<p>Stern would be better than -REGULAR- McCombs.</p>
<p>sagar the decision is really up to you, where you fit in best is the best school for you. UT is a good school when it comes down to ranking but very few people know of it, meanwhile Stern is recognized not only throughout the United States but the world. Being a state school, UT's popularity is based in Texas and surrounding states, while Stern gets students from accross the United States and the world. My classmates also applied to quite a few biz schools but UT didn't figure into our conversation, schools like Tepper, Haas, Wharton... were more dominant. Secondly, location is really important when it comes down to jobs and getting internships, and Stern wins hands down, because of it location in the financial capital of the world. Many factors determine a schools ranking, and one of them is their faculty. I don't know about UT's faculty, but I know that Stern's faculty are quite well regarded and are quite active in both the academic and private(consulting), and some of the best, especially in Finance. I believe you were also chosen to be a Stern scholar, Stern scholars is an excellent and prestigious programs that offers many advantages, much much more than the BHP program will offer. one thousand dollars may seem a lot, but with all the (international travel, seminarrs......), Stern scholars is worth much more. I would pick Stern, but I too am biased as I will attend Stern myself next year. </p>
<p>Stern Scholars:
<a href="http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/uc/prospectivestudent/scholarsprogram.cfm?doc_id=5158%5B/url%5D">http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/uc/prospectivestudent/scholarsprogram.cfm?doc_id=5158</a></p>
<p>hey george how do you whether you are a stern scholar or not?</p>
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sagar the decision is really up to you, where you fit in best is the best school for you. UT is a good school when it comes down to ranking but very few people know of it, meanwhile Stern is recognized not only throughout the United States but the world. Being a state school, UT's popularity is based in Texas and surrounding states, while Stern gets students from accross the United States and the world.
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<p>Actually UT is pretty recognized around the world. A lot of research is put out and we have a big number of international students amongst other things (56,000ish kids, lots of variety)</p>
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My classmates also applied to quite a few biz schools but UT didn't figure into our conversation, schools like Tepper, Haas, Wharton... were more dominant.
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<p>Maybe this is because you didn't know about the business honors program?</p>
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Secondly, location is really important when it comes down to jobs and getting internships, and Stern wins hands down, because of it location
in the financial capital of the world.
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<p>It doesn't win hands down. Companies of the same level recruit from BHP. If Stern's location helped it so much then banks like Lazard would be recruiting from there, they don't. You'd still be summer interning in NYC if you were doing UT BHP.</p>
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Many factors determine a schools ranking, and one of them is their faculty. I don't know about UT's faculty, but I know that Stern's faculty are quite well regarded and are quite active in both the academic and private(consulting), and some of the best, especially in Finance. I believe you were also chosen to be a Stern scholar, Stern scholars is an excellent and prestigious programs that offers many advantages, much much more than the BHP program will offer. one thousand dollars may seem a lot, but with all the (international travel, seminarrs......), Stern scholars is worth much more. I would pick Stern, but I too am biased as I will attend Stern myself next year.
