usc vs berkeley vs wustl for econ/business

College Majors Business Major
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<p>Hi! i got all my deicions back, and i've narrowed down my list to those 3. what do you think is the best school for me? i am hoping to double major in econ and business at these schools.</p>

<p>usc
pros:
-presidential scholarship (half tuition) will be roughly $30,000/year
-interviewed for the scholarship, felt like i was wanted
-marshall ranked 10th
-trojan family
-socal
-football!
-many friends going/awesome social life
-definitely a school that's going up</p>

<p>cons:
-not as 'prestigious' as others
-lane kiffin
-in the ghetto, although seemingly not a factor
-still has that lingering 'rich boy' reputation</p>

<p>berkeley
pros:
-perhaps most respected in the academic world, domestically and internationally
-norcal: weather not as nice as socal, but sf>la
-haas ranked 2nd
-sports are also not bad
-fits me politically</p>

<p>cons:
-stereotyped as cutthroat, competitive, etc
-cannot be in haas until junior year, while guarenteed at marshall+olin as a freshmen
-OOS tuition- will be roughly $50,000/year
-recent financial crisis
-"a number"
-feel less focused on undergraduates</p>

<p>neutral:
too many asians. (i'm asian, how will this affect me lol?)</p>

<p>wustl
pros:
-wustl ranked 12th, olin ranked top 15 business school
-rather chill for a prestigious university
-more fluid academically than other two
-high quality of life
-dorms</p>

<p>cons:
-st louis is not los angeles or san francisco
-tuition- will be roughly $50,000/year
-lack of sports
-lacks a bit in name recognition, though not a big factor for me.
-trivial, but school colors are green and red? really?</p>

<p>pros of all three:
-sweet research opportunities
-awesome campus
-all fine business programs</p>

<p>my parents earn an income of roughly $250,000, but money is always a factor. USC's $80k/4 years is very tempting. but, for this, try to focus purely on academics. also, after graduating, i am planning to go onto graduate school, whether it be business school, a phd in econ, or maybe even law. thanks!</p>

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<p>For UC Berkeley, yes, there is a risk of not getting into Haas in your junior year. According to businessweek, only around 40% of the students applying get into Haas. And yes, there are quite a lot of students in UC Berkeley which might be negative as you won’t get as much attention and focus by the school in getting you a job. But still! Beautiful campus, great academic reputation, and students love it there.</p>

<p>WUSTL is very strong in academics and provides great research opportunities, just like you’ve mentioned above. But it’s less known worldwide compared to USC and UCB. Also, in terms of business, Olin falls behind Haas and Marshall. </p>

<p>USC falls behind both school’s in overall rank, but Marshall is well known worldwide to be a great program. Just like you’ve mentioned, USC is a potentially growing university. The Trojan network is also known to be phenomenal, and will get u a job pretty easily. And also with your scholarship, I would definitely put USC ahead of others. USC ftw!</p>

<p>But great job in getting into all those schools! Seems like wherever you go you’ll end up pretty successful haha good luck! make a wise choice!</p>

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<p>If you’re an Asian, WUStL > Berkeley = USC</p>

<p>If you’re a Caucasian (White), Berkeley >>> WUStL = USC</p>

<p>It’s as simple as that. :)</p>

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<p>why do u say that RML? haha i’m just curious haha</p>

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<p>As far as pure business school is concerned:</p>

<p>Haas >>>>>> USC >> Olin</p>

<p>Berkeley is by far the best, and USC is noticeably better than Olin IMO.</p>

<p>However, I’d say go to USC since it will be cheaper and will still offer opportunities if you do well there.</p>

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<p>I agree with the above post. If you know you want to major in business, Haas is definitely the best of these and you should eliminate Olin right now because you’re in at Marshall (which is ranked better) and Olin is extremely expensive.</p>

<p>The difficultly in this decision is trying to decide if you should risk going to Berkeley and not getting Haas or play it safe and go with the guaranteed in at Marshall.</p>

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<p>discussion,</p>

<p>About 50% of the students at Cal are Asians. So, clearly, there is a disproportion of students coming from other nationalities. That makes Berkeley less diverse and almost becoming similar to Howard, which is predominantly a school for Blacks.</p>