Georgetown (MSB) vs. UMich (LSA->Ross)

<p>Hey guys! I am trying to decide between these two universities. I have been directly admitted into Georgetown's undergrad business school, where I would likely major in finance and/or accounting. If I went to UMich, I would try to work my way into Ross after my freshman year. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that I would be able to get into Ross. Do you think that Ross would necessarily provide me with better job options than MSB at Georgetown? Would it be worth it to go to UMich and take the risk of getting into Ross? Do you think that UMich's Ross or Georgetown's MSB would provide me with the best job opoprtunities out of undergrad? Where would the recruiting be the strongest? Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>I think Ross and McDonough are on the same level. Choose the one you’ve already been accepted to.</p>

<p>Congratulations on two great options!!! Georgetown would afford you more opportunities during the academic year, and Georgetown students have no problem obtaining valuable summer opportunities and job recruiting, particularly in the finance arena. Georgetown is one of the top 10 undergraduate programs represented on Wall Street, in large part due to the very strong alumni network there, the Georgetown “Wall Street Alliance.” My sister was a Georgetown business undergrad. and had multiple job offers upon graduation and was one of a select few (along with a Georgetown classmate) to be recruited to the JP Morgan/Chase leadership program (fewer than a dozen chosen annually). She reiterates the decision to go to Georgetown MSB was the best because of the reputation of the undergraduate program in the business world as well as the fact that Georgetown MSB produces “well-rounded, team players”; she recruits for JP Morgan/Chase now at various undergraduate colleges (Wharton, Georgetown, UVa, Duke, Columbia, NYU, Yale, Harvard, MIT, etc. and consistently reports that all of the banks/firms think highly of the Georgetown program and its students. I think the real-life experience the Georgetown MSB students have available to them during the academic year (no classes on Fridays so they can have internship/work experience, faculty that are eager to mentor them and have them work with them on consulting projects, etc.) make the students particularly attractive to employers.</p>

<p>Thanks for the prompt responses! medman, do you know how strong Georgetown is in the finance arena? I am under the impression that Ross seems to have the better reputation for finance. I have heard that MSB is particularly strong in investment banking.</p>

<p>Ross typically is considered stronger than MSB but Gtown overall is much stronger than Mich. This should be fairly obvious as test scores indicate, Usnews rankings, etc…
Additionally you should think about the social differences. Michigan is located in one of the greatest college towns in the country. UM pride in ann arbor is tremendous and the school pride is stronger than at Gtown (michigan packs 120,000 fans at the big house at football games). However, Georgetown has more of a professional academic feel to it and you will notice this from the surrounding area as well as the students there.<br>
Because Michigan is an anchor school for the midwestern state, it is forced to accept a large number of michigan applicants who are not that academically strong. So on one side of the spectrum at mich you are socializing with some very bright students from all over and then on the other side you are socializing with students who are on the same level as students from lower tier public shools such as Michigan state, Ohio State, Western Michigan, Central Mich, and so on…</p>

<p>Finance and investment banking are Georgetown’s strongest programs, although accounting, management, and marketing are also strong. Information systems/technology has generally been its weakest link, but there has been a push by the new dean to strengthen this area, and progress has been made this year already.</p>