<p>what do you think?
some say penn state is far better, while most others say tulane is definitely the way to go. UCD and IUB are both good schools. anyone have some ideas to share?
thanks!</p>
<p>Penn State University, University Park(College of Liberal Arts, Labor Relations and Employment)
University of California, Davis (College of Agricultural and Environmental Science, Managerial Economic)
Tulane University (A. B. Freeman School of Business, Management & Finance double majors, plus 10,000 Scholarships every year)
Indiana University-Bloomington (University Division, need to take three more courses in order to enroll in Kelley School of Business)</p>
<p>I am a Texan so I’m a little less biased but id say go UIB, but your affordability is most important… So probably Davis would be your best option id say.</p>
<p>UIB = if you’re not a direct admit into Kelley, admission is really very competitive so you’re taking a huge risk of not getting into your major.</p>
<p>Have you been admitted off the waitlist at those? Have you deposited somewhere already? Or are you a transfer?</p>
<p>Can you give us (tuition+ R&B) - (grants+scholarships) = ?
What’s your parents’ budget?</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 For transfer students from Community College or other universities, Kelley do not have direct transfer admission. And I have been admitted by all universities I list above.(IUB don’t require deposit for transfer student)</p>
<p>ok thanks, that helps. To help you we need to make a cost/benefit analysis so can you answer this:
Can you give us (tuition+ R&B) - (grants+scholarships) = ?
What’s your parents’ budget? </p>
<p>( include the live in Campus Hall)
IUB $43,012/ Year (include everything)
Tulane $60,000/ Year-10,000 scholarships=50,000$/Year
UCD Almost $50000/Year
PSU $42,836/ Year (include everything)</p>
<p>My budget is 50000+/- per year. I have to say I am looking at the university which have good academic level and atmosphere. Thank you @MYOS1634</p>
<p>What’s your current GPA? What are the three courses you still need to take to see whether you’re competitive for Kelley and do you have an alternate major if you don’t get into Kelley? Keep in mind that you’re likely to need at least one extra semester to graduate from IU Kelley.
Penn State would be a great choice at a great price, except you’re in LRE, not Smeal: not sure how that would affect your prospects. Email the Department head and ask what type of careers one can have with that major, what companies you can intern for, what happened to the class of 2013, what percentage in the class of 2014 already has job offers (ask the same questions to the other universities).
UCDavis is likely the best compromise between cost and career opportunities.
Slightly more expensive Tulane is the best choice in terms of costbenefit if truly it is within budget due to the quality and double major possibilities.</p>
<p>I agree with “TomsRiverParent” – what part of the country do you want to find a job after college is an important question. In other words, all of these are great schools, and thus it is a matter of personal preference. What do you want?</p>
<p>For what it is worth, I turned down Penn State for IUB for graduate school. Part of the reason was that I did not want to become part of what I call “Penn State Nation” whose official religion is football. Tulane, on the other hand, would be one of my top choices for undergrad if I had it to do over again. New Orleans is the most interesting city in America; because it is so unlike the rest of America. Absolutely fascinating city. Personally, if I was in your shoes, I would choose Tulane with no regrets.</p>
<p>Well, looks like I just need to take two course for Kelley @MYOS1634</p>
<p>BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business</p>
<p>Choose one from: ENG-W 131 READING, WRITING, & INQUIRY I,
BUS-C 104 BUSINESS PRESENTATIONS,
BUS-C 204 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION,
BUS-L 201 LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS, or
BUS-G 202 BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND SOC, AND BUS-D 271 GLOBAL BUS ANLS-INTER BUS MGMT</p>
<p>Choose two additional options from this list
BUS-A 201 INTRO TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING(transferable credits)
BUS-A 202 INTRO TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING(transferable credits)
ECON-E 201 INTRO TO MICROECONOMICS(transferable credits)
ECON-E 202 INTRO TO MACROECONOMICS(transferable credits)
MATH-M 118 FINITE MATHEMATICS(transferable credits)
MATH-M 119 BRIEF SURVEY OF CALCULUS 1(transferable credits)
ECON-E 370 STATISTICAL ANALYS BUS & ECON or,
BUS-A 100 BASIC ACCOUNTING SKILLS AND BUS-G 202 BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND SOC</p>
<p>Actually it looks like you need to take 4 courses:
BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business
+
1 from the second group
+
2 from the third group</p>
<p>BUT
Did you get transfer credits for all the classes where you wrote “transferable credits”?
In which case yes you only need two - and those two don’t sound too onerous.</p>
<p>Okay then, Kelley looks like a viable option indeed. Because you can potentially choose your major within Kelley and don’t have the restrictions Penn State entails with LRE, I’d cross out Penn State. Kelley is the “best bang for the buck”: great program for relatively lower cost.
Next best choice is Tulane, because you have two excellent majors in a great university + an interesting city. The business school doesn’t have the national reputation Kelley does, but it’s still well respected and your majors would certainly lead you to jobs.
UC Davis leads you to a certain path: Agribusiness, management in all the big food companies - lots and lots of jobs there - but it’s more restrictive than Tulane.
As mentioned above, the area where you want to work would also apply, although Kelley does have a national reputation. Tulane would lead to more choices in the South and UCD to more choices in CA, and Kelley’s homebase is the Midwest.
Finally, you said you’re international: does one school have the upper hand in your country? Since regulations make it very hard for internationals (even those with degrees) to find a job in the US, you have to take your home country into account. Would one of these schools be a favorite of your country’s employers?</p>
<p>If agree that Kelley is a very viable option, and if your preference is for a business degree then IUB should be considered the best choice. Kelley is an outstanding business school; top 20 for both undergraduate and MBA, plus is ranked by US NEWS as the best online MBA program. Hard to beat, in other words.</p>
<p>In general, each of these schools do carry a bit more weight in the region where they are located. However, this is far less true for Tulane because the most represented region there is the Northeast (which is more than a third of the student body). If you combine students from the Northeast with those from the Midwest and the West Coast, those regions represent about 60% of the incoming Tulane freshmen, while the South is about 35%.
See this webpage: <a href=“http://admission.tulane.edu/apply/gettinginto.php”>http://admission.tulane.edu/apply/gettinginto.php</a></p>
<p>So, Tulane is a very national university. Nonetheless, IUB definitely has the better business school. Also, Bloomington is a very nice college town. I do not think you can go wrong with either IU-Kelley or Tulane.</p>
<p>Thank you for all helps. I just declined the offer of UC Davis, and I will go to IU or Tulane probably unless I will admitted by others from my list. </p>