I was wondering which of these schools would be better for a major in finance, maybe pre-law. I have been accepted into both SMU and Tulane already and received scholarship money from each. I just applied to BC but am fairly certain I will get in. I am wondering in regards to which college will help with getting a job post college or as an MBA feeder program.
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I can’t speak much to the offerings at SMU and BC, but within Tulane’s business school the Finance program is considered particularly strong. A few years back it was actually ranked 10th by the Financial Times of London. Now I think rankings are fairly ridiculous, but it at least shows that people realize Tulane has a strong offering. They have some unique programs like trading a million dollars of the school’s endowment, the Burkenroad Reports which do full analysis of mid-cap companies in the south (and are used by Wall Street firms), a great energy sector program, very strong in entrepreneurship, etc. So if finance is for sure your area of concentration, I think Tulane would be a strong choice. Also, the business school runs recruiting trips to NYC, Chicago, Houston and I think one other city every year, besides the companies that recruit on campus. Also, New Orleans is a popular convention city so there are often opportunities for networking at those.
As far as MBA programs, I think it makes far less difference where you go undergrad. If you are talking about top MBA programs like Harvard or Wharton, you have to work for a while first anyway and show you are an up and comer, so to speak. So if you get good grades at your undergrad school and then do the right things starting out in the work world, you will be fine for MBA programs whichever undergrad you pick.