<p>Hi everybody,
I am an international student.
Anyone know which school is better in Finance/Financial Consulting ?
I understand put UT Dallas here is not very applicable, but since UTD offer a double major in Finance/Econ. How about that major over there? Cost is also an important concern for me. With my 3.9~4.0 GPA, I think I have a very good shot to have the out of state tuition waived for UTD. Not very sure about the scholarships that can earn me instate tuition from UMN and A&M. SMU might give me a half tuition scholarship, and that will leave me maximum 5k 6k a year for living expense in Dallas (my budget is around 22k/year). Is that possible anyway? Could anyone suggest which school is better in quality and a better fit for me?</p>
<p>Carlson is the best out of those schools that you’ve listed. But it’s in MN, where it’s pretty cold (but it’s the Twin Cities!) but there is lots of stuff to do there. Mays would probably be the best of the Texas schools you’ve listed but in a hotter weather. There is really no nothing in College Station compared to Twin Cities. Dallas is a pretty good city with lots of stuff to do. Don’t really know anything about SMU though. You could most definitely live on a 22k/year budget. I’d figure you’ll have plenty of money leftover as cost for each school if you get instate tuition is ~20k/year for everything including tuition, housing, food, and other expenses.</p>
<p>Carlson is not the best, at least overall. Overall bschools: Texas A&M>SMU>Minnesota>UT Dallas. I don’t know about specific programs. I assume SOM is management(?), so Carlson might be the best for that.</p>
<p>Are you kidding me? Straight from US news. Businessweek is garbage.</p>
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<p>Minnesota - #16 overall
A&M - #31 overall
SMU - #38 overall</p>
<p>It would go UMN > A&M > SMU.</p>
<p>I wasn’t looking at BW, since they have SMU>A&M. Minnesota is better than I thought. I still think A&M is much better for high finance (IBanking), but it’s also in a better state for that. I’ve never heard of Minnesota grads in Ibanking.</p>
<p>Thank Xcellerator and jrt336 for the input. SOM is in short of School of Management, but the fact is a lot of business schools have that name. @ jrt336 are you sure that A&M have a better shot for high finance (ibanking)? I have read somewhere else that the best of A&M is accounting program but not finance. I personally have looked at both Businessweek and US News. Those two ranking tables are way different from each other, and just make me confused. I also believe that UMN has one of the best Econ program in the nation. Is that linked to Carlson Finance?
Btw, If I wanna put TCU (texas christian uni), where should I put it in the order. Is the order UMN>=A&M>SMU>TCU>UTDallas?</p>
<p>Business Week’s rankings are terrible. USNews is a lot better. Your order right there is good. I’m not sure on Minnesota’s placement into IB. Texas A&M isn’t a target school, but I met a few seniors there a week ago-2 were going to Morgan Stanley and the other was going to Goldman Sachs-all in New York. So there are some kids who go into IB from A&M. I’ve never heard Minnesota/Carlson mentioned, but that might only be because I don’t actually search for that specifically.</p>
<p>Go to Minnesota’s website and find where their grads get hired. TAMU has an employment profile-check it out. There seem to be a few a year hired from both BoA and Wells Fargo, along with a few other IBs. I don’t know if those are in New York or not. Look at Wall Street Oasis for things on Minnesota.</p>
<p>If I was considering business, I would choose SMU over all of the others you mentioned. I have only heard very good things about their program. The big plus to SMU, similar to UMN, is that they are minutes away from big cities, which in turn means large companies. SMU has great recognition in the DFW area, and opportunities should be plentiful.</p>
<p>Thank all for the input. I will take a tour around those schools to see which one fit me the best. Do you guys agree that all of those are great schools anyway? I can’t go wrong if I go there and trying hard to keep my GPA high right?</p>
<p>i was admitted by three school .( UTD,TAMU,UMN)
Also i was admitted by MN Carlson and got 4000$ per year. But i still do not have enough money to go UMN.
If i have enough money, i will definitely choose UMN Carlson.</p>
<p>Unless UTD is significantly cheaper than all the other schools on your list, do not go there.</p>
<p>You guys have got to stop paying attention to these rankings as much. In the real world, there’s a difference between two programs between ranked between #1 and #75, but between A&M and SMU? No.</p>
<p>There’s plenty of places in Texas that have both A&M and SMU BBA grads working side-by-side.</p>
<p>The biggest advantage of A&M over SMU is the former student networking. But as far as one being ranked #31 and the other #38? There’s no difference in the real world.</p>
<p>Between SMU and A&M, pick the school that’s best for you, not because of rankings.</p>
<p>A&M’s a lot cheaper than SMU, and the Aggie network is stronger. If you’re looking for a good return on investment (which college is, an investment), pick A&M imo.</p>
<p>Thank jrt336, Rolling, Vyse and 198xiaozhu. I appreciate all the inputs here by you guys. Choosing a college is always a complicated procedure, but you guys have helped me a lot. From all the input here, I see my top choices are TAMU, SMU and UMN Carlson :). The cost will give me the final decision when I get accepted from those school.</p>
<p>@198xiaozhu: hey, I know UMN has a 4k/year global scholarship for international students. I’m glad to hear you get that scholarship anyway. Btw, did you get >=1k scholarship from A&M that waiver the out of state tuition for you?</p>
<p>Let us know what you choose. Or come back when you have your FA numbers. And I totally agree with Rolling. Maybe SMU is ranked higher, but I don’t think they have the same network because they don’t have the same number of grads.</p>
<p>nhl1508
Yes. i got 1200$ per year corps scholarship allowing me to pay in-state tuition.
So the total expenses will 16000$ per year.The BYU is also 16000$ per year.
i do not know which school i should choose.lol</p>
<p>198xiaozhu, this may be a silly question, but are you prepared to join the Corps to use that scholarship? Lifestyle will be remarkably different than being a regular student at your other choices. And if you decide to quit the Corps, that scholarship will be void and you would be back to out-of-state tuition status unless you have another $1000 scholarship from A&M. Don’t get me wrong, I am very pro-Corps. I was just curious how this aspect fits into your decision process.</p>
<p>gagxl7
Yes, i know that if i quit the corps of cadets, my scholarship will be cancelled.
If i choose TAMU and join the corps of cadets, i will never quit before graduation.
But i still do not make the decision. I do not know which school i should choose.(BYU, TAMU).
The reason i do not want to choose byu :
1: this school requires all international students to deposit 4000 dollars.And byu does not return this money back until graduation.
2: byu is not a well-known school.(i am not sure, because as an international student, i do not have a lot of informations about US colleges)
The reason i do not want to choose tamu:
1:The corps of cadets take up a lot of time and i will have very few free time .I plan to use a lot of time to learn english, US history and read books during the first year. If i join the corps of cadets , i also do not have time to take on-campus job.The money is the most important factor in choosing a college for me.
But i do not fear the physical training and physical fitness test as i have already can do 67 push ups and 100 sit ups in two minutes.</p>
<p>I would without question go to Minnesota. I know a friend who went to the undergrad business school, and he got a $177,000 agribusiness job a month after graduating.</p>
<p>^That must mean everyone will get 177k right after graduating. I know people from really bad schools who are making millions. That doesn’t make the school good. You need more than one example to say something like that. I’m not saying don’t go to Minnesota, because overall it’s the best, but just because one person did well doesn’t mean everyone else will do well.</p>