Tepper V. Arthur

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>help! I am undecided as to which college I should apply ED: Tepper at CMU or Babson Arthur M. Blank School of Entrepreneurship</p>

<p>Everyone says Babson is better (U.S. News ranks it better than wharton) but i'm in love with CMU.</p>

<p>...but babson looks like a better school..and babson has EA, carnegie mellon only has ED.</p>

<p>I've got a 3.5W and 2100 SAT, this SHOULD be enough to get me into babson ED (from info i got from accepted applicants)</p>

<p>I only get one ED decision..so...Babson..or Tepper?</p>

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<p>Go to CMU. It is a better school overall. More prestigious. Higher calibur students over a broader spectrum. CMU can carry you to some degree. Definetely apply ED to Carnegie Mellon.</p>

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<p>I agree, if you're in love with CMU go with Tepper. It doesn't hurt to visit Babson though. I visited Babson and I didn't really like it. I assume you're a junior right now so you still have time.</p>

<p>And Babson is ranked on a WHOLE OTHER scale compared to Wharton and it's not better than wharton.</p>

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<p>babson is only better than wharton in Entrepreneurship, and tepper is good for people who want to become quants or go into trading. i would say go for tepper.</p>

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<p>Tepper all the way.</p>

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<p>Definetely Tepper.</p>

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<p>My friend is currently at Babson and he loves it because he wants to do Entrepreneurship, but he says that there are a lot of kids there regretting their decision because it only offers that one major. Unless you are completely focused on Entrepreneurship, I strongly suggest that you apply to Tepper.</p>

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<p>xeal, when you say that babson and wharton are on two different scales, what exactly do you mean? They're both business schools, right? Wharton may be respected more in terms of their MBA program, but in entrepreneurship alone, Babson is ranked higher than Wharton (supposedly, by US news & world report)</p>

<p>Also, I am totally focused on entrepreneurship. That is all I want to do. Babson is a world-class college for entrepreneurship, so it may be the better school after all...</p>

<p>But, Tepper is definitely more reputable. In terms of employers and MBA's, it would be better. But then again, I have no interest in the corporate ladder.</p>

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<p>"xeal, when you say that babson and wharton are on two different scales, what exactly do you mean? They're both business schools, right? Wharton may be respected more in terms of their MBA program, but in entrepreneurship alone, Babson is ranked higher than Wharton (supposedly, by US news & world report)"</p>

<p>Wharton isnt just more respected in terms of its MBA program, its more respected for its undergrad also. Wharton is second in entrepreneurship to babson, and thats not much of a difference. Going to wharton and concentrating in entrepreneurship is much better than going to babson. </p>

<p>Just because babson is ranked</p>

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<p>Wharton and Tepper will open more doors for you. First, both Wharton and Tepper offer a greater number of majors then Babson. Additionally, Wharton and Tepper have many business concentrations that are very highly ranked where as Babson only has Entrepreneurship.</p>

<p>Rhassnal you are forgetting the most important thing in the business world. Making connections.... </p>

<p>Tepper and Wharton will give you more connections in terms of different students and corporate recruiters than Babson.</p>

<p>I strongly suggest going with Tepper. </p>

<p>Rankings don't mean much especially if your becoming an entrepreneur, but connections ALWAYS play a role to some degree and will continue to become of greater importance.</p>

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<p>I do agree that, at least to some extent, prestigious schools such as wharton, dartmouth, etc. do offer legendary business connections, and most fortune 500 CEO's DO come form these schools, but you must understand my statistics:</p>

<p>3.4ish W GPA
2160 SAT 780 Writing 760 Verbal 620</p>

<p>FBLA
Junior achievers
Class Treasurer 2 Years
SGA Treasurer 1 Year
Mock Trial 2 Years
Debate Team 2 Years</p>

<p>These are not ivy statistics.
If it were a possibility, and I had the opportunity, I might or might not choose Wharton, Dartmouth, etc. over CMU, Babson, and Bentley. But..it's not a possibility.</p>

<p>The question is, CMU or Babson & Bentley? (excuse the insertion of bentley, it was recently added to the 'college wish list')</p>

<p>CMU, whilst prestige-enamored, focuses primarily on the development of corporate leaders. Their entrepreneurship program is overshadowed by the likes of a wharton, babson, bentley, etc. Also, it's MUCH more difficult to get into Tepper than Arthur & Bentley: check cmu's website for applied v. accepted.
Keep in mind that Babson is ranked number 1 OVERALL; i'm sure connections were taken into account when US news & world report conducted the rankings. My research indicates that Babson-esque students are very materialistic; while this is slightly uncharacteristic of myself, it is endurable.</p>

<p>NOTE: CMU is a large school. Babson, by contrast, enrolls just 3200 students TOTAL.</p>

<p>Babson is slightly cheaper. $42,000 beats out over $44,000.</p>

<p>And, then again..BABSON IS...BABSON oh, and I already spent $200 on logo clothing from the online bookstore:)</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback, send a response! I like to debate with other college and college-bound students; other individuals smart enough to get accepted into world-class colleges!</p>

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<p>note, the last SAT and GPA are accurate, the first were generalizations!</p>

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<p>I think you will be making a very big mistake if you choose Babson over Tepper.</p>

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<p>The only disadvantage I see in Tepper is that it has the ugliest girls on campus in the nation. lol. I'm surprised, it's even below Caltech and MIT.</p>

<p>And when I said different scales before, UPenn/Wharton is ranked in USNews as an overall good school in the national universities page and #1 in top business programs. There are a lot more options for you to explore at say, Wharton, then Babson. Wharton appears in the "Best Business Programs" and Babson is in "Schools with a Specialty". That's the different scale I'm talking about. Babson only makes a name for itself in Entrepreneurship.</p>

<p>I'm not trying to deter you from Babson, it's a good school, apply if you have your mind set to it. Bentley too.</p>

<p>In the end, just ask yourself where you want to go if you got into the schools. Don't be peer pressured on the forums, this will be your life for the next 4 years.</p>

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<p>Well, geez.. he might as well not even apply if it has been observed that the ugliest girls in the nation go to Tepper! This definitely weighs more than the whole prestigious education and business skills development thing that'd ultimately benefit him for the rest of his life.. make sure you have your priorities, man!</p>

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<p>btw, for cmu you need two subject tests, and if one of them is a science that would be helpful. </p>

<p>If you dont have any subject tests im guessing that your chances will be low.</p>

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<p>Saying Babson is Babson when comparing it to Carnegie Mellon's Tepper does not serve him any good. The attractiveness of the opoosite sex should definetely be kept in mind, but it should NEVER be placed ahead of academics. Babson doesn't have good looking people either.</p>

<p>At least apply to Bentley if you want a better mix of people and majors while having a chance at acceptance.</p>

<p>If you don't get into Tepper I'd say go with Bentley or something else.</p>

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<p>im sure when ur drunk enough many girls look good. regardless of whether they really are or not.</p>

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<p>"First, both Wharton and Tepper offer a greater number of majors then Babson."</p>

<p>I beleive that Tepper only offers a major in Buisness Administration actually.</p>

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<p>Dunkaroo, I hope you realized the sarcasm.</p>