<p>Looking for some first hand knowledge and/or experience from those who have attended or attending these schools. Son was just accepted to USC Moore School, Holy Cross and Dickinson. Waitlisted at WFU. Interested in majoring in business and ideally international business. Any insight to college life, academics and best overall experience during (study abroad, internships, etc)and post graduation would be greatly appreciated. He is still hopeful for WFU but we are encouraging him to focus on these what I consider excellent choices he has now.</p>
<p>Well…interesting choices here. Congratulations! </p>
<p>First, the Moore School is well known and respected for International Business. Are you in-state South Carolina? If so, its a tremendous value!</p>
<p>Holy Cross is an outstanding small Liberal Arts college that is Jesuit. Its graduates often go on to fabulous graduate schools, medical schools and law schools…elsewhere, since it has no graduate programs. Worcester is not exactly a garden spot, but its a little more than an hour from Boston. Boston is fabulous and many Holy Cross graduates work in Boston or attend grad/law/medical school there…and yes, including Harvard. </p>
<p>But Holy Cross is a bit insular if you ask me. BC and Fordham are more national in scope and vibe. JMHO.</p>
<p>Wake is probably worth waiting for. Its a special place. Its business school is wonderful. Call Wake and see where he is on the wait list, and express STRONG interest, and see what they say. It may be worth waiting a month. Wake will often let you know in early May if any spots open up and how deep they go to the waitlist. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>What is the financial situation with the schools?</p>
<p>I would say (as much as I hate saying this as a Clemson student) that South Carolina is your best bet for international business! You’ll benefit much more studying business there than going to a school like Dickinson or Holy Cross. Wake Forest’s business school is really good so I would agree and see if you can get in off the wait list!</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your replies. Really helpful and will see what happens with WFU as well.</p>
<p>My cousin went to Holy Cross and I went to South Carolina for International Business, so I have some insight. They are both somewhat regional in scope, although USC is working to gain a more national presence. I cannot speak for HC’s business program, although several of my friend’s that attended the school for other majors really enjoyed it.</p>
<p>That said, if he’s interested in international business, he really can’t do any better than South Carolina. The IB program has been ranked #1 for years and as a result draws some of the more desirable companies to campus. The program is structured in such a way that he would graduate with two majors (IB and Finance/Accounting/Marketing/Ops Mgmt/Mgmt), proficiency if not fluency in one or more languages (built-in), and study abroad experience (built-in). IB grads tend to work to bigger cities, mainly Atlanta, NYC, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, and Charlotte. If he’s interested in Chinese, South Carolina has a program called IBCE that involves studying at Chinese University of Hong Kong for two years and University of South Carolina for two years. Of course he has to like South Carolina as a school, so that’s the most important consideration. I would encourage you to visit Columbia if you have the chance. The campus is gorgeous- the historic Horseshoe dates back to 1801- and the people are incredibly hospitable.</p>
<p>If you want to eventually live in CA, go to USC. If you want to live in Boston, go to Holy Cross. Both have powerful alumni networks in their respective states.</p>
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<p>Thanks fleagle10! Can I ask what you are doing now…did you say you went to USC for IB? S is just concerned about meeting criteria to declare IB major and still not getting in as they say they only take a limited number of kids after sophomore year into that major. He would really only want to go to USC for IB. Planning to visit in 2 weeks.</p>
<p>HC is academically much more highly regarded but if you definitely want the international business major, you cannot go wrong with South Carolina.</p>
<p>HC has one of the best alumni networks in the country and has a national student body.</p>