Rank these good but not elite biz schools, and give me advice!

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<p>Hi
My daughter looked at all three schools and applied early action to Bentley, Babson and Providence. She was expectedly rejected from Babson, they are tough. She was rejected by Providence which was disappointing but I have other posts that go into why I dont necessarily agree with that decision but we accepted it and moved on. She really had two top choices: Providence and Bentley. Bryant was her third. After getting a rejection from Providence she was not as confident in getting into Bentley so decided to apply early decision to Bryant knowing she would not know what Bentley's decision was and would be giving it up if Bryant accepted her. Bryant did accept her and she is not looking back. The stress has been lifted and she is thrilled with being done with the whole admission process which I have to say is so subjective its nerve wracking. </p>

<p>Both Bryant and Bentley are great schools. I personally liked Bentley's campus better because I thought the class rooms were better spaced out. Bryant has a huge round building where most of the classes take place. I thought it was a little claustophobic. In any event they are both good business schools and either one will offer you a good education.</p>

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<p>business week's 2009 rankings.....bryant moves up 5 spots...bentley down 3</p>

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<p>I grew up in MA and I've never even heard of Bryant. Where is it located?</p>

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<p>Hi
Thats funny, you grew up in MA and never heard of Bryant. I'll bet you're familiar with Bentley and Babson. Bryant is in Smithfield RI. There are probably a lot of RI folks that never heard of Bentley and Babson.</p>

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<p>Can anyone give some comment on CUNY baruch?
because i am going to apply baruch as a transfer student next year,
and my major is accounting.
I am going to apply SUNY binghamton and baruch,
which school has better career future and get into big4?</p>

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<p>This is a dead thread but, as a current Babson student, there are a lot of inaccuracies in that I feel compelled to address. </p>

<p>Babson has been consistently ranked over both Bentley and Bryant by both US News and Business Week. </p>

<p>Babson is not just about entrepreneurship. Business Week has it ranked 3rd in the nation for Macroeconomics, 3rd in the nation for Strategic Management, 4th in the nation for Microeconomics, and 6th in the nation for Financial Management.</p>

<p>Babson has the strongest alumni network out of the three B’s with more recognizable alumni than most of the business undergraduate programs listed in US News’ top 10 list, let alone Bentley or Bryant. Babson has Akido Toyoda, Ernesto Bertarelli, Arthur Blank, Terrell Braly, Robert Davis, and William Green, to name a few. They are, respectively, the president of Toyota Motors Co., the CEO of Serono, the founder of Home Depot and the current owner of the Atlanta Falcons, the founder and CEO of Quiznos, the founder and former CEO of Lycos, and the CEO of Accenture. In comparison, Bentley has Tom Koulopoulos, the founder of American Express (I’ll give them that) and Charles Taylor, the former dictator of Liberia who is currently on trial for war crimes. Bryant has… anyone? </p>

<p>Only about a quarter of Babson’s campus is developed. This is after Babson gave a third of its campus away to Olin College when it was under construction (Olin was founded, might I add, through the efforts of a Babson alumn). There is ample room and funding at Babson for future growth. </p>

<p>Babson’s faculty has been consistently ranked among the best in the nation. My most humiliating experience here was giving a presentation that was critical of Chrysler’s former management for selling the company out to Daimler (this was when Chrysler was still a viable entity) only to find out that Chrysler’s then president was and still is a Babson professor. This is not an uncommon occurrence. That class, might I add, was run by a well known author and who is also a weekly guest/commentator on CNBC. If you look through Babson’s faculty list, you will find professors who were successful government officials, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and non-profit leaders. Babson even has a few academics (although they tend to be confined to the economics department). </p>

<p>I’m obviously biased, but why shouldn’t I be? There are better schools than Babson out there, but Bentley, Bryant, and any of the other schools on that list isn’t one of them. If you keep in mind that Babson only became visible over the past decade, along with the efforts of Babson’s current president and top administers (take a look at how far and how fast Babson has been climbing in the rankings over the past couple of years), it becomes obvious that Babson is going places. If you want to drink, go to Bentley. If you want a real education, go to Babson.</p>

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<p>ya, on business week Specialty Program Rankings, it ranked 3rd for the macroecon.
But when I click it inside , ranking no.3 is texas and babson is no.40. How come? which one should i trust?</p>

<p>[Undergrad</a> B-School Rankings: Interactive Table](<a href=“http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/08rankings/specialty.asp]Undergrad”>http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/08rankings/specialty.asp)</p>

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<p>None of the links from the interactive table seem to be working. I would trust the hard coded links myself over something pulled from bad sql code (besides, the hard coded links match up with what the colleges are reporting on their own).</p>

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<p>"3 of the best schools in the nation. "</p>

<p>lol? what are you guys smoking here?</p>

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<p>The econ rankings are for undergraduate business programs (I should have done a better job of making that clear). Babson has a great economics department, but I wouldn’t compare it against one of the better schools with a dedicated economics program. That being said, Business Week did go ahead and compare it against the other two B’s, and… take a guess at who came out ahead?</p>

