<p>Out of these three which would you pick for majoring in computer science and business? (Academics/job placement rate/social life)</p>
<p>The one with the best football/basketball teams.</p>
<p>In business, all 3 have highly respected undergrad programs–Michigan #2, UVA #5, Notre Dame #10, per US News. In computer science there aren’t undergrad rankings, but at the graduate level it’s just not that close: Michigan #13, UVA #28, Notre Dame #63. A recruiter looking for business school grads is going to view the three schools about the same. A recruiter looking for computer science grads is going to give a definite edge to Michigan.</p>
<p>Advantage: Michigan. (What barrons said).</p>
<p>^ No evidence that they would give a definite edge. Because Michigan has a good graduate department in CS more companies would recruit from Michigan but I don’t think they would give any preference. Is not as if there is a significant difference in undergraduate computer science at Notre Dame versus Michigan to the average student. I am not talking of the genius who needs to start taking graduate classes in their sphpomore year.</p>
<p><a href=“http://careercenter.nd.edu/assets/104772/final_2012_future_plans.pdf[/url]”>http://careercenter.nd.edu/assets/104772/final_2012_future_plans.pdf</a></p>
<p>Computer Science students at Notre Dame are getting hired by tech firms</p>
<p>None has an advantage. Where do you think you can get the best GPA?</p>
<p>But if Umich has more CS grads than Notre Dame, won’t there be more opportunities for tech firms there? (More companies will come for job fairs, etc.)</p>
<p>How are the workload between 3 universities?</p>
<p>“None has an advantage. Where do you think you can get the best GPA?”</p>
<p>[Non-Target</a>, Semi-Target and Target Schools | Wall Street Oasis | Wall Street Oasis](<a href=“http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/faq/what-are-a-target-semi-target-and-non-target-schools]Non-Target”>What are target, semi-target and non-target schools? | Wall Street Oasis)</p>
<p>"A school is considered a target when a large number of Wall Street firms conduct on campus recruiting (“OCR”) for “front office” positions. A school’s status as a target may vary slightly from industry to industry, firm to firm, and region to region. Ultimately, however, a school’s status as a target depends on its relationships with employers and the number of students that get hired each year.</p>
<p>The target schools are generally considered to consist of Ivy League schools, top liberal arts colleges (LACs), MIT, University of Michigan, Stanford, Georgetown, University of California - Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. Each of these schools has a large number of Wall Street firms recruiting on campus every year.</p>
<p>Semi-target schools are schools where there are a more limited number of Wall Street firms recruiting consistently, the firms recruit for back and middle office positions, or some combination of the two. Some examples of semi-target schools would include Emory, Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt."</p>
<p>The article aside, I don’t think UM has any significant recruiting advantage over ND. If you have the choice, I’d go to the school you feel is the best fit for you.</p>
<p>Which one would you say will provide more of a city life?</p>
<p>Every school should have an employment report like NDs.</p>
<p>At UVA, you can’t get admitted to the business school as a freshman. You have to apply to it after you get into the university.</p>
<p>I agree with Barrons. The report released by Notre Dame is an excellent resource for prospective students. I wish more universities released such statistics. I know Penn does, but that is about it.</p>
<p>To answer the OP’s question, all three are virtually equal in terms of undergraduate education and career placement, and nobody is more qualified to answer your question about social life/personal fit.</p>
<p>Thanks guys, I’m actually leaning towards UMich but can someone answer my last question: which one would provide more of a urban-city life?</p>
<p>None of those universities are located in large cities, but of the three, Michigan would be the most “urban”.</p>
<p>An issue with UM is that they have very few preferred admits to the Ross business school. Most everyone has to apply after the freshman year and I know a couple of people who didn’t get in so it is a factor to consider. At ND you get admitted directly to Mendoza business school.</p>
<p>That is correct dlcor, only one quarter of Ross students are admitted straight out of high school. The remaining students are admitted only after completing their first year at Michigan. The overall success rate for non-preadmits is roughly 40%, but for students with 3.6+ Michigan GPA, it is much higher. </p>
<p>McIntire (UVa) only admits students after having complete two full years at UVa.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. It looks like I’ll be applying to two of these three actually. Leaning towards UMich and ND over UVA but if you could compare ND and UVA, would you say there are some points where UVA clearly beats ND? I heard ND has better social atmosphere btw.</p>
<p>-UVA costs $10,000 less than ND.
-UVA has a better location - do you really want to live in Indiana?
-Equal prestige-wise
-Better weather
-Better social life
-No religious affiliation</p>
<p>@dlcor026 At ND you are not admitted directly to a particular school. All first year students enroll in the First Year of Studies, and you declare a major and therefore become part of Mendoza, or A&L, or Science, or Engineering, or whatever, your sophomore year.</p>
<p>@teenbodybuilder</p>
<p>If you put it like that… lol Anyone else disagree with some of his points? I did hear that ND has some bad weather but I heard it tends to be more generous with scholarships and the social atmosphere is bit better on campus.</p>