<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am from NJ and got accepted to CSOM at Boston College and got accepted into UNC Chapel Hill. I want to double major in business and history, but am really conflicted over which school is the better choice, because they are so different. Any opinions would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Have you compared the costs of the two?</p>
<p>UNC is about 10k less expensive, which is a definate plus. however the thing I am worried about is with UNC you need to apply to the business school your junior year and only ~50% of the students get in. I plan to work hard in college wherever I go and being involved in activities, so i dont anticipate not getting in but there is always the chance that I wont get in, which is a major issue. Boston College is also alot closer and I have already been accepted into the business school.</p>
<p>I saw your post(s) on the BC forum so I’m guessing that you’ve already researched the two schools. To answer your main question, you’d need someone familiar with both programs and given the distance and different kinds of schools, my guess is that such a person would be hard to find.</p>
<p>Perhaps you could ask us questions about other aspects of colleges that are important to you. We could probably answer questions individually about the schools.</p>
<p>Those are both great places. Whichever way you decide, you are going to have a great college experience. Your hard work has paid off. You have a tough decision ahead of you, but you should be aware that there is no wrong answer.</p>
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That’s a good point to consider. How much that’ll affect you depends on too many variables for any of us to answer - how well you’ll do relative to the other students (i.e. not how hard you work but rather, how you do relatively), your incoming stats relative to everyone else (i.e. if you’re in the top 10%, 25%, 50%, bottom 25%, etc.) which could help predict to some extent how you can expect to perform relatively, how much you really want to be in that major as opposed to an alternative major if you don’t make it, how much $10K (per year ?) will impact whoever’s paying for it, etc.</p>
<p>Good luck in whichever one you decide on.</p>
<p>I actually do know both schools, but unfortunately I don’t know very much about the business schools. I went to BC for grad school and currently have a freshman at UNC. Both are great schools, but very different from each other. What type of school environment to you want? Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions about the two different areas and the campus feel. If you post this in the UNC forum you might get some business students to answer your UNC half of the question…just know they’ll probably encourage you to attend UNC.</p>
<p>UNC B school is very good. About even with BC in that regard so that’s a wash. So which one do you like better overall?? I can make a good case for both for different reasons all outside academics which also are a wash.</p>
<p>Friend’s D just graduated from the business school at BC as an Accounting major. She got a great (paid) internship summer after junior year, which lead to a job that is waiting for her as soon as she finishes her masters in Accounting and her CPA exams, both of which she will have completed (Masters at BC also) within 12 months of receiving her bachelors. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from BC and job recruiters were wining and dining her. </p>
<p>I think that having to apply to the B school after 2 years, with a 50% admit rate, would be a really big consideration. OTOH, UNC-CH is a great school, and being accepted OOS is really difficult - so congrats!</p>
<p>histbusiness, great stuff - now, if you can please explain what “CSOM” means.</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Caroll School of Management (at BC)</p>
<p>The “naming” of business schools has gotten way out of hand.</p>
<p>If you’re really serious about business, you’ll probably eventually get an MBA, right? Is the risk of not making it into the undergrad Business major at UNC that great a risk?</p>
<p>which school has better corporate partners for summer internships?</p>
<p>You should go to the school that seems the best fit for you outside the business programs. You may decide by junior year that you want to study something else. In this situation, with 2 great business programs, you should fit the school. There are also ways at UNC to get a great business education without getting into the business school. S is planning to get a minor in entrepreneurship while majoring in mass communications at the J school.</p>
<p>Even at good schools like UNC most good jobs for undergrads go to undergrad business majors. Econ will get a few and the rest not much and have to rely on Teach for America or non-profits and public sector jobs. These usually pay much less than business grad jobs which start around $50K plus a good bonus. If the economy booms this will change but right now even business majors have a tougher time.</p>