<p>I think that’s a smart choice, :)</p>
<p>I would drop College of William and Mary and Cornell (too rural) and Notre Dame (overly religious and too rural).</p>
<p>Drop Cornell, Georgetown, NYU ( no schoool spirit) and maybe carnegie Mellon?</p>
<p>Hmm… maybe I will write what I like and dislike about each school… here it goes…</p>
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<li><p>Penn (Wharton): Likes: best business program out there; love the campus and everything about the school; low student to faculty ratio; great job prospects. Dislikes: may be a little too competitive for my liking; greek life and moving off campus; very low chance of getting in.</p></li>
<li><p>Cornell (AEM): Likes: campus is really nice even though its rural; cost less because I am instate and CALS is state funded. Dislikes: too rural; too much focus on agriculture which I have no interest in; very small program and extremely difficult to get into; a lot of greek life.</p></li>
<li><p>Georgetown (Mcdonough): Likes: campus; fact that there is no frats; perfect location; very well rounded program; basketball; great school spirit. Dislikes: students have been called preppy and elitists; too much focus on politics and too much emphasis on SFS.</p></li>
<li><p>Notre Dame (Mendoza): Likes: campus; so much school spirit; family feeling; amazing sports; great community; high ranked program; no greek life; i love the first year studies so I can really tell if I want to pursue a business field. Dislikes: farthest school; I would have to fly there to get there (more expensive); maybe a little bit too religious for me; not really near a city. </p></li>
<li><p>William and Mary (Mason): Likes: great community feel; very focused student body; costs slightly less; nice size. Dislikes: business school not ranked as high as others; most of the people there would be Virginians…lol; might feel out of place; pretty decent greek scene; not really into sports; may be too southern for me; not near a major city.</p></li>
<li><p>NYU (Stern): visited, love NYC; facilities look great; stern if highly regarded; dorms are really nice and all have bathrooms; highly ranked business school; internships very easy to find; lots of things to do; no real greek life. Dislikes: no real sports and school spirit; may be a bit too big; no real community feel.</p></li>
<li><p>Carnegie Mellon (Tepper): Likes: campus; business school is ranked well; students are very driven; good location by a city; no overwhelming greek scene. Dislikes: not big in sports; male to female ratio; farther away from home than others; heard that it is filled with geeks lol… </p></li>
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<p>Alright that is all I can think of for now… any more inputs?? Thanks I really appreciate it!</p>
<p>Your descriptions are fine, and I’m sure there will be folks who will quibble. You’ve said you need to drop three. So drop those you are close to a sure bet not to be admitted, and look at those which are most likely to advance your career. (You can get an excellent career out of ANY of them - they are all highly regarded., but some perhaps more easily than others.)</p>
<p>For what it’s worth, Business Week rated Georgetown far worse than any of the others for graduate job placement.</p>
<p><a href=“http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/undergrad_bschool_2009/[/url]”>http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/undergrad_bschool_2009/</a></p>
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<p>Why would he drop any schools just because they have a low admit rate? I haven’t seen any stats (maybe I missed them), but while Wharton is extremely competitive, it’s not like nobody gets in. Why not give it a shot–it’s the best business school in the country, and Philadelphia would certainly provide those school-year internships you seem to think so vital.</p>
<p>I would probably apply to Wharton, NYU, and whichever of Carnegie Mellon or Notre Dame you happen to prefer.</p>
<p>I agree with mini that Georgetown is probably not as strong in business as the other schools you have considered; it has its strong points, just not in business.</p>
<p>Penn (Wharton)- The best of the best, you’ve got to at least try.
Georgetown (McDonough)- It’s just in a great location and an overall awesome school.
NYU (Stern)- Great for business. I don’t personally like NYU but if you visited it and like it then I think it would be a good move to apply.</p>
<p>I just like those 3 the most, flip a coin for the 4th.</p>
<p>Edit: Why those schools and not others? Northwestern, U Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley, Dartmouth, and MIT are all really good schools too.</p>
<p>^ because I am looking for undergrad business schools and most of those don’t have one.</p>
<p>I would keep cornell/aem in the mix. Unless money is no object, the lower tuition costs for NYS students is VERY appealing. Though admission rate is very low, you have 0 chance of being admitted if you don’t apply.</p>
<p>my kid graduated ILR- the cornell network in NYC is very strong.</p>
<p>According to what you said, I would get rid of Carnegie Mellon, NYU and Cornell.</p>
<p>Another thing to consider that others have mentioned is that most top schools don’t have an undergrad business school, presumably for a reason. Not sure why you insist on business and not econ, in light of most top finance and business institutions recruiting most heavily from places like Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale even though they don’t have undergrad business.</p>
<p>Wharton is the exception, but for the most part, an undergrad econ degree from an Ivy or near-Ivy school will get you farther than a business degree from a place like NYU, Notre Dame, or Georgetown. Particularly if you pair that econ with a mathematics double major.</p>
<p>i see your point
i might want to do like marketing, MIS, or another form of business however instead of economics</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend marketing to most people simply because it is perceived as a very easy major…you are committing yourself to one area for your career. You can go a lot of places with econ. Versatility is very important for an undergraduate degree.</p>
<p>I would look at Northwestern and Dartmouth, both allow you to take classes at their business schools (Tuck and Kellogg) and both are amazing with recruiters. Having to go to a business program to get a good job is a myth, in fact most of the time its the opposite.</p>
<p>I would drop NYU. There isn;t any social life and its not a real college experience. I think you won’t like it.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say NYU has no social life. It’s just not the typical college experience. Instead of going to frat parties and on campus events, most students venture out into the city and go to clubs/bars/museums/parks, etc.</p>
<p>^ that’s what I like</p>
<p>“I would drop NYU. There isn;t any social life and its not a real college experience. I think you won’t like it.”</p>
<p>No social life? Are you kidding me? It’s New York City, bud. </p>
<p>Not a “real college experience”? Granted, it’s not your typical grassy green quad, frat-dominated school, but does that mean the experience isn’t real? LOL</p>