<p>Hi everyone. I am a freshman in college currently enrolled at Virginia Tech in the Pamplin Business school. It has been great here for the first 2 months, but I am kind of thinking about transferring. As I am sure many of you know, VT is known for its engineering school. That being said, I feel like the business school is sort of full of kids who didn't get into engineering or are here to have a great time/party at VT and get by with an easy business degree. I am thinking of transferring to the university of Pittsburgh because they have a respectable business program and I would receive in-state tuition there because my family is in Pennsylvania (I am currently paying out-of-state tuition to attend Virginia Tech). I am just think about this and was looking for some feedback. Is this a good idea? Is VT's business better than Pitt's? I am from Western Pennsylvanian, so I would be much closer to home too. Thanks for reading, and please let me know what you think!</p>
<p>At least one rating system has VTech rated higher than Pitt for what it’s worth.
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<p>If you’re getting any merit $ for VT you’ll need to compare costs for Pitt. Transfers generally don’t get merit aid.</p>
<p>Thanks for Responding! </p>
<p>You need to compare costs: it’s likely you’ll pay FULL in-state costs at Pitt.
You can always send an application to Pitt and Penn State, since you’ll be in-state, and see whether you get in, at what financial cost.
Be aware that, with some exceptions (Wharton, etc), business is considered one of the least demanding majors - less writing, less reading, less homework, fewer distribution requirements (languages, upper level math…) etc., so it’s not surprising the business students at VTech would be less serious than the engineering majors… but this will be the case at nearly every school you attend.
You may not be admitted to the Business school right away as a transfer, so you may try and see if you can switch to a quantitative economics major, or math&economics major with a transfer into the business school after sophomore year. </p>