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

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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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>I would pick USC, it’s a no brainer because of the $0 cost.</p>

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<p>i got into marshall and carroll, among other schools. ive thought this over too, so lets see…</p>

<p>basically, where do you want to work? if you want to work on wall street, i’d say NYU’s the way to go. but honestly, IMO, NO undergraduate program is worth that much more money (20k vs 0k). carroll’s pretty good on the east coast too, from what i’ve heard, but if you want to work in the west, USC’s the way to go. McDonough’s not really the top program at georgetown, and personally, i think the risk for haas is too dangerous.</p>

<p>i’d personally rank the programs like this:</p>

<p>1 (tie): USC, if you want to work in the west, and NYU, for the east (yes, despite how i feel about the cost). guaranteed business programs that’ll land you great jobs if you succeed in them. great internship options and the city atmosphere! (dont know whether you like that, but i definitely do)
3: berkeley; haas is a GREAT option…if you can get in. i hear the acceptance rate is ~50% for in-berkeley students and around 20% for the rest. i wouldnt take those chances
4: georgetown; typically, i’d put carroll above mcdonough, but i see the price difference there.
5: BC. your 2nd most expensive option=not worth it, considering your other choices.</p>

<p>hope that helps. just trying to offer the opinion of someone in the same position as you (except without that many opportunities) :)</p>

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<p>In the past I belonged to the USC Alumni Club of New York. This was a large group composed of graduates who held positions in the Fortune 500 companies, brokerage houses, real estate companies, law firms and others. NYU may have closer connections, but SC graduates are represented in NYC.</p>

<p>Marshall has many opportunities for study abroad. The LINC program for freshmen is designed to expose freshman to business practices outside the U. S.</p>

<p>Another selective program within Marshall is the Global Leadership Program. The top 10% of Marshall freshmen are invited to participate.</p>

<p>In addition there is the Winslow-Maxwell Global Summer Internship Program and the IEP Exchange Program.</p>

<p>For more information about Marshall here is the website with full explanations of these program opportunities: [USC</a> Marshall](<a href=“http://www.marshall.usc.edu%5DUSC”>http://www.marshall.usc.edu) .</p>

<p>USC also offers study abroad in 27 countries. Your scholarship “follows” you for a SC study abroad program.</p>