Hi everyone!
I was recently accepted into CLAS, but was wondering if anyone could offer insight into how challenging it would be to transfer to VSB? I understand it is more challenging to get into, but is it possible to transfer after starting school there? Any help would be appreciated!
When I was there for an info session in June, it was highly discouraged to apply to CLAS with hopes of transferring to VSB. However, there is an 8 week suppemetnal summer session between junior and senior year to give CLAS students a background in business. It was going while I was there, the students seemed to be enjoying themselves. Other schools have such options for outside students. If you do great, you can apply for a pre-MBA session for liberal arts students at Tuck at Dartmouth, agains usually taken after junior year.
Undergrad business schools have gotten very hard to get into. My daughter is the top 25% of Villanova overall in the SAT, but was deferred by VSB. She is in at Gabelli at Fordham. I do not believe colleges when they try to sell the idea of a "well rounded’ liberal arts education, to me they are talking their own book. However, I do wonder if it would be a better experience to major in economics in a good but not great liberal arts school like Lafayette with the view of getting into a decent MBA program rather than going to an undergrad business school you really do not like,
Good luck, I hope that helps.
As a current student at Nova, I can attest that it is very hard to transfer from CLAS to VSB. Nova heavily prides it’s VSB students because it has the #1 ranking. VSB’s acceptance rate is much lower than that of CLAS, and they hope that if you want to be in VSB you apply into like everyone else. Someone in admissions once told me that they think this reflects poorly on the student cause it looks like you are trying to cheat the system.
Also, the VSB curriculum is much different from that in CLAS so if you do try to switch schools, I HIGHLY suggest doing it before the semester starts because you will be behind in your course load if you switch further along the road.
I hope this doesn’t discourage you, because both schools are great. I know a lot of people in CLAS and they love it.If you aren’t sure what you want to major in, the CLAS curriculum really allows you to pick your own path.
I hope you still consider enrolling at Nova. I have had a great experience so far.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Freshman Chemical Engineering Major at Villanova
Only apply to the school you are serious about attending, as once you attend, it is very difficult and rare that you would be able to switch into business or engineering (although you could switch from one of them into CLAS more easily).
So apply for what you want to study! But also know that the Economics CLAS program paired with a Business or Math minor would make for a very good resume and business career preparation as well.
Thank you everyone for your help! I am not upset by any means with my decision to study in the CLAS, I was just curious if I would have other options should I end up hating economics. Thanks again!!
@villanovafangirl would you say economics in CLAS is a strong major?
My daughter is a freshman and received info about a summer “minor in business” where you complete all the requirements for a minor over the course of the summer. Another 13k for tuition, though.
@willt31 Yes I would say it is! VSB and CLAS economics major and classes are practically the same - same department, professors, etc. Econ classes are mixed with both students. But the core curriculums differ, with CLAS Econ having a more extensive liberal arts core and VSB Econ majors having to complete the business core classes. Lots of the CLAS Econ majors i know end up getting good business jobs just like the VSB finance or econ majors.
@Squirg There is a Summer Business Institute to do the minor over the summer or if you strategically plan your schedule you may be able to fit it in during the academic year.
@keurig83 You may be able to transfer into VSB though, so certainly try if you are interested. If you don’t want to do Econ then Math is another good major. Some of my CLAS friends interested in business careers who majored in econ or math got pretty good jobs in finance/banking, corporate finance, big four consulting, actuarial positions, etc.