<p>Hi, I'm currently a junior planning on what colleges to visit over spring break. Basically I'm looking for exactly what the title says: a top business/econ college with more of an emphasis on the liberal arts (vs. MIT, for example). Geographically, I prefer along or near the east coast, but anywhere that's not on the west coast is pretty much fine with me.</p>
<p>Ideally, I'd love to go somewhere like UPenn, but that's definitely a reach... Some other schools I'm looking at are:
Brown
Columbia (I think I prefer a core over Brown's extremely open curriculum)
NYU (not quite sure how I feel about the fact that it's in the middle of NYC and no campus, but that's why I'm visiting)
Carnegie Mellon
WashU</p>
<p>If any of these schools actually aren't that liberal artsy, please correct me. I've read up on schools, but they all seem pretty jumbled up in my head... Suggestions are greatly appreciated (especially since I don't want to be wasting air and gas fares), thank you! (:</p>
<p>I would definitely recommend U of Chicago, especially given your interests. While it’s not on the east coast, it offers one of the most distinctive Core Curricula in the United States, keeping in tune with its philosophy of liberal education of the liberal arts. Furthermore, it’s situated on a scenic Neo-Gothic urban campus about fifty minutes away from downtown, which offers you both the experience of living in a vibrant city as well as the feeling of being home in the quads. The only downside I would describe about the location would be the lack of a traditional ‘college town’ per se; although the University and local aldermen have been working on it, Hyde Park still has a dearth of cinemas, bars, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions! I had UChicago at the back of my mind but I’ll definitely have to check it out more; thanks for the short summary, Rny2. And I wasn’t even considering Duke (not that I don’t like it, just that I don’t really know much about it and that it leaned toward LA), so I’ll look into it.</p>
<p>Are there any ideas for schools that offer business majors yet are still liberal artsy? I’m debating between econ and business right now, so I’d like to know both. Thanks again. (:</p>
<p>I would “second” Boston College, since you have Brown on your list already and it is a relatively short drive away from Providence. Even though it is a Jesuit school, it has a very liberal feel being in the Boston area. My D is an accounting major there.</p>
<p>@kwu - Haha, I don’t really imagine myself working on Wall Street… I’m more interested in business, though econ also intrigues me. So it’s just a matter of interest where I’m not sure which I would like to major in yet. xD</p>
<p>Thanks again for the school suggestions. I’ll definitely look more into BC and Uni. of Richmond as well as the other ones. I wasn’t aware Carnegie Mellon was like MIT in feel, so I’ll have to look over that again… thanks, onecircuit.</p>