<p>I've been accepted into 3 schools' business prgrams as an undergrad student, and have had one heck of a time figuring out which school actually has the best Program. </p>
<p>I have been accepted into...
Virginia Tech Honors
Ohio State Honors
William and Mary</p>
<p>Waiting to hear from...
Notre Dame (Decent Shot of Acceptance)
U Mich (30% chance)</p>
<p>If I am accepted into Notre Dame then I will attend there, but in terms of schools that I have been accepted into, which school has the most competitive program? I also have in-state residency for Virginia, though it is almost a non-factor because the discount is canceled out by scholarship money to ohio state. Any replies would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Acarta - Why would you recommend U Mich over Notre Dame? In fact can people explain why they picked that school? I cant find William and Mary on any business school lists and that's troublesome. What is it ranked in comparison to the rest? By whom?</p>
<p>Vegas,
While W&M is a terrific school, it looks out of place with the other schools that you list. The others are big athletic schools with mostly much larger enrollments (ND being the exception but still nearly 3000 more students). The most interesting omission from your list is in-state UVA. If you are into W&M and are getting in honors elsewhere, you can probably get in there and they have a highly ranked business program. Why no UVA? </p>
<p>One way to narrow down your choices is to do some digging into the Career Services area for each of the accepted schools and see how broadly they place their graduates, both geographically and in terms of diversity of industry. My sense is none have a compelling profile among employers although the W&M brand might carry the largest weight and especially so in the Southeast and, to a lesser extent, in NYC where all three schools have a modest presence, at best. If you get in everywhere, I agree with others that ND and U Michigan would be better choices generally and for business than the other three.</p>
<p>If money is no object and you get into all the schools you listed above, assuming you intend to major in business, I would say Michigan first, Notre Dame second, William & Mary third and OSU fourth. The difference between each of those programs is small, so chosing Notre Dame over Michigan or William and Mary over Notre Dame or OSU over W&M because of fit or financial concerns is perfectly fine. </p>
<p>NDJake, Notre Dame dropped from #3 to #7 in the latest BW BBA rankings.</p>
<p>W&M & ND tie/Mich/VA Tech & OSU tie. Such different schools though. Size, location, LAC vs Big State U .Almost nothing is in common with all of them.</p>
<p>Yeah, they are certainly an eclectic mix of schools. As for why i didn't apply to UVA, it's because my strength of schedule wasn't what they are looking for and I was told to apply there would be a waste of time (and I agree.) I have a 3.85 and am not even in the top 10% of my class in a public school, it's no cake walk either with a 94-100 being an A and the only weighted grades are a .5 boost for AP classes.</p>
<p>I am definitely interested in Michigan, but have yet to visit and will probably only visit if I am accepted, but if I get into Notre Dame I am pretty much forced to go there (It's not a bad thing cus I do love Notre Dame). </p>
<p>The social scene at w & m is a turn off because it is so small and has a "nerd" mindset, but if I do decide to apply to UVA as a transfer what school would give me the best chance of acceptance?</p>
<p>if you got into W&M you would have gotten into uva. Also, dont knock the social scene. Its smaller and tamer but not like its Cal Techish by any means. Most of that is a myth by kids at other schools that didnt get in.</p>
<p>UVA usually takes the top 15 kids in my grade, and if your outside of that range you have to have connections to get in. Thats part of the reason why I have a good shot at Notre Dame because I have letters of recommendations from Professors. </p>
<p>Swish : How did you come to your conclusion on W and M? Do you attend there?</p>
<p>Does anyone have the US News rankings for the business schools of William and Mary, Notre Dame, University of Michigan, and finally Virginia Tech?</p>
<p>What is generally needed to transfer to UVA (B-School) later on?</p>
<p>UMich business school is amazing. Are you instate? If you are, then its also cheaper than the other schools.
As an added bonus, UMich is good at almost everything... so if you ever switch majors, you are good to go.</p>
<p>Yeah, the Business Week rankings are pretty good and provide a LOT more detail than US News. Their rankings have W&M a good bit higher than OSU, which in turn is a good bit higher than Pamplin (VT). W&M is also, I think, a better overall undergrad educational experience than those two and more respected overall as a university, at least with those "in the know." That would be my choice, unless you either: 1) get into UMich or ND and can swing them financially, or 2) can't stand the idea of 4 years in Williamsburg.</p>