<p>It's a little difficult to write this message, because it's sort of cathartic..and i'm not sure if i like that. I'm a transfer student who has recently been rejected from uc berkeley haas and ucla undergrad. i am intendnig, in the meanwhile, to finish off my undergraduate at either USC, which i believe i will be accepted at, or UCSD, to do a degree in economics/concentration in econometrics. I realize that there are very different avenues coming out of both, but what i really want to do is go to an awesome b-school. my dad went to wharton, and I have similar goals. My question is basically this. I dont know what avenue will lead me to being put in the best position to be eligible for admissions into those schools. Coming out of either school, i will probably already have my CPA under my belt. If i go to usc, i realize that I will probably get a different kind of job then the one at ucsd. I know that Mckinsey recruits at ucsd, but i have no idea what my chances are getting a job there. I dont know who recruits at USC, but the money it costs makes it very unattractive. I realize that this is quite the rant, but i'm in a complicated position. Can anyone give me some really constructive advice?</p>
<p>There are few things I would pay the extra $$ at USC for, but if I wanted a business career I'd chose Anderson over UCSD for the USC network. In all honesty, neither school is high on the list that top consulting firms or ibanks hire from, but USC alum are really loyal in the SoCal business community and they are well placed as USC was a school for wealthy SoCal kids 25 years ago.</p>
<p>I think UCSD is much better for the sciences, but not business.</p>
<p>anderson? ucla is not one of my choices...since this is undergraduate, would the degree or school really matter in my placement? I'm looking to apply to banks out of school, maybe work in accounting. and what do you think you would pay the extra money at USC for over UCSD, if i may inquire? </p>
<p>And economics is a B.S degree at UCSD..</p>
<p>Maybe he meant to say Marshall instead of Anderson?</p>
<p>Condensed version of question:</p>
<p>Is a degree in business at USC's Marshall school of business going to make a significant difference in the job market after college then a degree in Economics-Management Science at UCSD? If Marshall, is the additional (substantial) cost be worth the change in my job prospects between the two?</p>
<p>Management science will be more theoretical I believe - not sure how this will impact career opportunities.</p>
<p>guys, he's not looking at the business schools of UCSD and USC. He's looking at attending undergrad there, with a view to positioning himself for business school some 6-7 years down the line.</p>
<p>That said, I imagine that USC has a better national reputation on which to draw, which would lead to better job prospects. Beyond that I have no specific knowledge of the schools - maybe ask the boards here for those two schools and see what sort of recruiting is typical at each of them?</p>
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Coming out of either school, i will probably already have my CPA under my belt.
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Uhh, dont you need a certain number of years of work experience before you could be called a CPA?</p>
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I know that Mckinsey recruits at ucsd, but i have no idea what my chances are getting a job there.
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VERY slim. The ppl that McKinsey will recruit from UCSD, if they even do recruit, are going to be minorities (non-asian).</p>
<p>They do recruit, and I plan to be working at an accounting firm while I am in college. It is actually measured in hours. Also, I am indian, so i'm guessing I dont really get any advantage in the minorities department. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any advice as per my split in choices? I'm guessing from the lack of responses that it really does not matter.</p>
<p>Go with USC. They have an excellent alumni network in SoCal, and I hear that UBS LA recruited a couple from there.</p>