<p>Im a junior at St Johns Univeristy and Im planning to either go to Rutgers or NYU MBA. I was thinking about transfering to rutgers for my last year of college. My reasoning is the fact that rutgers has more prestige, Ill have a better chance to get into NYU. My question: Is graduating from rutgers going to make a significant difference in my chances of getting into NYU. Or should I just finish my last year at St Johns. Personally, I think its stupid to not finish the last year at the college im currently attending. Any advice would be appreciated. Lets say, my stats were the same for both colleges. WOuld they favor Rutgers or would they treat them equally? This has been bothering me for quite awhile. I know my reasoning of staying at St Johns makes the most sense. Do you guys think, ultimatley is going to come down to the GMATs?</p>
<p>Yeah, it would be pretty stupid to transfer from St. John’s…unless you think that going to Rutgers will significantly increase your prospects of landing a good job.</p>
<p>Gnet, should I worry not graduating from rutgers will hurt my chances of getting into NYU. Also is possible to go from a 500 to a 700 on the gmat. I planning to increase my score 200-300 points. My main questions is will it make a significant difference graduating from rutgers as opposed to St John’s. Should I call at admissions counselor at NYU?? Im really worried that my 3.6 from St Johns won’t carry any weight and substance to consider me academically qualified for NYU. But im thinking rutgers will do a better job at that. What is your opinion? Do you think I should transfer???</p>
<p>It is possible to increase your score and GMAT DOES matter, so if you really have a 500 you better increase that.</p>
<p>As for the other questions my statement is still valid. The idea of you transferring is one of the most ridiculous ideas I’ve seen on these forums.</p>
<p>First of all, you need to ask yourself whether graduating from Rutgers would give you significantly more opportunities than if you had graduated from St. Johns. When you apply to business schools, the admissions staff will primarily be evaluating the quality of your work experience and your reasons for wanting to attend their business school. If you’re asking whether the degree itself will be a criterion, I would say no.</p>
<p>Business school really isn’t all that “academic.” There are plenty of people who got accepted to top programs despite poor undergraduate grades and GMAT scores. What they did have was spectacular work experience, letters of recommendation, essays, and understood the art of interviewing. I certainly am not discounting academic credentials altogether, but my point is that your work experience will be the primary source of evaluation, period.</p>