<p>I'm a MD resident.</p>
<p>UMCP (Smith), Gemstone + $5000/year scholarship or
NYU Stern (B-school), Honors + $15,000/year scholarship or
UC Berkeley, ...full price?</p>
<p>Any advice on value/location/etc.? Thanks..</p>
<p>nyu stern is probably better than umcp...ur right in the heart of nyc which means lots of job opportunities/internships...lots of recruiters and speakers come there and its one of the most competitive schools in the country...its one of the top ten business schools in the country...md is like 25th or something...still good but nyu is better and considering a school like nyu...a 15,000/yr scholarship is really good
im in smith and gemstone right now...but i think gemstone is only appealing for ppl for who r into research...thats y there are mainly engineers/sci majors in the program...a lot of ppl drop the program cause it can be really time-consuming and the gems class u have to take the spring semester of ur freshman year is the most ridiculous class you'll ever take...the business school here is good too...but not as good
and berkeley...great location...im not really sure about the business program...but its a great school overall</p>
<p>Don't let the Gemstone invitation fool you into turning down a great opportunity to attend NYU with a $15k scholarship. In terms of business , NYU is by far the superior institution. The proximity to NYC means lots of networking and job offers by the time you graduate. Berkeley is good too, but there is so much competition that you'll have to put yourself through a lot of hell just to survive it. As for UMD, Gemstone is ********, plain and simple.</p>
<p>Berkeley is also an excellent business school if you are admitted to the bschool. And as a school entirely, Berkeley is far and away better than UMCP and hands down better than NYU, there should just be no debate about that. The fact is, Maryland is probably the least valuable of the three in terms of a name but if you do your work, graduate high in your class..youll find yourself jobs. So if cost is a factor, don't think that being a UMCP grad will hurt you.</p>
<p>Would you commute if you went to UMD? If so, your total cost (tuition, fees, and books) would come out to about $4200/year after scholarships.</p>
<p>Depends on what you want...,</p>
<p>Less competition at Maryland than at both NYU Stern's School of Business and Berkeleys' Haas (spelt wrong, I think). Don't get me wrong, Maryland attracts many instate students who are brilliant, but both NYU and Berkeley's business schools attract many more valedictorians and top 10 students.</p>
<p>go to stern. its better than md and at cal, theres no guarantee youll even get into haas.</p>
<p>At NYU, you will be getting a top notch education from some of the best professors in the world who have had many tremendous accomplishments in the economic and business fields. Also, there are so many opportunities for amazing internships and a great network of alumni there who are willing to help out students with future jobs and other important things.</p>
<p>Maryland, you will not get the same education and Berkeley is located in a different type of town. Berkeley is the destination for many of today's hippies. And the closest city to Berkeley is San Francisco, which is a good 30-45 minutes away.</p>
<p>LA is only 5 hours away or so...trust me, 5 hours isn't gonna screw you when your graduating haas UC Berkeley. Stern is fine and all...but im here in nyc and trust me...its way overrated. its not a campus...its concrete slabs...its a fne university with a great bschool...but UC Berkeley holds the strongest credentials as a school...plus California weather is much nicer than NY weather.</p>
<p>Stern was too competitive for me. I wanted a business school environment where students were friendly, networked, and worked together. From what I saw at NYU and heard from friends there, Stern is the exact opposite. UMD's business school has given me a lot of great opportunities and has the exact camaraderie that I had hoped for. Of course Stern has an excellent program but it's not suited to everyone. I don't know anything about Haas except ranking, but if you aren't guaranteed to get in I wouldn't risk it.</p>
<p>I would put UMD out of the race and wage the other 2 options.</p>