<p>I want to be a stock broker, investment banker, hedge fund manager, or, if I can make it big in the distant future, a CFO or CEO. Is UVA strong at math/econ/business? I'm not sure if this is true, but from what I've read, they seem to be stronger in humanities.</p>
<p>Is this a serious question? Look up UVA on undergrad business school rankings. I may be wrong but I’m pretty sure UVA is second behind Upenn. But to awnser your question yes, UVA would be a great place to go to if you plan on working in some sort of business school.</p>
<p>The statement that UVa is second only to Wharton is a statement of exaggeration. There are at least 4 (business) schools that are superior to UVa for undergraduate business all of which can claim to be 2nd to Wharton. But to answer the OP’s question, YES, UVa is very good for business and has good record of sending alumni to heralded jobs in banking and finance.</p>
<p>Check out the US News and World Report and the Business Week rankings for top undergrad business schools! Bloomberg Business Week ranks UVA number 2 and US News ranks UVA 6th (tied with Chapel Hill and Texas). Last year US News ranked UVA 2nd or 3rd, if I recall correctly.</p>
<p>not to burst the UVa pride bubble here but UVa’s business school is not on the same level as Wharton. I too wondered about the level of UVa’s McIntire school, when I visited Penn I talked with a professor of finance about the other good business schools around the country and he said of course that Wharton is 1, then after that there is the second tier of schools like NYU Stern, Michigan Ross, and MIT Sloan, and then the third tier of schools like UC Haas, and UVa, so don’t make too much of the BusinessWeek and USNews rankings.</p>
<p>I’m guessing that the Wharton professor was talking about graduate level (MBA) business schools, evidenced by the fact that Ross doesn’t even have an undergraduate program. In that respect he’s right, but in the context of undergraduate business, UVA is top-tier.</p>
<p>If Ross does not have an undergrad component it’s news to UM students.</p>
<p>[BBA</a> - Stephen M. Ross School of Business](<a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/admissions/BBA/]BBA”>Bachelor of Business Administration | Michigan Ross)</p>
<p>The rankings and “who’s #1 and who’s #2” is a mute point and dumb, IMO. A #1 to someone may be a #9 to someone else because the gyms are nicer at one school than another. It’d be nice if people got off this subject…</p>
<p>OP: UVa’s a pretty darn good school, no one can counter that, which means all programs are going to result in a great education. The math program is strong, but not the best per say in the country, but a frequent poster on here (calling you Hazel!) can tell you all about the math program and her pros/cons. The econ program routinely places grads in great jobs or business schools. I knew quite a few econ majors who just graduated and all are really happy with where they are and feel that UVa prepared them very well.
McIntire is a fantastic business school, don’t let others sway you against that. So are the other business schools people have mentioned, so I suggest applying to them all. What sets McIntire apart is you spend your first two years in the College, then apply to McIntire. This process makes McIntire a better school, IMO, because it takes the best of the best. But, some see it as a risk because you’re not guaranteed a BS in Commerce afterwards (it’s called the McIntire School of Commerce…don’t ask me what the difference between that and business is ;)). However, most who don’t go McIntire go Econ and do fantastically.<br>
Another thing to think about is there’s a MS in Commerce opportunity at UVa for both Comm schoolers (what we call McIntire students) and those outside of Comm. It’s a year program (I think?) and you basically earn an MS in Comm after you graduate a 4-year program. They love taking UVa kids so it might be good to think about if you know you want an advanced degree.<br>
Also, Darden is our grad business school. If people say it’s not a great, great school, ignore them. I’m not even pro-UVa when I say this, it’s just a fact. Again, should it be #1 or even #2? Maybe not. But it’s in an elite group of really nice grad schools.</p>
<p>Are there “better” schools out there? Sure. But when you’re looking at schools like UVa, Penn, UNC, UCs, etc, it really boils down to which school YOU like better and which YOU think you’ll be happy at. Feel free to ask any questions, there’s quite a few current/past students on here. Don’t listen to people who are trying to sway you from applying to any school, these days it’s silly not to apply to a school because it’s not #1 or #2 on USNews Rankings. Find somewhere that you could get a great education and be happy at and click Apply!</p>
<p>I am quite certain that Haas is more regarded than McIntire. Haas, together with Sloan, Ross, Stern and, of course, Wharton, make up the top 5 best business schools for undergraduate. But McIntire would definitely rank just behind these top 5 business schools.</p>
<p>Aside from Ivy Leagues, Wharton and McIntire are two feeder business schools into banking/consulting, followed by Haas and Ross.</p>
<p>What do you mean aside from ivy leagues? Penn (Wharton) is an Ivy</p>
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Are you kidding me? McIntire is much more of a feeder to MBB than Ross or Haas and is on par with Ross regarding front office positions on Wall Street and better than Haas even in that regard.</p>
<p>^ Care to show your source?</p>
<p>Wharton, Stern or Ross for WS placements, okay, I think everybody knows that. But McIntire better than Haas? No way.</p>
<p>I’m a fan of UVA but Ross is right up there with UVA’s business school. However, there is no need to argue which school is better. Both business programs are excellent and anyone would be lucky to attend one…</p>
<p>Many from California have next to zero interest in working in NY when there are many more interesting options right at home. And there is much less of the ahole factor in Cali businesses versus NYC Ibanking. Believe it or not moving to NYC is not tops on everyone’s list.</p>
<p>Sorry, by Ivy Leagues I meant students (with the exception of Penn undergrads) who come from liberal arts background, as most Ivy Leagues don’t have an undergrad business school – I believe Penn is the only one that has a business school on the undergrad level.</p>
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Lesdiablesbleus, first you go to the Michigan forums and bash the business school there, then you come here and do it? While working in a front office BB job? damn man you have a lot of time on your hands. This statement is completely false, Ross, Haas and McIntire are all relatively equal in terms of placement, but a lot of it is regional. Haas = west coast, Ross = midwest and Northeast, McIntire = south and north east.</p>
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See above post. Haas/Ross/McIntire are all relatively similar in terms of placement, so this isn’t true. </p>
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Pretty much nailed it. There really isn’t a point in arguing which is better, they’re both PHENOMENAL schools, and getting accepted to either would be awesome.</p>
<p>All in all, it should come down to fit and which one suits you best financially, and another thing to consider is what you want to end up in afterwards. I was accepted to UVa, UMich and Berkeley, and I’ve visited all 3 campuses and could offer you some advice or answer any questions, so if you want to know what led to my decision or anything like that, feel free to ask me here or you can PM me. </p>
<p>That said, I think you should apply to all 3 as well, and NYU and Wharton if they fit you. I actually didn’t apply to NYU nor Wharton because neither of them suited me in the least, but you might be different.</p>
<p>Also, as an aside, nobody really takes into consideration Newsweek rankings because they ranked Notre Dame above Wharton (what a joke), and as a rule USNWR is generally more widely accepted as accurate, but a difference of one place isn’t significant at all, and I’m absolutely positive that UVa could switch spots with UMich on that list and it would be exactly the same.</p>
<p>edited for last bit</p>
<p>Actually it’s Business Week, not Newsweek.</p>
<p>ooo my bad, Business Week***
you’d think they would be to get the rankings right though, seeing as the title of their magazine is Business Week, but any ranking that doesnt have UPenn at the top is, well, wrong.</p>
<p>very good in Maths, excellent in both undergrad business and Economics.</p>