes. Hardest of the three to get into though, best of luck!</p>
<p>Tepper’s acceptance rate hung around ~15%. I expect McDonough’s rate to be similar.</p>
<p>You may want to post this in like the general business major topics next time, it would be more subjective and easier then posting three threads.</p>
<p>Obviously Georgetown has a great program, including the new building, and some incredible student organizations that are focused on business.</p>
<p>However, don’t discount USC, which has quickly risen in the ranks in the past years. They are a top school, and their business program is actually ranked above Mcdonough in businessweek. But it is literally by 1, so it may be negligible. As for Carnegie, I have no clue.</p>
<p>In the end, it may come down to things like east cost vs west coast, small school v larger school, and costs.</p>