<p>So I live in NJ and applied to 13 schools for business... of those, I was wait-listed by Villanova, Lehigh, BU, and Northeastern. I was accepted by UVM (+ Honors college and 6k/yr), Rutgers, and Pitt. UMD-college park waitlisted me for the fall and accepted me for the semester starting in spring 2012. SAT- Math-690, CR-700.</p>
<p>I was wondering where you guys thought I should put my deposit down for May 1. I've narrowed it down to Rutgers or Pitt. I like the city atmosphere and I am under the impression that Pitt has a better b-school so im leaning towards it. Any thoughts on either school?</p>
<p>Also, what do you guys think about each of the schools that i have been wait-listed at (Cost does matter)? Which are the best undergraduate b-schools and overall schools (of all of my options)?</p>
<p>Finally, does anyone know about UMD and starting during the spring (or why my major is listed as letters and sciences even though i applied to the business school)? </p>
<p>As of right now im leaning towards pitt cause its fairly cheap OOS school, has a good undergraduate business program (i think), and the city is great!</p>
<p>Sounds like you want to go to Pitt. So go to Pitt! </p>
<p>Seriously, it’s got a pretty good business school (US News ranks it #42 v. #88 for Rutgers), it’s overall at least as good a school as Rutgers (US News ranks them both #64 among “national universities” but Pitt has somewhat stronger entering class stats), you want an urban environment, and you like the city. Rutgers in-state is going to be about $11K/year cheaper but you don’t seem terribly worried about the cost of Pitt, which is in fact fairly reasonable for an OOS public.</p>
<p>I guess one thing to consider, though, is that many state legislatures are taking big whacks out of their higher education budgets. I don’t know what’s going on in PA and NJ, though it seems me me I’ve read on CC that public universities in Pennsylvania are in for huge cuts. This will necessitate large tuition increases, substantial reductions in programs and services, or both. Perhaps NJ is in the same boat, perhaps not. Bears investigating before you decide.</p>