Need help picking school for finance major

College Majors Business Major
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<p>Hey everyone.
I have been making lists of schools and find one school I like in particular...Then I read up more on it and have to change my mind.....Basically indecisive..and I need your inputs.</p>

<p>Anyways, a little about me I am a finance major residing in San Diego.
Currently a 3.65 cumulative, Phi Thetta Kappa, at a cc. Taking one more semester at cc to finish business prereqs and should boost GPA.
Working full time while going to school, Insurance Internship, Finance and Investment Society Club, President's List.
I have a huge interest in trading stocks using charts, and just the global world..how it all comes together in markets.</p>

<p>The List I came up after revising it almost 8 times is:</p>

<p>Tulane University- Trading system, Burkenroad reports. Con-Lots of crime</p>

<p>CUNY Baruch - Cheap, super backup plan. Con-considered by many a dumb school...</p>

<p>Northeastern University- Good co-op, good clubs. Con-expensive, not strong finance school.</p>

<p>Bentley University- Great trading system, manage real money. Con-expensive</p>

<p>University of Michigan Ross- Great trading platform/system, good ranking, known by many. Con-expensive, located near Michigan River which has a lot of dioxin.</p>

<p>University of Delaware- Found out about this school through its online videos, and loved the trading room they had...seems like a school I can grow with and cheap. Con-low ranking, not much diversity</p>

<p>University of Washington/Foster - Great campus, great diversity. Con-not that strong of a finance background?</p>

<p>Univ. of Maryland–Smith - Cheap, ranks 22 in finance...</p>

<p>University of Illinois–Urbana Champaign - Great rep!, Cheap</p>

<p>Georgetown University (McDonough) -Still researching on this school but almost similar to NYU. Con-Expensive, Can only apply for fall?</p>

<p>NYU-One of the schools you go to as a finance major. Con-expensive, not too sure about NY life for me.</p>

<p>I know there are a lot better schools for finance such as Wharton, McIntire...but I probably wont get into those Tier 1.
California wise, UC schools in general don't have majors for finance other than the great rep at Berkley, and SDSU currently doesn't accept spring transfers due to state budget(lucky me)... and University of San Diego.. I don't want to spend 18grand to learn about religion and ethics...</p>

<p>To sum it up, I am looking for the best possible school I can get into that has a strong finance program such as a trading platform as well as good recruits. From there, the diversity and also location would be a plus but not as important as the ranking and strength of program.</p>

<p>I would appreciate everyone's input a lot.</p>

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<p>I am surprised your list does not include the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. It is consistently highly ranked by both US News and Businessweek. US News 2009 ranked the finance program #9 overall and #5 for public universities. It is modestly priced especially compared to Northeastern, NYU and Ross. Delaware’s ranking is much lower for business, but it is a pretty school . Bloomington is a great college town with a beautiful campus and big ten sports plus, there are many students from California. My daughter is from NY and loves it. She is living with a girl from California next year and has several friends in the business school from California. You should consider it.</p>

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<p>Thanks lsb312, the reason why I did not include Kelley(though in my list prior), was that I noticed you have to do a semester at the school first and then apply to Kelley, which I am not really fond of. Otherwise, for investment banking I hear they have a very great program</p>

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<p>UMich Ross does not accept transfer of any business/acc etc. courses from 2 year schools so take that into consideration.</p>

<p>Also, USC has a business major where you concentrate in finance, marketing, consulting etc. as well as lab based investment management that covers trading however for straight up trading you would want to opt for NYU/Georgetown.</p>

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<p>Kulakai, thanks for that info… I did not know about that on Ross…
I heard USC just recently started doing the same thing as Ross though…for transfers…I will have to double check on both Ross and USC.</p>

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<p>You have a 3.65 at a CC. I’m not sure you should even be looking at half of your list.</p>

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<p>thanks for the realist view, but imma try =]</p>

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<p>mrgrape, “CUNY Baruch - Cheap, super backup plan. Con-considered by many a dumb school…”</p>

<p>Who said that is dumb. If a school is ranked lower, it does not mean that it is a “dumb” school. Baruch’s business program is one of the top business programs in New York. Actually, you are the first person from whom I hear that absurd.</p>

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<p>You can’t go wrong with the U of Illinois, though I’m severely biased. My sister majored in accounting there, got a 3.6 GPA, did some internships, and is now at the one of the Big 4. The best firms recruit there (for accounting, at least. Their finance department in excellent, but not in the top 3 in the country like their accounting department).</p>

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<p>My friend once took a swim in that river. Never heard from him again.</p>

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<p>Yeah I hear great things about Illinois. Def my top choice.<br>
As far as Baruch, I never said it was a bad school as its one of my choices. After reading countless threads on here about Baruch, I hear some negative “things” about the school by many here…</p>

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<p>Since you only have 2 years and seem to really want to be a trader on a global level, I’d try for NYU. You’d have the opportunity for school year internships, it’s much better recruited than the others on your list and will overall give you the best shot at what you want to do by far IMO.</p>

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<p>@mrgrape - Not entirely true, I am transferring to USC from a cc and they have it setup so you can complete your degree in 2 years. The new curriculum change requires everyone to take an additional intermediate macro/micro econ course now that is more applied to business specifically but everything else transfers.</p>

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<p>Kulaki, thanks for that clarification…
So now that you have to take additional econ courses, can you still finish in 2 years…or only by taking like 16 credits a semester?</p>