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<p>Undergraduate Business Specialties 2009</p>

<p>[Undergraduate</a> Business Specialties: The Best of the Best](<a href=“http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/09rankings/specialty.asp]Undergraduate”>http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/09rankings/specialty.asp)</p>

<p>boston college and binghamton are ranked no.1 and 2 in accounting.Ironically, they are not top 25 in public accounting report. Which one should I trust…=.=‘’</p>

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<p>soxfan1 must be smoking something. Bryant is not in the same league as Bentley and never has been. It has always been the place where Bentley rejects attend - even back in the 70’s and 80’s. Bryant students frequently transfer to Bentley. I can assure you that Bentley students do not transfer to Bryant - it would be considered a step down. </p>

<p>Bryant does not even have a discussion forum here and is not ranked as high as Bentley in every relevant publication. You won’t even find Bryant in some of the more prestigious college guides (Fiske for example). </p>

<p>This year, my neighbor’s kid (a mediocre B/C student), was offered a substanial merit scholarship at Bryant and was not even admitted to Bentley. This is the sad truth that may be hard to swallow for current Bryant students or alumni. Bryant is a decent school, but way below Bentley or Babson.</p>

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<p>I am currently a student at Bentley and I have to say while reading through this thread that there are some outrageous stereotypes about Bentley.</p>

<p>Bentley is not a “drinking” school or one where you just need money, not the brains to get through. The course work is very rigorous and intensive. The largest class I’ve been in was probably 30 students, but most of the time the classes are around 20 students or less. Classes are very discussion based, with Professors constantly talking about real world applications. There is an emphasis throughout the academics in integration and creating relationships between courses. In addition to the business majors, a large percentage of the students on campus also pursue a major in Liberal Arts. The liberal arts majors are tailored to each student’s own interests in which the student can choose courses from almost all the academic departments. Then in the senior year after the coursework for the liberal arts major is done each student has to do a culminating project in which the student reflects on the 8 or so different courses that student took and how they created a meaningful unity throughout their college career. </p>

<p>The job placement from Bentley is excellent. I am constantly surprised by the number of recruiters that are coming on campus from large, very well known companies. Career Services actively helps all students secure at least two internships while they are at Bentley and then help them to get a job once they graduate. Every week I get a list of internship and job opportunities from them. They go out of their way to help students.</p>

<p>People in the thread also talked about the hill on campus. Although the hill can sometimes be a pain to walk up it is not as bad as people make it out to be. Bentley campus is very beautiful, and I’m not saying that cause I am a student there, I keep hearing it over and over again from students and parents who visit the campus.</p>

<p>The technology that Bentley provides to its students is amazing. We all get laptops in our freshman year and have wireless internet throughout the entire campus. The Trading Room is amazing, and it just doesn’t just sit there either, I’ve used it for many of my classes for research. Often the trading room is full because there are so many students eager to use it. Bentley’s Center for Marketing Technology is also unparalleled. There students have the ability to run focus groups, interviews, and create and sent out surveys. The amount of software available to students is huge. But if I had to just pick one thing out of Bentley that I think I like the most it is probably the library. The library was just recently rebuilt in its entirety in 2006. There are so many capabilities for research in the library and there is such nice couches and an art gallery.</p>

<p>Bentley is also current renovating/rebuilding the cafeteria and part of the student center and there are constantly other construction projects going on. The Dana Athletic Center is awesome as well. It is a state of the art facility where even a scene of the movie The Game Plan was filmed. The dorms are pretty nice on campus, there is also suites and apartments on campus. Students are pretty much guaranteed an apartment senior year and may get one junior year as well.</p>

<p>Overall I have to say that Bentley is a great University. Although there may be some faults like the hill, and less national recognition than other larger schools, Bentley more than makes up for it with its caring administration and many opportunities to excel. Our new President, Gloria Larson, is constantly engaging students and she can be seen walking around campus talking to people. I’m not sure you can say that for other presidents at other schools. I know I am pretty biased, but I tried to give a picture what its like to be a Bentley student. I know that all three schools are great so it just depends on what you want out of your college experience.</p>

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<p>American Enterprise Inst just published graduation rates (June, 2009). Babson (89%) and Bentley (87%) both rank in top 10. Bryant is far behind - at 74%. As a parent (and for the student), that is a very important difference. Website is aei.org. Name of publication, avail online, is “Diplomas and DropOuts, Which Schools Actually Graduate Their Students”</p>

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<p>Im from Mass so i am pretty familiar with the type of kids that attend bentley and bryant. I can tell you that bryant students are not smart. Bentley students are so so but i gues you can say both are comparable. Im not a big fan of either of these schools because they are so business oriented. They are often overhsadowed by Boston College, Northeastern, and BU.</p>