<p>I have posted a similar thread, but I was wondering your views. Which school do you all feel would provide the better jobs?</p>
<p>mich econ for sure</p>
<p>yeah, umich econ is better academically and career-placement wise.</p>
<p>I agree. Michigan Econ is a better choice.</p>
<p>Villanova is ranked number 12 for undergraduate b-schools by business week. Ross is ranked number 5, and is known nationally. However, is econ at Michigan that much better than finance at the number 12 business school? </p>
<p>Would anybody be able to give me some reasons as to why Michigan is that much better? </p>
<p>Here's the placement for villanova: </p>
<p>Go to michigan, apply to ross and if you get in, that's great. if not michigan econ i terrific too and has a lot of the same career options as bschool students do. And yes, i do believe it would be better than finance at #12 bschool.</p>
<p>Besides, Econ is great preparation for MBA (if you plan to pursue it) and the UMich name will help you more than Villanova's.</p>
<p>ajw, do you honestly believe that BW got it right with Villanova? Would you also agree that Emory is better than Ross or Sloan or that BYU is better than Stern and Cornell? BW does a good job ranking programs, but it still has a few wrinkles to iron out. Villanova is a solid B school, possibly a worthy top 30 program, but it should not be ranked anywhere near the top 10.</p>
<p>lol byu better than Stern, that's funny</p>
<p>Michigan is a much bigger name than 'nova.</p>
<p>I can't believe you'd even consider Villanova over Michigan. What if you change your mind about your major? Michigan is a world-class institution with excellent programs across the board. Also, don't pay too much attention to rankings. Villanova has a good reputation regionally, but I would be surprised if many global firms recruit there.</p>
<p>just wondering what they said on the 'Nova page. Actually, I'm gonna check right now...</p>
<p>for you interest:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=363286%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=363286</a></p>
<p>LMAO! Someone said you'd get a better education at Villanova than UM.</p>
<p>I do believe that MIchigan is better for getting into the top MBA schools. I definetly also agree that Michigan has the bigger name, but Villanova is located relatively close to NY and DC, and does very well with the top recruiting firms. </p>
<p>Villanova:</p>
<p>Top 10 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year No. hired
PricewaterhouseCoammaropers 34
Morgan Stanley 16
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu 13
Ernst & Young 11
Goldman Sachs Group 10
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 9
KPMG LLP 8
Grant Thornton; News America Marketing; Opus Trading Fund 5
Bear Stearns; Bearing Point; Johnson & Johnson; Lincoln Financial Group; UBS 4
Amper, Politziner & Mattia; CitiGroup; Deutsche Bank; Fidelity Investments; IBM 3</p>
<p>"At Michigan your going to have to not only learn about it yourself, but you will be taking a backseat in recruiters eyes if you go into econ. I mean lets be honest almost all of those in michigan econ tried to get into ross but didnt, recruiters are not stupid."</p>
<p>A note about this. Two of my friends, one of which got into Ross and one who didn't apply, decided to take the Econ (and maybe math, but undecided about that) route because they wanted a higher understanding of actual economics, which is readily available at Michigan. Later on, they'll both probably pursue an MBA at some point, but they find a BBA unnecessary at this point in time. I'm very positive that both will be successful because both are very smart.</p>
<p>Also, about how it looks getting into schools: Yes, Ross is relatively difficult to get into. However, getting into Michigan period is going to look better than getting into Villanova. You're up against a much tougher, much more national/international, admit pool.</p>
<p>Villanova:
Percent of applicants admitted: 43% </p>
<p>Test Scores: </p>
<p>SAT Critical Reading: 570 - 670
SAT Math: 610 - 700<br>
ACT Composite: 27 - 30 </p>
<p>Villanova's B-school stats of incoming freshman are even higher. </p>
<p>Michigan: </p>
<p>Percent of applicants admitted: 47%
Test Scores:</p>
<p>SAT Critical Reading: 580 - 690
SAT Math: 630 - 730<br>
ACT Composite: 27 - 31 </p>
<p>U of M may be a little harder to get into, but not by too much.</p>
<p>Yes, Villanova is getting harder to get into every year. But then again, so is Michigan. </p>
<p>Percent of applicants admitted doesn't say anything. I know a lot of people that got into Villanova but didn't get into Michigan. It doesn't happen the other way around.</p>
<p>First of all, UofM looks at SAT scores from one sitting while most private schools report the highest math and the highest verbal.</p>
<p>Second of all, this is a little hard to explain to people, but put it this way: Despite similar stats, if a school mainly draws from a smaller pool, it's going to be limited in its diversity of talents. You want to pick the best student from a certain SAT range. Simply Michigan's name alone attracts more students than Villanova and the top 25% of the class is going to be better and bigger than Villanova's student body in general.</p>
<p>Also, (this is one of the reasonings I used when comparing Michigan and Vanderbilt) the very top business, econ, etc. (well, absolutely everything) students in the country are going to pick Michigan when it comes to comparing Michigan and Villanova, hands down and you really benefit from who you're surrounded by in academics.</p>
<p>Villanova's stats for this upcoming class were:</p>
<p>36% Admitted (B-School slightly lower but not by much, only a couple percent)
Sat Range: 1320-1420</p>
<p>I do not know Michigan's but I just wanted to post the updated stats for 'Nova.</p>