<p>Ive been accepted to the Business Honors Program at the University of Texas and also at Stanford University. Texas would be significantly cheaper compared to Stanford, and I was wondering if it is worth the value. I know Stanford does not technically have an undergraduate business program, but is there economics comparable to the undergraduate business program at Texas? Are there as many internship opportunities and similar course work?</p>
<p>I was just wondering how highly regarded Texas' business program is outside of the state and if you have heard much about their students in comparison to similar students at Stanford. I know Texas does not have the same name recognition as Stanford, but does this matter much in the real world?</p>
<p>Once you have your first job after college, the prestige of your undergrad institution isn’t important. According to the BHP website, about 30% of its students go work outside of Texas (which is pretty high considering the large number of opportunities in TX).</p>
<p>The only way I would choose Stanford over BHP is if I liked the environment better or wanted to live specifically in California after graduation.</p>
<p>Stanford will give you access to much better business jobs. I also totally disagree that where you went to college doesn’t matter after getting your first job. Your college network will be important throughout a business career. I don’t care if you’re 15 years out, having Stanford on your resume will always be a boost. Stanford’s reach is global, go if you can afford it no matter where you want to work.</p>
<p>Congratulations on the Stanford admit. However, I wouldn’t go unless I could do so debt-free. It would be much better to go to Texas, stay on top of the payments, and spend a bunch of money on grad school as opposed to going into massive debt, getting a job that in all likeliness could be only slightly better (or actually even worse!) than a Texas grad might have, and spending the time you could be going to grad school paying off your loans.</p>
<p>If you can afford Stanford, and the bragging rights are worth it to you, then by all means go there. If you’re ok with a public school, or don’t want to spend too much on UG, go to Texas. Either school is great and will provide you with some of the best opportunities in the world.</p>
<p>^^ i stated that prestige doesn’t matter after the 1st job, and it doesn’t. Of course the network could matter, but Texas has a very strong network too.</p>
<p>Both Stanford Grads and BHP grads have access to top jobs. They both get recruited nationwide. They both get recruited by ibanks and top mgt consulting firms. Avg starting salary of Stanford econ grads is $59k. Avg starting salary of BHP grads is $55k. Very comparable with the difference easily being explained by cost of living differences.</p>
<p>The fact is that you will have the opportunity to be highly successful regardless of which you choose. Being accepted by either program means that you have great talent (far greater than most). You are also going to spend 4 years of your life there. I suggest choosing the one you will enjoy the most, because you only live once.</p>
<p>I’ve hired for a BB ibank for 30 years, my husband for a top consulting firm. We both agree Texas grads have nowhere near the access of Stanford grads. Not even close.</p>
<p>I think you gotta go with Stanford on this one. Don’t get me wrong, Texas is absolutely great and better than a majority of colleges in the U.S. But Stanford has such a powerful brand name that when you put it on your resume, employers from across the nation(or even the world) know you’re an intelligent one.</p>
<p>The only way I’d choose Texas over Stanford is if Texas was offering a full scholarship. Free education would be pretty sweet. Especially at this time.</p>
<p>well, over the course of my four years at school, UT would cost about $28,000 while Stanford would cost about $75,000…</p>
<p>Especially since I’m looking at business/economics simply as a good background and my true passion is in getting internships and jobs in the media industry (which don’t exactly pay all that well) I’m not sure if it’s very smart to take on that much debt…</p>
<p>Are those costs just for tuition or did you get scholarships to both schools? I’d Imagine the cost of living in california would be really high both during and especially after UG</p>
<p>The debt is a whole different question. If you are saying the $75K would all be debt that you would take on, that’s crazy for undergrad heading for a non lucrative job.</p>
<p>That’s not my final debt. $75,000 and $28,000 are simply the final 4-year costs at Stanford and Texas once I’ve factored in all my financial aid and scholarships.</p>
<p>My parents don’t make all that much money. So at Texas I would be debt free, but at Stanford I would have about $30,000ish (give or take a little) of debt.</p>
<p>There was really no wrong choice here. You will find that BHP will provide you with opportunities that most students at McCombs simply don’t have. Good luck!</p>
<p>Most people I’ve talked to in the business field has said that once you get to the level of schools like UT and up, your undergrad degree won’t matter, and if you’re in a business school it likely won’t matter for the first job either if you graduate near the top of your class and you’re proactive.</p>
<p>Once you get hired people don’t even talk about their undergrad, except perhaps to compare outside of academic experiences. In fact, going to UT will probably make it easier for you to empathize with because it’s similar to the type of experience the overwhelming majority of your coworkers and clients will have had. </p>
<p>At a school like UT you’ll find all the resources that you would find at Stanford (especially because the school is not known for hand-holding), and possibly more because it’s so large. You’ll just have to be proactive about getting them. </p>
<p>However, the cost difference isn’t THAT great, and if you think Stanford is a better fit you would be justified in choosing it. But if you’ll miss getting the UT experience, than UT is an excellent choice.</p>
<p>Tyler, who have you hired for? What you say is totally untrue in my experience of hiring for one of the most sought after banks in the Country for 3 decades and observing the career movements of people from many schools over that time.</p>
<p>$30k debt for Stanford? That’s nothing
I guess an intelligent person will succeed anywhere, but I would definitely have gone to Stanford for the prestige, strength of ug degree, connections and the extra doors it would open</p>