<p>I was rejected at UPenn Wharton business school and accepted to the georgetown business school and the college at uva (you apply to the business school at uva after sophomore year). I want to be a business major and don't know which school to go to and am looking for any advice. I am in-state at uva, but my older sister goes there so I'm not sure I want to go to college with her.</p>
<p>What kind of business do you want to do?</p>
<p>I want to be a finance major.</p>
<p>Do you want to go to business school after college?</p>
<p>I think that most undergraduate business majors go to work straight after college and then apply to graduate business school after having a few years of work experience, so that's probably what I'll do.</p>
<p>Most reputable graduate business schools require at least 3 years of work experience first. the Gtown program is good. and there's no doubt in my mind that all of my msb friends had jobs waaaaaay before my other friends. i don't know anything about uva though...</p>
<p>well if you plan on eventually going to business school after working for a few years (that's pretty much my plan as well), then it's probably not a good idea to do business undergrad...most investment banks (the area i'm interested in, so i can't speak for you) look for college grads with a strong liberal arts background, and many business schools actually prefer that students take a well-rounded curriculum instead of a business heavy one in college. in most financial industries - but in investment banking especially - it is very rare to have both an undergrad and graduate degree in business. </p>
<p>this is something i didn't know, so i am in MSB, but i'll probably switch to the college with this in mind. having spoken with a few people at investment banks, it seems a good road to take is majoring in something like history or a language and minoring in finance, economics, accounting, etc...</p>
<p>but that doesn't help you make your choice between uva and gtown, because it isn't specific to any one school. one thing that influenced my decision (other than gtown being the coolest school out there) is the fact that gtown is one of the most heavily recruited schools by investment banks, so that was certainly a plus for me. but again, i don't know what field you'd like to get into, so this might not be relevant for you.</p>
<p>uva's business school is one of the best business schools in the country, and the fact that you have to spend 2 years in the college before applying means that you definitely get a liberal arts education.
georgetown's business school while not of uva's standard has a very high reputation, and its grads have the highest starting average salary amongst all four schools. for msb, students have to do s liberal arts curriculum and a business curriculum
i am currently in the college but intend to transfer to the business school.
uva is also a big school compared to gtown. charlottesville (a small town) vs. dc. it has a much better campus though and more money..haha...however gtown biz is well known as gtown alums are all over wall street
hope this helps</p>
<p>That's correct...RegisNYC. I have several clients that work for Goldman Sachs and they said their company PREFERS an undergrad degree in something like Economics. Save the business degree for graduate school.</p>
<p>what regisNYC said is also true, having a business degree is just as good...if not better..if you want to work in business it will be beneficial to have a business degree, but you should also take liberal arts classes too. uva and gtown both let students do that. i am going to major in IB and Finance,and minor in math. I will also ahve enough courses for an econ minor, but it wont be recognized</p>