<p>Hi, my name is Ari, I was accepted into both Babson and University of Richmond for business. I was just wondering which one would be a better investment, and which in general is the better school. I was not impressed by the fact that Babson went down 14 places, getting out of the top 20, on bloomberg's businessweek rankings for 2012. Richmond went down two places but still remains in the top 20. Please let me know what everyone thinks.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t base your decision on the fact that the schools business schools ranking fell a few places…for the most part it doesnt make a difference between 10-14 15-18. 12-75? Maybe. But both babson and ur are elite business schools. Make your decision on the other factors, like cost, atmosphere, campus, sports, size, etc. You will have a far more enjoyable and rewarding experience that way.</p>
<p>^^^ see above.</p>
<p>If you rely solely on rankings, you’ll likely be disappointed. You’re choosing a place to live for 4 years.</p>
<p>I’m in the exact same dilemma. As you said rank 10-15 doesn’t matter. But Babson went down like down down. I wonder what the reason is but I think there is a difference between a top 20 business school compared to a rank 35 business school. However, I’m from Myanmar and I want a school with a higher diversity to fit in better so I’m in a major dilemma.</p>
<p>I would go with Babson. Colleges do fluctuate in ranking from year to year and Babson is very well known for being a top-notch business school. My brother attended Babson over Richmond and he loves it there.</p>
<p>cp, any rational reason, aside from “my brother attended and he loves it?” </p>
<p>Babson does have a solid reputation, moreso for some programs than others, but you didn’t offer up to the poster to help them choose between the programs.</p>
<p>I think that im going to go to Babson myself, look at my post on Babson’s thread, and you’ll see the rankings make sense there. Also, coming from Myanmar, Babson has a much better reputation for its diverse international student body.</p>
<p>Hey Ari,
GO TO RICHMOND! I go to Babson now and I hate it there is nothing to do on the weekends and the town is so boring. And the rankings keep on getting worse and worse and the acceptance rate keeps going up. BTW the only reason why I chose babson is cause they gave me alot of money, and if they didnt give ypu any money than u def shouldnt go because that means two things 1. your ■■■■■■■■ for not being smart enouph to get a scholorship and the school will be to hard for you and 2. the school is not worth 53k a year.</p>
<p>The message above is by my friend. Don’t regard it as being true to others looking at this comparison. I’m going to Babson.</p>