<p>Can I get some input in deciding? (Business Administration for USC & Business Economics for UCLA)</p>
<p>Of course consider the price of the two colleges and the networking disparity. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Side note: Is there any chance I don't get in USC with a 4.0 with weekly community service?</p>
<p>I heard USC just breeds connections. If money isn’t a big factor, I’d say go for USC.</p>
<p>But assuming it is, UCLA probably has just as much to offer as USC. You just gotta be a bit more active.</p>
<p>I looked up the prices and my god, USC is double UCLA, based on tuition alone. This is why I gotta stick to public schools </p>
<p>I applied to both Majors. Honestly there is no competition.</p>
<p>UCLA Business Economics is a misnomer, It is actually Economics with an Accounting minor. Think of figuring out the optimization point given a consumer bundle from microeconomics or calculating the Nash equilibrium point. That is essentially what you are signing yourself up with Economics. Furthermore the course load and homework is brutal. My friend has to do all his HW problems on a whiteboard before copying it down on paper or else he would get marked off for sloppiness. Being a public school ,UCLA has a few big drawbacks. 1st is connections aren’t as strong as UCLA. 2nd and most importantly is the major is impacted. When you transfer, you are put into pre-Business-Economics and you need to maintain over a 3.0 GPA, over a 3.3/3.5 in certain courses. Because of this less than half the people actually get into the major post transfer.</p>
<p>USC Marshall is a true undergraduate business major. You will take management, marketing, etc classes. Just look at the electives between UCLA and USC. It’s night and day. You want to be real estate finance? USC, no doubt. Marshall is the biggest school at USC and one they take the most pride in. So they offer so much more classes. USC is underrated for business because of schools outshine it for the glamour investment banking positions but it’s no joke; it’s a VERY good program. They go out of their way to help you make connections by hosting meet and greets. Basically the perks are real and if you can afford to pay a little bit extra I would take USC over UCLA. </p>
<p>Anyways I’m biased because I prefer a traditional business program. If you do like Economics. UCLA Economics department wipes the floor with USC. Furthermore I’m sure most Economics majors would say they destroy business major’s in quantitative skills and that’s most likely truly. In the end the programs are a night and day difference and depend entirely on what you are looking for. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.econ.ucla.edu/undergraduate/majors/bizecon.cfm”>http://www.econ.ucla.edu/undergraduate/majors/bizecon.cfm</a></p>
<p>@bomerr Thanks for the info! I also applied to both and have been wondering about the same thing. I also applied to irvine business, and heard their program is hard to get into and their networking opportunities are good. I know this is a bit off topic, but do you have any insight/opinion about irvine’s B program?</p>
<p>I spoke with a UCI biz grad at CC. Needless to say I already thought it was weird that a UCI grad would be at CC. I asked him what he thought of the program and he said, in an unenthusiastic voice “It’s up and coming.” That has basically been what I have heard from everyone about it. It’s really hard to get into because they lack space; they are currently building a new business building. But the actual program isn’t very good. You can look at the electives between it and CSUF or USC or even Chapman to see for yourself. </p>
<p>@bomerr Thanks! I have every reason to believe that uci has limited class choices. If money is not a problem, I would definitely go with usc</p>
<p>Thank you for your input bomerr. (btw how do I tag you in my comment? Sorry I’m a newbie) I guess I am somewhat uninterested to go to UCLA now… </p>
<p>@MateoY </p>
<p>You just put “@” and the username after. </p>
<p>@ocnative aah! appreciate the help.</p>