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<p>That speaks more on job opportunities. </p>
<p>Academics wise, the BHP kids end up with small classes (30ish people) and a big emphasis is on case studies (they purchase the same case studies that Harvard uses for MBA students)</p>
<p>You're right though, the Stern Scholars do get that summer abroad, but at the same time UT is being a fraction of the cost, you could use that money saved to go abroad on your own program.</p>
<p>BHP kids are treated extremely well at UT and given a tremendous amount of attention-</p>
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<p>I'm not trying to attack what you're saying, I'm just trying to give some balance.</p>
<p>well today i found out that i got into the stern scholar's program...makes this decision even more harder now...</p>
<p>Well, then find what school fits you better. Personally I'd prolly go with Stern Scholars. Especially since money isnt an issue with you. That's me, I enjoy NY. Some people dont want an urban campus and some people like school spiit and whatnot, so its gonna come down to your personal preferences.</p>
<p>Congrats Sagar! My S is a stern Scholar. He loves NYU and the people he has met. It is a challenging school and a challenging program. You have to maintain a 3.67 GPA to remain in Stern Scholars which has been difficult for some. I think you would love NYC and life in the Village.</p>
<p>Im in a somewhat similar situation</p>
<p>I got into Regular McCombs and am considering going there as a Freshman and then transferring into BHP or Rice.</p>
<p>I also got into Stern with a $15,000 scholarship, though I don't know if I'm a scholar there.</p>
<p>My parents don't want me to go to NYU and they say they can't afford it... meanwhile in-state for UT is TONS cheaper even without financial aid, but with my interest leaning more towards finance I wonder if not going to Stern is going to hurt me in the long run.</p>
<p>Competition is important to me to, I plan on either attending a top law or business school someday... you could get a degree from PODUNK U. but if you got into a top business school you will end up raking in the same income that Wharton undergrads are striving for.</p>
<p>That being said, I would rather do McCombs, then transfer into BHP and try to keep my GPA at 3.7-3.8 or higher than attend Stern and get my throat cut and end up with a 3.5-3.6 that may prevent me from attending an elite grad school....</p>
<p>3.5-3.6 won't stop you from attending a good a good law school. admission knows which school you are applying from and the difficulty level. no one will "cut your throat" if you go to Stern. mos people that land the top jobs on wall street are 3.5 - 3.6, they are not 4.0, recruiters don't just look at your gpa. if you think that you are just going to land a 4.0 with little or no effort, forget about it.</p>
<p>Sogui, you have to be very careful in your decision. It's quite difficult to make it into BHP as a transfer, only like 20 kids do I think, usually on average they have at max two B's, so nearly a perfect GPA and good leadership positions at school.</p>
<p>IMHO, i don't think going to NYU would be a good idea (read before you bash). There's a couple of reasons.</p>
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<li><p>you live in texas. even though money isn't a factor, just think about it. do you really think paying double or more for 2 or 3 places higher is worth it?</p></li>
<li><p>BHP is good. And i mean really good. my cousin is in bhp and first summer he got a job at microsoft. this summer he's working at Goldman Sachs. and he has definite job at microsoft, if he ever wants to go back.</p></li>
<li><p>Okay, i have to stress this point again. you already know that UT and NYU are really closely ranked. but still, UT is gonna be so much cheaper for you. even though money isnt a big deal, think about your parents. and also, if you think of cost of living, Austin is a lot cheaper to live in than NYC is.</p></li>
<li><p>(this reason is less academic, but still valid). Since you live in Houston, Austin is close. Even if you don't like hanging with your parents now, you're gonna get homesick eventually. It's really cheap to go from austin to houston. greyhound is like $25 roundtrip. heck, you could probably hitch a ride with someone.</p></li>
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<p>I guess what im basically trying to say is don't go to NYU just because its ranked a few places higher. in the end, if you're good at what you do, you'll end up suceeding no matter where you go. I know people who went to UofH and are making double people who went to more prestigious schools.</p>
<p>I read the stats, about 30-40 kids make it into BHP as transfer of about 100-120.</p>
<p>The acceptance rate is about 30%, pretty good odds with the resume and recomendations I am lining up... I also think that scoring at least a 3.8 within the first semester or two at UT is very well within my reach, I'm not much of a party guy... Im pretty serious about getting into BHP and with a 1550 SAT, strong rec's and a nice resume (comparatively) which turns into a good hook for me... all thats left is finding a nice summer job that will help my resume even further and make sure that when I do get to UT that I put a large effort into maintaining a good GPA.</p>
<p>This is assuming I don't get into Rice though, I was pretty encouraged by what Rice had to say about their waitlistees... depending on how many people decide to go, I can have a decent chance of getting in, not a good chance, but not bad enough to write it off.</p>
<p>Also, UT and NYU's business programs are equally ranked on overall placings, with NYU having a slight edge in finance.</p>
<p>This of course doesn't even account for the status and prestige of UT's BHP with many people tell me, makes a 'HUGE' difference in where you go once you get out of UT.</p>