<p>Ok, the best schools I'm applying to for business are USC, Notre Dame, Michigan and NYU-Stern. But here are some other schools.</p>
<p>UGA
Alabama
LSU
Miami(FL)
Tulane
ASU
Florida Atlantic
College of Charleston
Dayton
San Diego
Emory</p>
<p>Not the best schools for undergrad business, but most on there are pretty decent from what I've heard. </p>
<p>I've also heard that getting an MBA outside of the top 20 won't matter if you want to work on Wall St? Is the same true for undergrad? After the top schools, is it just about location and where you will get most of your job offers from, like good regional ties? </p>
<p>For example, if I want to live in Charleston, I'd be better off going to CofC than Tulane for business?</p>
<p>Best schools of these (in order, except for Dayton) are:</p>
<p>Emory--generally ranks in the top 10 schools nationwide for undergraduate business (ranked #4 on the USNW list a few years ago--and #6 on the Business Week ranking two years ago). I think it fell to #12 on USNW's list this year.
Miami(FL)--top 15-20
UGA--top 40 or so
Tulane--about the same as UGA
Univ of San Diego--top 70 or so (better than people realize)
ASU/Alabama/LSU--top 90 or so
College of Charleston--third tier
Florida Atlantic--not highly ranked</p>
<p>It's not often you see Stern, Ross and San Diego State on the same list (have to respectfully disagree with Calcruzer, most grads I know have jobs with offering fries involved). What is your career goal?</p>
<p>It's regular USD, not SDSU. SDSU is a little bit more of a party school from what I understand.</p>
<p>And hmom, I'm honestly not sure what I want as a career. I plan on becoming an officer in the Coast Guard or Navy, then my first goal is to go to flight school and become a military pilot, hoping to fly search and rescue for the CG, so no need for a business background. But that might not work out, so the military has programs where they will pay for your JD or MBA, while you are still active duty. Then I'd become a JAG, or do something for them in Washington with the MBA, I'm really not sure. Or I may just get out of the service and pay my own way, but I'd like a career in the military. Those programs are also very competitive, and I would be happy being a "regular" military officer.</p>
<p>I will most likely go the military route, at least to start, unless I get some great job coming out of college, starting salary at $100,000+ with room to go up...So, yeah, I will most likely being joining the military, lol. But something still draws me to business. I'm also may try to double major in political science. </p>
<p>So I guess I'm looking for a solid Business program, but cost is a consideration, and I could get some nice merit offers from some of those schools. So, I'm not really sure what I want in life.</p>
<p>I'm still a sophomore, so everything is sort of tentative and there is a little bit of a variable.
GPA: 3.8ish UW GPA, 4.2-4.3W, very tough, but not the toughest course load.(Don't plan on taking AP Spanish, but everything else is the hardest that my school offers.)
SAT: at least 1350, but shooting for 1400+
ACT: 30, shooting for 32+.
EC's: Eagle Scout, Model UN, work since 16, a few other clubs. Might study abroad. </p>
<p>Not too shabby, but I'm a reach at schools like Wharton, Stern, etc...could get into Tulane, Miami, probably Michigan(but maybe not Ross pre-admit).</p>
<p>Rank/give reputation to the University of Texas at Dallas. What are my prospects if I graduate in accounting there?</p>
<p>35k starting salary? end up at McDonalds? </p>
<p>I’ve read too many posts in this forum basically saying that if you don’t go to a top 25 school you’re screwed, so I’m starting to get concerned.</p>
<p>**UT Dallas is ranked 80 by BusinessWeek. I don’t know if the ranking matters, or if 80 is good. So I’ll wait for you experts to hopefully share your wisdom.</p>
<p>AnyColour I think University of Texas-Dallas will be over shadowed by UT-Austin…but I’m sure if you have decent grades you’ll get a respectable job.</p>