<p>Does anyone have any thoughts on which school has a better reputation? My son was accepted to both and is having a hard time deciding between the two. Thanks.</p>
<p>Try getting an overnight visit at both. If you don’t live in-state will he be comfortable being the out-of-state guy? Both have the majority of in-state students. I have a feeling they are not that much different.</p>
<p>I know Rowan has decent food with several options outside of the main dining hall. That can be important to a guy. Not sure what WestChester has.</p>
<p>Also, It seems like neither is probably that well known out of the area. I don’t know much about WestChester. Rowan has a good reputation for teaching, it’s engineering program is very up and coming and probably better than WestChester. If he is pre-med they will have a med school. It has a strong business accreditation, but West Chester might also. What will his major be?</p>
<p>to njfootballmom – thanks for your input. </p>
<p>He is undecided as to a major, so he will be taking gen ed classes at first. He may be leaning toward business or something in the sports management area.</p>
<p>Are you in state for Rowan? Tuition is much less than west chester I believe, which may not matter now but in 4 years he might care :)</p>
<p>We have a pretty solid business school at Rowan, as well as an MBA program if he wants to go that route later on. Also if the merger with Rutgers-Camden goes through we will have access to their business school as well, I think it will really strengthen the program for students in that field. I can’t comment on sports management, the programs of note here are Engineering, Teaching, Business, and now Medical School. </p>
<p>Overall Rowan has a great feel, it’s small enough to not get lost but growing at a steady fast pace. We have like 5 or 6 buildings built in the last 10 years. A whole section of townhouses that are all brand new, with even more going up. They offer students there own room with keyed access, and the honor’s housing I think everyone has there own bathroom too!</p>
<p>If he goes to Rowan and takes Gen ed classes I’m guessing he won’t have an advisor not being in a department. Make sure he knows the general requirements for all majors so he doesn’t take more classes in one area than he needs. For example every major needs 1 Art class, 2 History or Humanities classes, 1 Lab science, English Comp 1 and Public Speaking etc. Depending on the major some have pretty strict scheduling an timelines, so taking too many classes that won’t be used would set you back a semester or two (I’m sure most Universities are this way).</p>
<p>Oh and to the other comment, we do have really good food :)</p>
<p>Thanks MechE13. We are in state for NJ, so I think Rowan will ultimately be his choice. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Rowan will be cheaper, but West Chester may only be about 3000 more because their room and board is cheaper. Of course, there is no telling what the changes to tuition will be in either school because they are both state schools.</p>
<p>I don’t know about West Chester, but at Rowan he will eventually have to take Calculus to be in the Business school. That is what bumped my son into Liberal Arts! Sports Mgt is in the Business School. Hopefully your son is strong in math. Mine CHOSE not to put the effort into calc. I think he could have done it. </p>
<p>fyi…This link shows the Liberal Arts Areas. S1 took Liberal Studies/Humanities under the Interdisciplinary Majors heading. It allows him to take 2 concentrations and one of his is business. I’m just mentioning it in case he doesn’t like math. [College</a> of Liberal Arts & Sciences @ Rowan University](<a href=“http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/las/departments/]College”>http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/las/departments/) He was a transfer and got his AS in Business, so he can have that on his resume along with the L Arts degree.</p>
<p>The other answers on this post are solid, so I won’t repeat them.</p>
<p>I don’t want to be a downer, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do NOT major in sports management. Total waste of time. A sucker bet for students wanting to play rather than learn. DO major in something more substantial; law, business, etc., all of which could lead to a career in sports management if the student has enough of a calling to work for slave wages for a significant period of time upon graduation.</p>
<p>I consider myself an expert on this. Was a play-by-play guy, sports columnist, TV sports guy, sports publicist for 15+ years. Had a career many dream of, and worked with Emmy winners and those now at the top of their professions (an NBA team president, heavyweight champions, GM of the Jets, agents, etc.) But I didn’t have college loans. Or a steady girlfriend. Or a degree in sports management.</p>
<p>It was a fun life. I could have stayed with it and made it to the top had I chosen to. I met my wife while we worked events together (Wrestlemanias, boxing mega-events).</p>
<p>I’m a recruiter now, and have done so for the last 20 years. There’s a glut of sports management majors, and I can’t find a single person for which that has value.</p>