Ohio State Fisher vs. South Carolina Moore

College Majors Business Major
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<p>I am planning on majoring in Finance and International Business. </p>

<p>So, I was admitted to USC a month ago and about a week or two later I was admitted into the Honors College and the letter said that I was guaranteed to get into the International Business program. This also means I apparently have a pretty decent shot at getting an in-state tuition scholarship, which would be really nice. </p>

<p>I know that USC supposedly has a really good International Business program and it has been ranked #1 for a while at the undergraduate level and grad level. </p>

<p>But I'm having a hard time finding more information about how good the program is, or how much better it is than my other options. </p>

<p>If I go to USC, I will major in IB and Finance. I got into Ohio State and I'm in state there, so that is helpful. From what I can gather online, OSU's finance program is better than USC's and ranked a little higher, and honestly if I could only pick one major, I'd pick finance. But OSU it not amazing at finance, I think USNews has it at #12, whereas for Intl Bus, USC is #1.</p>

<p>So, if I get the in-state scholarship to USC, cost should be about the same between OSU and USC, and quite frankly I'd have a hard decision to make. OSU is more highly regarded for finance, which is what I am more interested in, but USC has a phenomenal IB program. But OSU’s finance program isn’t leaps and bounds better than South Carolina’s. </p>

<p>And quite frankly, I wouldn't mind leaving Ohio. I don't hate it, but I've moved around a lot as a kid when I was younger but my dad took a different job in Ohio that wouldn't require use to move anymore...and now I miss moving and seeing different parts of the country. So, that is part of the reason why I applied to a lot of out of state schools, USC included.</p>

<p>However, I visited OSU and I really liked it and I'd be fine living in Columbus. It's a little too close to home for me, but oh well. That's the biggest drawback to OSU for me.
I have not visited USC yet. I will probably try to go down in March for spring break. </p>

<p>Now back to my original question, how good is the USC undergrad IB program?
I think it was Business Week, I'm not sure, but they had starting salaries from both Moore and OSU Fisher and OSU's was slightly higher, sitting at $50k and USC was at around $44k. </p>

<p>But I couldn't really find any info about what Intl Business kids do after graduation or what starting salary was like for them. Salary isn’t that important, I’d like to go to grad school (probably MBA), but it is definitely something to keep in mind. </p>

<p>The Intl Bus. program at USC Moore looks really cool, but does anyone else have any info or experience with the undergrad program? What are job prospects like after graduation? I'm assuming grad schools (especially MBA) respect it, since it is ranked #1 in US News based off of Peer Assessment scores. </p>

<p>I’m not going to pick a school solely based off of rankings, but apparently USC’s Intl Bus. program is ranked so high because of the faculty and study abroad opportunities. </p>

<p>Any other information?</p>

<p>Thanks, I know this was really long and went all over the place.</p>

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<p>Bump. Can’t seem to find a lot of info about South Carolina’s Intl Bus. program, other than the fact that it is ranked #1 and the faculty are superb. Heard a couple stories about how most graduates are successful and get very nice jobs right out of undergrad. </p>

<p>Still not exactly sure what I should do…but I think I’m leaning towards South Carolina right now, though only slightly.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Bump.</p>

<p>Ok, so I realize neither of these schools are going to land me an ibanking job out of college, but this is what my college decision may come down.</p>

<p>Salary is not that important but I plan on going to grad school to get my MBA and I’m not sure which school will lead me to a better job, which apparently work experiance is very important for MBA.</p>

<p>Still leaning towards South Carolina, because of intl. Business program and it will probably be a little cheaper. </p>

<p>Thanks, I’ll post a little more tomorrow.</p>

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<p>I am interested in getting my MBA after college and working for a few years. Right now my top choices would be HBS, Wharton, Columbia and Kellogg. All of them are pretty tough to get into, but I would say I would like to go to Kellogg the most because I want to live in Chicago. </p>

<p>So far, I have been admitted to Ohio State, Tulane, South Carolina and Alabama. Tulane gave me a decent scholarship, but I am still going to need a little bit more to be able to attend. They said more might be on the way. </p>

<p>I applied to a couple more “prestigious” schools such as Northwestern, Penn, Cornell, etc… but I am not holding out with financial aid and just getting into those schools. </p>

<p>So, like I said, I am leaning towards majoring in Finance and Intl. Business at South Carolina. I know that OSU generally has a better reputation than South Carolina, but apparently their International Business program is renowned with great faculty and many graduates land pretty good jobs. And the number one ranking is based off of Peer Assessment, so other schools respect it. </p>

<p>If I go to South Carolina, it is also likely that I will work in either Charlotte or Atlanta. Which goes back to grad school/MBA. Do MBA admissions care about diversity/geographic diversity?</p>

<p>Here is my train of thought. If I go to OSU, I’ll probably land a job in Ohio, in one of the three Cs. A lot of people want to go to Northwestern Kellog/Booth/Ross from the midwest. But maybe as a South Carolina grad living in the South(ATL/Charlotte/Birmingham, etc…) with a similar job, would I be more attractive to a school like Kellogg if I’m from a place like Atlanta?</p>

<p>…or does it not matter?</p>

<p>Thanks, kinda confused if you can’t tell.</p>

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<p>OSU, without a doubt.</p>

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<p>One step at a time. where do you feel you’ll fit in? If you excel at either school, you are in good position for grad school, if you mess around and don’t do well at either school, then goodby great grad. I know one major bank in charlotte (big banking center) that hires more undergrads from USC than some “prestigious” LACs. USC honors is a great program, weather is beautiful and business school well respected. Be sure and visit - only real way to get the gut feel about where you’d be happiest.</p>

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<p>I am sorry for the delay, but it should be addressed. I just hope you did not ended up in South Carolina for its International Business reputation. Comparing Fisher MBA with USC is comparing apples and oranges, or better, a Mercedes vs Buick. Fisher is a top 20-25, depending on the ranking. USC is NOT even close to Fisher. And I know both well. I hope that if International Business was your focus, you ended up at Thunderbird, or in a big city. Short and Long term, the Fisher MBA is at a different level, not to mention, that major Fortune 500 will not hire from a school at least not in the top 25. I wish you the best and sorry for the delay.</p>