<p>As of right now, I've heard from 6/7 schools, accepted to all so far (Springfield College, Ithaca College, UMass-Amherst, Temple University, and New York University). I'm still waiting to hear back from The George Washington University.</p>
<p>I want to be in a city because it makes sense for sports management majors (opportunities, internships, jobs, etc.), so the four I'm considering are NYU, Temple, GW, and UMass. I know UMass isn't in a city but I know public universities are cheaper :)</p>
<p>NYU is my top choice, followed by GW. My concern with Temple is safety so it is probably neck and neck with UMass on my list.</p>
<p>I want to hear what other people think. Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I’m a sophomore SM major at Temple, and the safety issue is wayyyy overblown. I live in one of the safest towns in the U.S., so trust me.</p>
<p>As far as those schools go, NYU’s SM program is terrible, as is GW’s. UMass has a top 2 SM program. Ithaca, Temple and Springfield are all up there as well. UMass and Temple would be your best two options.</p>
<p>i want to be in a city.
i want good internship/job opportunities.
but i still kinda want to go to a reputable school in addition to a reputable SM program</p>
<p>im curious diontechristmas, why do you say the NYU and GW programs are so bad? also, which SM schools did you apply to? temple was one of my favorites and i wanna know what u chose it over</p>
<p>godolphins- my d is a sport management major at cortland. It also has a very decent program and the SUNY tuition makes it a great choice for her. Though I can’t be positive why dion doesn’t like their programs , I think the NYU and GW and Syracuse programs are newer and may not have the same presence or alumni connections that some of the more established programs have.
My d was also accepted to Temple. I liked the program alot and I thought the philly location was great with many connections to the Philly sports market. Their program also allowed you to take some courses through their school of business(??).
Personally, I like a sport management program that requires you to take alot of business related courses, and gives you the opportunity to do an internship for credit. Though cortland is upstate NY, their students are expected to do a semester internship. As many of the kids are from NYC area, they do get internships with NY teams and the usual sports venues. I would assume Temple gets the same type of internships within the philly market.<br>
I know U Mass is one of the most established programs. I’ll assume they also give their students an opportunity to do a semester or summer internship.</p>
<p>I’m going to strongly suggest if you go the Sport management route, take alot of business courses to make yourself as marketable as possible. My d is also minoring in communications (marketing). We’re hoping that a background in sport management, business and marketing and doing a semester internship will prepare her as best as possible for this new economy that we are all facing. </p>
<p>some of the SM programs are housed in dept’s of kineseology or parks and recreation. That’s fine, but just make sure you prepare yourself and take courses in business too.</p>
<p>Neither NYU nor GW’s SM program is well regarded. NYU’s is overall not good at all. I visited when my brother was looking at Stern, and it’s just not a program the school cares too much about. GW’s is better, but the other schools I mentioned still have better programs.</p>
<p>As far as SM programs go, the only schools I applied to for SM were Temple, UMass and Indiana.</p>
<p>as an aside- when you are doing an Internship- many of the teams/venues want kids who live in the vicinity of the placement. So if you live in a rural area, it may be wise to go to a school that has access to sport teams. When you apply for internships, they ask if you live near by- My guess is that they are wary of being responsible for 19 year old interns who do not have a connection (or a place to live) in the locale.<br>
The kids that may have the hardest time getting an internship placement may be those who go to school in an area with few sport teams (Ithaca, cortland, amhurst ma.) and also live in the same type of area. For those kids, I strongly suggest they go to a school with many sports teams in that area- NYC, Philly, etc.</p>