Georgia Tech, Alabama or South Carolina?? (Accounting)

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<p>Georgia Tech VS Alabama VS USC (Business School)</p>

<p>DS deciding between great schools, all liked for different reasons. Has been accepted to:
*No merit/scholarship: Emory, Texas (McCombs Business School), Texas A & M (Mays), William & Mary: All full freight so will turn down.
*With Scholarship to: Auburn, Tennessee, Tulane and a few more but have narrowed down to three.</p>

<p>GOALS: Mostly likely Accounting (but will explore Finance, Supply Chain and Industrial Engineering) with an International Component (Have dual Citizenship/German). Getting a 3.7-4.0 GPA with solid Internships and Leadership roles hopefully to lead to Big 4 Interviews->Big 4 Internship ->Big 4 Position. Location not important. Potentially able to start as a sophomore because of 8 APs (4s and 5s) and dual enrollment credit. Have $70-80k + misc. expenses saved for college and $5500/year loan available. Have heard undergrad school choice is not as important as grad school choice but want to ensure the building blocks are established that lead to above goals.</p>

<p>Alabama (Culverhouse):
PRO: Full tuition scholarship<br>
Total cost $11,000/year
Ranked #15 in Accounting, 5th Year MAcc Program
University Scholars Program (allows tandem Finance and Masters of Finance within 4 years)
Accepted into Honors College and International Honors College (Schship can include Study Abroad)
Will have college funds leftover for graduate school and/or law school
Ranked #33 Business School in US
Best and most professional College Visit.<br>
Feel I can achieve intended GPA
IN QUESTION: Target School for Recruiters? Internship Opportunities? Concerned if switch major from Accounting? Academic reputation? </p>

<p>Georgia Tech (College of Management)new BSBA:
PRO: Largest Co-Op program in U.S.<br>
"Earn as You Learn" Co-Ops/Internships pay $15-$27/Hour
"A Degree Employers Want"
Location for Internships is excellent
Ranked #7 Public University
Ranked #18 Public Business School
Engineering Highly Ranked and may consider Industrial Engineering
Stats for College of Management 68% graduate with job offers
Salary Range for College of Management graduates $50,000-$80,000
Widely respected school
BSBA degree "covers the technical side of business - well rounded graduates"
International Plan (required 26 weeks abroad studying and/or working)
Studying abroad allows in-state tuition and would take classes within major (big cost saver!)
Concerned what my GPA would be
IN QUESTION: College Of Management is not Tech's main focus
Cost as OOS. Can S graduate in 3 years? Would have to be aggressive for internships, would have to study abroad at least 2 semesters (to have in-state tuition) which actually would like. Total cost $105,000 less internships less in-state study abroad?? Can this financially work?
New BSBA degree with a concentration in Accounting or Finance compared to a true Accounting degree. </p>

<p>University South Carolina (Moore School of Business)
PRO: Scholarship offered In-State less $1000
Total yearly cost $16,500
Major in Accounting (or finance or supply chain).<br>
Would have second degree in #1 International Business as S is an auto-admit.
Closest to home
Building brand new building for Moore Schoool of business
Very strong international abroad programs which plan to do.
Would easily start as a sophomore and scholarship allows monies to go towards grad school.
IN QUESTION: Target School for recruiters ??(although know one person who now works for Kimberly Clark in Australia and another who accepted full scholarship to UVA law school with other offers to Harvard+)
Not accepted to Honors College (average admit GPA was 4.5!) but to Capstone</p>

<p>Would going to GA Tech greatly increase chances of making/and succeeding above goals and/or graduate school (worried about GPA there compared to UA)? Is the ontake of debt really worth it? DO Not want to graduate and not have solid career opportunities. Any insight appreciated!</p>

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<p>Apparently if you major in accounting the school doesn’t matter AS MUCH as it would in other fields. In accounting, you’re learning a strict skill set which doesn’t differ a lot across different curriculums. I’d say go where you’ll be happy and have a lot of merit aid. Alabama and Auburn give lots of aid, along with other big state schools. Also a lot of these schools are targets for Big 4 recruiting, as there are plenty of candidates to choose from each school. Just my 2 cents.</p>

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<p>There’s no such thing as being “auto-admit” to the SC international business program. You have to apply to it like everyone else. You might want to check up on that. It might be “pre-international business” This isn’t the same thing as being in the actual program itself.</p>

<p>Also, being in an “honors” college does not mean anything. It’s just one word on a resume. It really does not mean anything at all to employers or recruiters.</p>

<p>Also no one get’s a job through the international business program itself. It’s usually through the second major that they are doing. </p>

<p>For Accounting, I would stick to being in-state.</p>

<p>Sorry…</p>

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<p>daveb, thanks for your insight and it reaffirms his decision to go to Alabama not only thanks to a great college visit but also thanks to the Presidential scholarship, a hope for a high GPA and will graduate with no debt and $$ left over for grad school. </p>

<p>Mustang, thanks for your post: To clarify, if an applicant checks on his USC application that he intends to major in International Business and is accepted into either their Honors or Capstone program, that applicant is an auto-admit. S has letters from USC confirming the above. Very much agree with your other statements and son did too. He would rather graduate with a more tangible degree like Accounting and will continue his German studies as a minor or study abroad.</p>

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<p>If that was the case then there would be A LOT of kids in the international business program. They only take 50 kids per year. It’s an admission process and you might want to check that on their website.</p>

<p>Like I said before, “pre-international business” is on the USC application and that is not the same as being in the international business program itself.</p>

<p>[Information</a> & Application for 2011 | The Moore School of Business | University of South Carolina](<a href=“404 page not found | University of South Carolina”>404 page not found | University of South Carolina)</p>

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<p>You are correct in that is the formal application for International Business for current USC students to apply. Another admit avenue is specifically what I had said before: if a high school student: 1) checks on USC General application of his/her intent to study International Businessto and 2) invited to the Honors College or Capstone; then that student is automatically admitted into the Undergraduatio IB program. He/She does not need to further apply.
To illustrate this, high school son received the following letter from the Assistant Dean for undergraduate studies: “Congratulations on your invitation to the Capstone Scholars Program. The invitation informed you about your automatic admission to the International Business (IB) program and major based upon your academic interests.”</p>