<p>So I'm deciding between SCU's Leavey school of Business and UW's Foster. I'm wondering which has a better program for the area. I know SCU has great connections with the Silicon Valley, but I don't know what Foster's is like in relation to the Seattle area. I was accepted through the Freshman Direct for UW, so getting into the business school later on is not an issue. Besides the job/internship network, I'm wondering which college will give me more opportunities and a better ROI. The problem with SCU is that I didn't get too much merit money, so I would be paying a lot more for the school, and I'm wondering if the business program is worth it. Opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!</p>
<p>SCU has a very stong focus on the underlying reason to go to college, to get a job upon completion. The internship and study abroad opportunities at SCU make very employable graduates. If you do a quick survey of SCU seniors you’ll find that most are contmplating their job offers, at UW they are still interviewing. A direct admit to Foster is not a 100% guarantee of admission. Falure to make the grades will keep you out. The average student at the university would not be admitted. A direct admitted freshman is not an average student, congratulations you are an achiever. You will do well wherever you sellect. If you happen to be in the top 20% of UW students you will be well served to go to UW, they do a great job with the best. It’s the others that are not well served. If you fail to make the grades you’ll be taking 4.4 years to graduate with a degree you were not considering at the time you entered college. If study abroad is important to you, SCU is your best choice. If employment matters to you, consider spending a bit more and select SCU.</p>
Exc answer moneywellspent. My daughter is accepted in uwash and scu for psychology major undergrad and most likely thinking for changing after first year to business so this thread is very helpful. I have few questions :
Which of the above college is likely to get your desired major if you keep your grades up ?
Coming out of scu as a undergrad would get u jobs only in Silicon Valley or anywhere ?
Does the small regional businesses come to scu to hire and the big jobs go to Stanford and Berkeley ? Or that’s not the case and scu does get all opportunities.
Does the students come out of scu ready for the highly competitive world or they are always spoon fed types.
Pls shed the light on this with an open mind which will help us to choose the right college for my daughter.
Thanks in advance
I can throw in some info - SCU law school grad in family and we are seriously considering it for engineering student, are local and have spent a lot of time there. SCU certainly gets the big jobs as well - the same that go to Stanford and Cal go to SCU. Agree completely with moneywellspent, 100% of the seniors we talked to at the engineering welcome for admits (which was held on the Google campus btw) had jobs,and good ones, all the big names and other up and comers. Big difference between public and private is ability to change majors - probably the #1 reason people are willing to spend more to go to a SCU over impacted CA schools and places like UW where if you are not a direct admit to you major, odds are you will transfer or graduate with plan B major. SCU grads are certainly not spoon fed, but they are a socially conscious bunch which may make them seem softer. The private jesuit education is based on being a man/woman for others and being well rounded which is reason companies like them, they are able to see a bigger picture. btw, I love UW, but only in a direct admit where the kid is 100% sure of major. Just like Cal Poly. Too hard/too many struggles/too long to graduate if you are anything else. imo. Good luck!
My son also attended the reception for engineers and we talked to a sophomore engineering student who was choosing between summer internship opportunities at Facebook and Intel. The SCU engineering students, in general, seemed confident regarding their education and goals. We did not see this level of optimism nor awareness of opportunities in other schools we visited. At one renowned school, an engineering junior told us that students can look for internships at job fairs but to date he had not landed any internship. A criticism of that school was that graduate students were given priority at the job fairs.
At another school we were told that many internships recruit women but not white males. I know we had a small sample of students that we talked with in each school, but when we decided on schools, we had to go on our experiences and what we read. My son and I were attracted to Santa Clara because in the end, we felt he would not fall between the cracks - the education is excellent and the faculty and staff seem to help the students orient themselves so that they can obtain internships after sophomore year and hopefully a job or graduate school after graduation.