<p>As many of y'all know, Business Week recently released its 2nd Annual Undergraduate Business School rankings. While UVA again nabbed the #2 spot, (which I'm very proud of) I'm not a big rankings fan. Instead, I'd like to share my favorite quote about McIntire that shows why it's a great school no matter what its ranking is.</p>
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The University of Virginia, meanwhile, made a repeat appearance at No. 2, underscoring how different programs can excel on their own terms. A tiny two-year program at a public university, with in-state annual tuition of just $7,845, Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce could not be more different from Wharton, an elite four-year private-school program with enrollment and tuition about four times as high.</p>
<p>Yet Virginia rates higher on student satisfaction, sends a larger percentage on to top MBA programs, and is roughly on par with Wharton on key measures of academic quality. A dedicated faculty with a teaching style that demands active participation and teamwork, plus innovations such as a new multidisciplinary leadership program, don't hurt either.
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<p><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_12/b4026066.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_12/b4026066.htm</a></p>
<p>Thanks. The school's description is a lot more helpful than it's numerical ranking.</p>
<p>I love that. I've been reading about McIntire a lot and it's a really good school. It deserves that spot. Maybe soon it'll be #1? Haha.</p>
<p>I applied to Penn so I'm still torn between McIntire and Wharton...but reading that makes me really want to go to UVA. I don't know yet. I guess I'll have to wait till April to decide. I got a likely letter from UVA so I'm really psyched to go there now.</p>
<p>Same - except UVA is in state for me and wharton... well... I better get really good job coming out of there if I get in and go.</p>
<p>Then it'd be better for you financially at UVA...unless if you get scholarships and stuff while at Wharton. With mine both are pretty much the same since I'm out-of-state. Penn's more expensive, of course. If I go to UVA I'd be spending around $37000 for everything compared to around $46000 at Penn.</p>
<p>So I guess the financial aid awards they give me (if any) will be a major factor in my decision.</p>
<p>penn will be number 1 for at least 15 more years.</p>
<p>when mcintire starts to produce people like Trump, we'll have a chance.</p>
<p>I don't know that Trump the type of alumnus we'd need to have for McIntire to overtake Wharton. I think we'd simply have to out-do them in recruiting, and that likely won't happen in the near future. Wharton has such a strong presence among elite firms and its graduates do so, so well that it's tough for a school like UVA to compete.</p>