<p>Which of these two schools is harder in terms of workload (Econ major at CAS and Finance/International Business at MSB)? Also is it true that kids at Gtown look down at the MSB students, is the MSB considered worse than CAS and SFS? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Does anyone have an opinion on this?</p>
<p>Yes, people really do look down on MSB (particularly SFS kids). It has a reputation as by far the least academically challenging of the schools. The stereotypes by school are:
<p>As an econ major, you’ll probably do more work and get more respect during your GU years, but you might not make as much money at 23 as the finance major. College kids aren’t as studious, hyperactive, ambitious as SFS kids, but they’re not as lazy, hard-partying, and underachieving as MSB kids. These are really just stereotypes, though, your experience may vary.</p>
<p>So no matter what kids are just looked down upon right away academically cause theyre at MSB? I mean its still a really good school so does ur GU experience get messed up cause of what people think of it or are they all just stereotypes?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>It’s not going to “mess up” your experience. In all honesty, though, there is a certain effect. I once took a class, and on the first day after we all went around and introduced ourselves, it turned out that 2/3 of the people in there were from the MSB. I thought to myself, wow, this is going to be an easy class. Now, on the other hand, if I meet someone and find out they’re from the MSB, I don’t immediately think to myself “Wow he must be a moron.” There are plenty of smart, motivated kids in every school at GU.</p>
<p>To be honest, it’s Georgetown. Nobody in that school is stupid. If someone feels inferior as an MSB student, they should realize that there are thousands of kids in this world that would die to be in their position. At one of the top 20 (or so) universities in the nation, it is extremely hard to find unintelligent people.</p>
<p>“Yes, people really do look down on MSB (particularly SFS kids)”</p>
<p>More as a joke in my experience… trust me some of the most intense kids are in the MSB… I have to compete against them in recruiting (not fun)</p>
<p>i was accepted into msb and i feel like i fit more of the sfs kids stereotypical description. i hope i’m not looked down upon or anything… these posts are making me worried =\ . would you say that all of georgetown’s schools’ students intermingle and are mixed in groups of friends?</p>
<p>If you are interested in business, then you fit in the business school. In my experience, these stereotypes are all in good fun than serious put downs. All three of my roommate are in the SFS and they like to occasionally poke fun of the no-class-on-Fridays MSB (which isn’t true anymore) and I give them a hard time about how they are suddenly interested in finance after claiming to want to change the world for 3 years…</p>
<p>You should not be worried at all, if you’re intense, like to work hard, and love competition, trust me you will find it in the MSB…</p>
<p>Relax, students from the various schools intermingle. Your social network will probably be determined by factors other than your specific school (i.e outside activities). S is in SFS and lives with friends in COL and MSB. He could care less what school a friend is in.</p>
<p>Personally, I would say only about 10% of the kids in the MSB are legit. That pretty much holds true for the majority of business schools, even Wharton. That 10% is the group you want to associate yourself with, and they will also be the kids you’re competing against. It actually works in your favor, if you’re a good student than you’ll stand out among the sea of idiots.</p>
<p>Go look up what the Simpson’s paradox is. The acceptance rate could be lower in the college than the MSB because more people apply to the college. The MSB could also accept more applicants since the applicant is more qualified, retention rate is lower as they go off to better business schools (if they got in). </p>
<p>There are a lot of stupid kids in the college too. Does that mean everyone in the college is stupid? No. Don’t extrapolate.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Why does it even matter anyways? What’s the point of creating animosity within your own school? There is nothing to gain so just ignore it.</p>
<p>I’ve heard from my friends that goes there that although the “stereotypes” exist, they really don’t matter and don’t apply. He says they’re fun to joke around about but no one actually takes them as hard truth.</p>