McDonough vs. Carroll vs. Stern vs. Haas vs. Marshall

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<p>Hey guys, this is another one of those HELP ME DECIDE threads. It would be really great if you guys gave me your input! (:</p>

<p>I plan to major in Business Administration or Economics, with hopefully a double major in Public Policy or Political Science. </p>

<p>I’ve been accepted to the Georgetown McDonough School of Business, the Carroll School of Business at Boston College, Stern Business School at NYU, and the Marshall School of Business at USC. I’ve also been accepted into UC Berkeley, but their business program doesn’t start until junior year; you also have to apply again in junior year to the business program at Berkeley.
I’ve been accepted into Wesleyan and UCLA as well, but since those schools don’t have a business program, I’m not really looking at them as an option. (Even though I know that you don’t necessarily have to attend an undergraduate business program to be accepted into an MBA program)</p>

<p>It will cost about $5,000/year for Georgetown, $8,000 for Boston College, $20,000 for NYU (I know), $0 for USC, and $7,000 for Berkeley. (All of this includes loans–for example, if I went to Georgetown, my out of pocket costs would be $2,000 and I would have to take out a loan of $3,000, which totals $5,000)</p>

<p>I am very interested in studying abroad and internships during college. I also hope to attend a top ten rated graduate business school.</p>

<p>What are your opinions? If you need any more information, just say so and I’ll gladly oblige. Thanks so much for your time and concern! (:</p>

<p>P.S.
I’m sorry for the super long post!</p>

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<p>Those are some excellent choices. For me, it’s between Boston University’s School of Management and Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.</p>

<p>Personally, being a nascent business major myself, I would go with Stern if you can handle the city and the disjointedness of the school campus. The internship opportunities could be endless… given that New York is one of the world’s greatest business/financial capitals.</p>

<p>Why don’t you head over to BusinessWeek’s rankings and see for yourself? I take the ratings with a grain of salt and a crystal of sugar, but they can be useful if you are comparing multiple schools:</p>

<p>[Undergraduate</a> Business Programs - BusinessWeek](<a href=“Bloomberg Businessweek - Bloomberg”>Bloomberg Businessweek - Bloomberg)</p>

<p>No matter what school you go to, I have no doubt that it will be the hard work and the networking that ultimately counts.</p>

<p>EDIT: Oh, and if you plan to major in Business Administration, what is your concentration going to be? Marketing? Finance?</p>

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<p>I would cut those down to Stern, Carroll, Marshall and McDonough. The reason why is that, I feel that doing business, it is absolutely essential to be near or in a city which is why the colleges I stated above are the best in the list. </p>

<p>There is no better place to be as compared to Stern, internships will come by easily, you get some of the best in the business to come and give you lectures and speechs. The only problem is that you dont get a college experience. The campus is scattered around NYC.</p>

<p>This is why, BC has a slight edge. You are close to Boston one of the biggest cities in the US. BC has an AMAZING campus and lots of school spirit. There is no doubt that BC gives you the college experience along with a strong education. Carroll Sch of Business is a fantastic institute as well.</p>

<p>USC is similar. You are in downtown LA, great city, you still have the college experience. Lots of school spirit and greek life, just great fun. Great weather as well, you would not have to worry about the cold. However, I think Stern and Carroll are stronger business schools as compared to Marshall, so make sure you take that into account.</p>

<p>Georgetown has an amazing forgien policy program so you cannot go wrong with their IR. Their business school is decent however, Georgetown does give much more attention to their IR than they do to their Busines school, that is what I feel.</p>

<p>The reason why I dont support Haas is because I believe going to Berekely for business is a risk. The reason behind it is tht you are not confirmed a place in Haas yet. What if something happens and you are not able to get good grades a semester and your GPA drops below the recommended level and you dont enter Haas, you could possibly be stuck doing a course which you dont want.</p>

<p>In conclusion, academically Stern and Caroll are the best business schools in your list. Internships will be easily to come by in both, maybe more in Stern. With NYU, you get to feel the whole NYC culture, one of the best cities in the world and get to meet amazing and successful businessmen. AT BC, you get the college experience and the education.</p>

<p>They are all great schools and congrats for doing so well. You will ultimately be fine wherever you go. It is your choice!</p>