Michigan or BostonU or Maryland or GWashington

College Search & Selection
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<p>Son is having a tough time deciding between these 4 great universities. OOS for all of them with GW the only one offering Merit $ (so far). He'd likely be a Business major (not sure what discipline within that). Any advice? </p>

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<p>Michigan, no doubt. You can’t compare Ross with other business schools in your list.</p>

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<p>found yesterday - no pre-admit to Ross. </p>

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<p>Answers to a few questions may give the readers with information to provide meaningful suggestions.</p>

<p>Assuming price inflation of 3-4%, what is the net price for 4 years of education? Can your family afford the costs, and not have financial issues with other siblings’ education? (The answer is assumed to be “yes”, otherwise he would not have applied to out of state universities). How committed is he in pursuing a business major? Geographically where does your son want to work (east coast/mid-west/west,…), and while it may be premature to think in terms of industry/service sector, does he have any preferences?</p>

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<p>Did our son get into Smith at Maryland? I’d probably pick between Maryland or Boston. If he was admitted to Ross, I’d pick Mich (since all are OOS anyways), but he wasn’t. </p>

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<p>People need to realize that few get preadmitted to Ross. Go there and work hard Freshman year, get involved in activities and apply. Chances are then decent for admittance </p>

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<p>Thanks for the replies. He did not apply to Smith at Md but we’re sure it wouldn’t be a problem to get in once there. He’s still not sure about which discipline within ‘business’ to pursue but being from NYC, would likely want to stay east coast. Cost is a factor and we’re in that middle class dilemma of not getting financial aid and not really being able to easily afford the OOS costs.</p>

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<p>As of now, it looks like your son has been admitted to business programs at Boston U & G Washington. IMO, both are quite pricey. Boston’s UG program in business is ranked 25th & GWashington 59th by Business Week -2014.
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The question is whether investing close to $200K- $250K over the next 4 years is really worth the returns. For example:
62% of students at GWashington receive offers of employment within 3 months of graduation with a starting salary of around $52K.
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On the other hand, only 39% of UG business students from Boston U receive offers of employment in 3 months after graduation. Their starting salary is reported to be around $50.6K. The lower employment statistics of Boston U business graduates may the result of tougher (employment) environment due to the presence other great universities in and around Boston.
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<p>While Michigan would be a logical choice, there is a risk that your son may or may not be admitted to Ross. In 2013, out of 1171 regular applicants for Ross, 435 were admitted (37% admissions rate).
<a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/admissions/UndergraduatePrograms/PDF/BBA_InfoSheet_lo.pdf”>http://www.bus.umich.edu/admissions/UndergraduatePrograms/PDF/BBA_InfoSheet_lo.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
With a likely higher academic profile of incoming freshmen students in 2014 (as compared to 2013), the admissions to Ross may very likely be more competitive. </p>

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<p>^^. Correction: Job offers after three months of graduation:
GW: 81%
Boston U: 52%
Sorry for the mix up. </p>