good schools for undergrad business and/or pre-law

College Search & Selection
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<p>Looking for schools with those kind of characterisitcs, schools that are good in subjects that require excellent writing skills, as I am not looking to do anything with math or science...</p>

<p>I am interested in a midsize college, maybe west coast, but if there are some good ones on the east coast that must be listed than please do.</p>

<p>Please let me know of all kinds of colleges, very selective schools and safety type schools.</p>

<p>I really appreciate the help, im stressing over my college search.</p>

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<p>well... can somebody give me anything???</p>

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<p>bump..................................</p>

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<p>Claremont Mckenna would be a good bet, although it doesn't have undergrad business program, it has one of the strongest programs in the nation for econ and government (in fact a majority of students major in gov't/econ). They have really good placement rate for investment banking and law school. It's a very small liberal arts school (less than 1500 students) near LA- but you get individual atttention from your professors and they do emphasize writing skills/liberal arts. It's really hard to get in (admission rate < 20%). Probably one of the hidden ivies. you should check it out.</p>

<p>Maybe Georgetown would be a good bet; their mcdonough business school has a good reputation and ranking, good placement, D.C. location definitely helps with internships and with law school. Very traditional liberal arts curriculum even for business students. Midsize (around 6000 studnets). still very selective (<25% admit rate).</p>

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<p>I can't speak for business, but thirty seconds spent in the law school section of CC will convince you that you don't really need to worry about pre-law. There's a bit of debate surrounding these claims, but the general consensus is that pre-law as a major is no great asset to a law student (it might even be a hindrance in some ways), and the ranking/prestige/etc. of your undergrad will be of relative unimportance to law school admissions (when compared with your GPA and LSAT scores). That said, perhaps you'd like an environment (such as CMC or Georgetown, as mentioned above) where many students share your interests. That's another thing altogether.</p>

<p>I recall seeing plenty of undergrad business rankings. I'll do a quick search and see if I can find something for you, but if I don't repost, know that the stuff is out there (on the web and elsewhere on CC...hopefully someone will chime in).</p>

<p>Also, re: Claremont McKenna College -- The school is only about 1,200 students, but what isn't mentioned in the above post is that it's part of the Claremont Consortium: Welcome</a> to Claremont.EDU.</p>

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<p>Here we go. However much (or little) stock you choose to put in these, they're still a good jumping-off point:</p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/06rankings/%5DUndergrad"&gt;http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/06rankings/]Undergrad&lt;/a> B-School Rankings (Business Week, 2006): Interactive Table<a href="1-20">/url</a>: Penn, Virginia, Notre Dame, MIT, Emory, Michigan, NYU, BYU, UT-Austin, Indiana, UNC-CH, Berkeley, Georgetown, Cornell, WUSTL, Carnegie Mellon, Miami (Ohio), Lehigh, Villanova, SMU.</p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/07rankings/%5DUndergrad"&gt;http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/07rankings/]Undergrad&lt;/a> B-School Rankings (Business Week, 2007): Interactive Table<a href="1-20">/url</a>: Penn, Virginia, Berkeley, Emory, Michigan, MIT, Notre Dame, BYU, NYU, Cornell, Georgetown, Villanova, UT-Austin, Boston College, UNC-CH, WUSTL, Wake Forest, Indiana-Bloomington, USC, Lehigh.</p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/topprogs_brief.php%5DUSNews.com:"&gt;http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/topprogs_brief.php]USNews.com:&lt;/a> America's Best Colleges 2008: Best Undergraduate Business Programs<a href="1-3">/url</a>: Penn, MIT, Berkeley/Michigan (tie).</p>

<p>Sorry I can't give you more of the US News list, but I'm not a subscriber. I believe that it puts USC in the top 10, which is notable given your interest in the west coast. And just as an addendum to my previous post, bear in mind that CMC doesn't technically have an undergrad business program (as pointed out by kevinc2), so it's ineligible for these rankings (but still worth a look).</p>

<p>Also, random trivia: Wikipedia claims that Gerogetown is the only school to make US News' Top 10 in every category of undergrad business. I can't back it up...just stumbled across it.</p>

<p>The info is out there. Think about whether you want to go to a school of business, pursue a business major, or pursue business as a career. These won't necessarily lead you to the same set of schools.</p>

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<p>Another thread (law forum) that might interest you: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/376924-undergrad-business-law-school.html?highlight=business%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/376924-undergrad-business-law-school.html?highlight=business&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>And ooone more (tried to edit this back into my first post, but it's been too long):
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/397022-frequently-asked-questions.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/397022-frequently-asked-questions.html&lt;/a>
^ This will direct you to some old threads in the law school forum, re: "Does undergrad/major matter for law school?" Just so you don't have to take my word for anything :p</p>

<p>A CC search for "law business" also turns up loads of results, but you'll have to do some sifting. </p>

<p>When you research individual schools, pay attention to general education requirements if you really do want to avoid math/science (and look closely, because some schools will have a math/quantitative requirement that can be fulfilled with philosophical logic, a "Math in Culture" type course, or even music theory). Any school will value a strong writer, but liberal arts colleges (LAC's) come first to mind. These tend to be smallish, but can reach into a midsize range (3-5k).</p>

<p>Point is: common interests, no shortage of info, just a matter of finding it...don't stress :)</p>

<p>Also, just a tip, responses take a bit of time...the fact that no one responded to your original post within its first half hour shouldn't be discouraging. Bear in mind that you're asking a very broad question that doesn't really require anecdotal evidence, so there's little incentive to respond right away. Good luck with more responses, and feel free to narrow your question!</p>

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<p>Pre-law-- At my alma mater, Holy Cross in Worcester MA, 1 in 7 students eventually goes on to law school. You may find that the liberal arts education at HC, or at many other fine liberal arts schools, is the best preparation for law school. Check out HC--highly selective but certainly not Ivy level of difficulty for admission.</p>

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<p>Berkeley's Haas is the top undergrad business program on the West Coast.</p>

<p>It's very selective, and you apply for your junior year.
For freshman applicants, apply to Berkeley as an "Undeclared - Pre-Business" major.</p>

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<p>Duke, Dartmouth, Colgate, Holy Cross,and Bowdoin.</p>