<p>ehh...regarding Undergrads...
From Dallas.
well, I want to go into business, I have time in high school to both bring up and destroy my credential...I am determined, so assuming I do well (IE:3.7-3.98 (I've already ruined my 4.0 and have a 3.7)) and 2200 SAT scores + good ECs)..my rank isn't so good now, I'm barley in top 10%...but I have lots LOTS of time...
I am Marked as Hispanic, but I'm half asian in addition...</p>
<p>I am looking into
UT Austin- McCombs
UC Berkeley- Hass
MIT- Sloan
CMU- Tepper
UPenn- Wharton
University of Washington
UM Ann Arbor- Ross
Cornell
UT Dallas
SMU- Cox
Texas A&M- Mays
USC- Marshall</p>
<p>I am also Considering University of California-Irvine as well as rice...
I've look into these schools...
Does Rice even have a Business Major for Undergrads (I've tried looking some sources say yes, others no)</p>
<p>But my Main Question is:
Does the Business School are UCI suck? I mean, I try looking at rankings, but it doesn't rank...like at all, but UCI is marked as 1st tier...and while I understand some schools don't have Business Majors for undergrads, how is it 3rd tier school like UT Dallas are ranked in the top 100 and not 1st tier schools? Same with UC Riverside?
Is it new to undergrads? or do both B-schools suck?</p>
<p>also:
Do UCLA or UCSD plan to open a business school for undergrads...or just have a business major? UCLA in particular...</p>
<p>I'll admit I do want to go to CA, but it doesn't mean the world to me. Right now MIT is my first choice...I want to go out of state...</p>
<p>Why in the world would you pay OOS tuition for any of the UCs (including Haas) when you have a fantastic McCombs business school right at UT-Austin...it would be the cheapest for you as well.</p>
<p>Shoot for Rice, MIT, U Penn, ...maybe USC (better financial aid for OOS)...but keep UT in your pocket...it's great. I wouldn't even be considering the UCs.</p>
<p>^
Does rice have a B-school though? or even a Major?
I know I shouldn't apply to the UCs, but I can't help it...
I have UT in my mind, but just cause I have a spot guaranteed in the Texas Public school system doesn't mean I'll get admitted to UT... or McCombs...assuming i make the top 10%
Does UCI and UCR have horrible Business schools then?</p>
<p>What about UCB/Cal?
I mean it bugs me that I can go and then still be rejected from the Business school after 2 years of study...
but Cal is one of my dream schools...</p>
<p>^ That's the risk...but if you get in it's well worth it.</p>
<p>I don't think I'd say Haas is much better than McCombs...especially considering the premium you'd have to pay. OOS admission to Berkeley is very competitive...as is UCLA...</p>
<p>You can apply to all the UCs on the same app...so, if you're applying to Cal or UCLA, you may as well check off other UCs and send in the extra fee...small effort and price for increased potential of admission to a UC.</p>
<p>UCI's undergrad B-school is still under development, and will be rolled out in the next year or so. Cal and Riverside offer the only UC biz schools.</p>
<p>But, there is absolutely NO comparison-- Rice is a no-brainer if you get in.</p>
<p>No. Rice has a business minor (essentially the only minor offered at Rice as of now), and offers degrees in economics or mathematical economic analysis, and there is a graduate school of business for MBA candidates, but no undergraduate business major. But most people recommend that doing business as an undergrad major is typically not the best idea anyway. You're better off going for a good undergraduate education and maybe trying to get a business degree later if you're still interested.</p>
<p>^ MBA programs don't care what you did for undergrad...they like a variety of students with different educational backgrounds. MBA programs care most about significant work experience, GMAT scores and college GPA.</p>
<p>Econ is generally a good program at most schools. What you should logically be looking at, as you want to go into business, is the level of recruitment at a school.</p>
<p>Generally top schools are better at this than worse ones, so this isn't all that complicated. Harvard is fantastic, etc. You will likely be best served avoiding highly 'academic' and rural schools, and small can hurt too, although that isn't a universal truth. Examples of what I mean are - Carleton, Grinnell, Kenyon and those type of schools are not known for good business recruitment.</p>
<p>Also think about where you want to live - If you want to live in Birmingham, Alabama - The University of Alabama will be just as good as Cornell. If you want to be in NYC, go to a school in NYC or one with a national reputation.</p>
<p>“Carleton, Grinnell, Kenyon and those type of schools are not known for good business recruitment.”
This is really stupid. Those are LIBERAL ARTS schools. They don’t even have business programs to begin with. >.></p>