<p>I got into Carnegie and Purdue. Carnegie is ranked 22 overall in Usnews while Purdue is at 62. However, I got into Carnegie's HSS for Economics while I got into Purdue's school of management(Krannert). It is ranked 21 as a business school.</p>
<p>I want to do business but should I stick with the overall higher ranked college (Carnegie) or should I go with the business school that's poorly overall ranked but still good in business(Purdue).</p>
<p>I plan to get an MBA so I don't know how important my major is. If it isn't that important than I'd rather go to Carnegie. Also, if I also have the possibility of transfering from Carnegie to better places or to its Tepper business school. I'm at a bit of a crossroads, should I just take the risk and go to Carnegie and do Economics and get a MBA or try to transfer? Or I can go to Purdue Krannert and stay there the entire time, for their MBA program as well and then getting a decent but not great salary of 75,000 avg.</p>
<p>PS: Basically it comes down to if I can transfer from Carnegie OR if Economics/Math is a good major to get a job from. If the name recognition of Carnegie is really much better than Purdue's, then I'm gonna take the chance and go there.</p>
<p>my dad works in bus. and alot of smart ppl working there went to carnegie mellon. id recommend it. also dont solely base ur decision on the usnews thing, u should visit the school, see where ur comfortable, and sit on a business class and see how it goes. good luck!</p>
<p>If it was my kid, I recco CM which should have much better teacher:student ratios, as well as a better 'name'. I think it would be a stronger overall academic experience with a stronger peer group, although I do know Perdue has some great departments. If you are going to get an MBA, you may be a more interesting candidate having other undergrad experience, like engineering or econ or math. Econ and math majors have just as many and often better job prospects in business than business majors.</p>
<p>Carnegie is also strong in other fields, so you'll have more chance to explore other areas. Even if you really want to focus on business, you'll get a very good education in a minor class as well.</p>
<p>2.6/3.1/3.6/3.7 UW @ pretty good HS(94%+=A, aps offered junior yr and add .5)
1420
770IC,740US hist.,700 Writing
Good essays
Good recs
Great EC's including 2 jobs, 10 clubs, community service 300+</p>
<p>Good thing cmu doesn't look at fresh year so i think they just focused on jr and let me in somehow.</p>
<p>You have a difficult choice and it's good that you are looking ahead to plans after college. Many high school seniors fail to do that adequately.</p>
<p>USNews rankings are based upon the opinions of academia. I don't want to make your choice more difficult, but Krannert was ranked #1 in the Wall Street Journal's survey of corporate recruiters. Consider each ranking in view of your ultimate objective. Do you eventually desire a career in academia or in business?</p>
<p>I would suggest doing a few things: 1) Visit each campus. Decide which campus you like better. 2) Talk to the colleges and ask their placement rates, both for jobs and for grad school. 3) Find out how many people are enrolled in each college and the average class size. Small classes are, without doubt, more desirable than large classes while you are in school. However, schools with more graduates have more extensive networks, which means finding jobs can be easier. 4) Consider finances. Which will be more expensive for you? 5) Ask the schools - why you? Some schools will be very honest in answering this question - especially when you are trying to make a difficult choice.</p>