<p>Hey guys. So I'm a senior planning to major in finance and possibly double major or minor in economics. I'm relatively average compared to most here: 2150 SATs, 95 Unweighted GPA and decent ECs (on the board of many clubs, look at my old posts for info).</p>
<p>Anyways, besides the top schools like UPenn, UNC, CMU, Berkeley, Stern, etc, what are some good match schools for me? I see Northeastern and Boston College as relative matches, but I'm trying to add a few more good schools to my college list.</p>
<p>NEU and BC aren’t the same caliber. BC is at least a Street semi-target. NEU isn’t.</p>
<p>Consider also Indiana (Street target, but you have to get in to the IB workshop), UIUC (Street semi-target), and MiamiU (non-target for the Street but well respected; I’d say more so than NEU for business).</p>
<p>Also, what do you guys think of Villanova, Tufts, UCLA, Washu in St Louis and Georgetown for finance/econ majors? (with good job placement assuming you network well)</p>
<p>If you want to do finance in New York, I would keep my school options to private schools in the northeast, or at least on the east coast generally. Look at the following:</p>
<p>Penn
MIT
NYU
UVA
CMU
BC
Northeastern
Cornell (Econ)</p>
<p>I would then throw in some of the good schools nationally. Look at the following, some of which are admittedly public but have decent business schools:</p>
<p>@Informative: Northeastern isn’t a Street target. Georgetown is, however. Tufts as well (at least a semi-target). CMU might be a semi-target.</p>
<p>Of the other schools you listed, IU-Kelley (if you get in their IB Workshop) and UMich-Ross are targets. The others are more semi-targets, if that, though ND has a strong alumni network, especially in Chicago. Northwestern is also a Street target and while it doesn’t have an undergraduate b-school per se, through Kellogg certificate programs and the Russell Fellows programs, you can take Kellogg courses and get a grounding in finance.</p>
<p>PurpleTitan, pretty sure the OP wants the top business schools for his data set. ND and CMU are ranked as top business schools by every ranking publication out there. Northeastern is also ranked highly. If you’re going by some specific publication, let us know. Otherwise, your opinions are “just like, your opinion man.”</p>
<p>You can look into adding Cornell (Dyson), Notre Dame (Mendoza), UMichigan (see if you get a preferred admit to the business school), Emory (Goizueta) and slightly less selective Villanova, Lehigh, URichmond and as a safety perhaps IU (Kelley) as well as Tulane and Fordham which I think all have non-binding early action and and Tulane and Fordham would likely give you some merit aid. If money is an issue at all, maybe also add in your state flagship school.</p>
<p>@informative: Whether a school is or is not a Street target or semi-target isn’t my opinion. You can say that it is the opinion of Wall Street banks, but those folks could care less about b-school rankings.</p>
<p>You must still be of an age where rankings mean a lot and don’t realize that folks in the real world don’t give a rat’s a** about them.</p>
I like this discussion. It’s what the recruiters and employers say that matters. Kelley wins that battle. Maybe it’s the alumni association, maybe its the real world vigor, maybe it’s the hardworking kids themselves, who knows?
To the chagrin of some folks, if it is the Business Week review you read it applies to both Kelley locations Bloomington and Indianapolis. (US News always looks at just Bloomington as the flagship).
So, who cares that much about algorithmic rankings encompassing everything if they go to the Kelley School to hire anyway. IMHO!
I agree that BC and NE are not comparable. BC is much more difficult to get admitted to and is ranked higher by a good bit. Other ideas may be: Cornell (Dyson), Notre Dame Lehigh, Fordham, Villanova, URichmond, Tulane, Kelley to name a few. You can go through this list and see what appeals to you. I wouldn’t pay all that much attention to the rankings, but it is a good list of undergraduate business schools. http://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/2014/07/01/2014-pq-ranking-of-the-best-undergraduate-business-programs/3/
And in terms of study economics at some other schools, it is up to you what you want to study but economics is a liberal arts degree which is different from a business degree. In a business school you take a business core to include classes like introduction to accounting, finance, business law, IT, marketing etc. in addition to having a major in a business discipline – you will not get this with an economics degree. One is not better than the other, but they are different and you should think about what is right for you.