<p>UT will probably give me a more overall college experience but is BHP good enough in terms of academics/recruiting/opportunities/etc. to give up Sloan?</p>
<p>Your right you would probably get a better college experience here, but BHP probably won't match up to Sloan.</p>
<p>It depends on what you're looking for. BHP will offer a smaller learning environment and a more hands-on, closely knit community. Its classes are said to be modeled after MBA classes. The career placement is excellent and there is an extensive alumni network. You might consider it the best value for what you want to do, considering the considerable difference in cost between it and most other similar caliber business programs. Also, UT itself will, as mentioned, offers a great college experience and the resource of a huge university. And I'm sure you've heard about how wonderful and exciting Austin it. Nonetheless, having said that, BHP doesn't nearly match the prestige of MIT. Sloan has been ranked as high as second in the nation. And overall, the student body will probably be a more intellectual, serious bunch than the student body at UT. It's just a matter of evaluating what's important to you, though. Best of luck, you really cannot go wrong.</p>
<p>College life is wonderful at UT. And Austin is great. </p>
<p>In my opinion, BHP is not good enough in terms of academics and recruiting to give up Sloan. I would recommend Sloan... unless you'd graduate debt free from BHP and would have to borrow a lot of money to go to Sloan. </p>
<p>Have you visited Sloan? Done an overnight visit to MIT? It has a much different feel than UT but many people love it there.</p>
<p>If you plan on living in Texas for your career, though, you might find the recruiting and opportunities offered through BHP to be perfect for you.</p>
<p>They are both great. It is very nice to be able choose between two such excellent programs.</p>
<p>I agree with what everyone else said. I was choosing between those two and another school this year. Make sure you visit MIT because its campus is completely different than UT. I personally liked it, and felt intrigued by the level of all the students at MIT. Also remember that Sloan is more of a three year business program. Your first year will be all the core subjects that they make you take like Physics, Chemistry......etc. Then again, you have to get into both of these schools in the first place. Goodluck!</p>
<p>Sloan, even if you wanna live in Texas.</p>
<p>So, if i want to do something like investment banking, Sloan would get me further than UT BHP?</p>
<p>I got into Sloan already, but not BHP yet. How does BHP compare to Purdue Krannert, Notre Dame Mendoza, Berkeley Haas, Wharton and the Econ programs at Vanderbilt, Princeton, Harvard in terms of going into Wall Street or working for investment banks?</p>
<p>Sloan kids probably get more action on the trading / quant side of wall street than UT does, but i think for ib classic, UT probably fares better overall. Bottom line, if you are good and you want something, you will be able to do it at either UT or MIT. Just choose what feels right for you. Both schools will give you incredible opportunities. UT also has better looking women and a real football team :)</p>
<p>As a student in BHP, I would strongly suggest BHP over Sloan. The career opportunities are endless here and the recruiting from businesses for BHP kids is incredible. Academics are also up to par with Sloan and Wharton.</p>
<p>If you want to work in on Wall St. or on the west cost or in the south, all recruiters are represented at the recruiting events here.</p>
<p>I would go MIT without a doubt. Though I may not be very familiar with BHP, I hear it is a great program, and UT austin seems great, I even applied there for transfer :) Still, MIT is MIT... An ivy league, with a degree from MIT you will be accepted wherever you want to go.. Whether it is texas or alaska.. even in europe, people know that MIT is one of the best schools in the world, while texas is not nearly as known.. </p>
<p>Its up to you of course, and though they both have advantages and disadvantages, I would choose MIT because an ivy league school speaks for itself, you dont need to explain to ppl that MIT is good, people know that, unlike BHP which may be known as a great business program, but only to the ppl who are in that field etc.. </p>
<p>Most REGULAR ppl probably dont even know what BHP is, no offence to those who go there. :) Either way, congrats on making it to both, youve worked hard and achieved, now its your choice :) Im sure ull love both places :)</p>
<p>A couple of points to ponder in response to the last post:
1) MIT is not an Ivy League! Haha I tend to make that mistake too. Not to say that its prestige isn't right up there with the Ivy Leagues.
2) The comment that you "could be accepted to wherever you want to go" is not necessarily true. Often, companies and grad school focus on grades as opposed to entirely weighing the decision on the institution itself, especially from two top ten business programs. For example, I know of two students, one who graduated from BHP and one who graduated from Wharton in 2008. While the one from BHP secured a job with JP Morgan in New York making 6 figures before graduation, the Wharton kid still cannot find work. Something to think about. Also look into the grading system/scale. Grades are important. I'm fairly certain Wharton, for example, grades on a bell curve. Not my cup of tea.
3) Although, once again, the prestige is nearly unparalleled for such a renowned institution as MIT and particularly Sloan, the important and relevant people (to your career and future) will know all about BHP. Important people being recruiters, companies, grad schools, law schools etc. Although people unfamiliar with the business world or academia may or may not have heard of BHP, it may be irrelevant to you. If its important to you to be able to impress, however, maybe MIT would be worth it. Once again, whatever fits you and your goals best.</p>
<p>Haha after rereading this, I sound pretty biased. Ah well, I guess I want more classmates next year. :)</p>
<p>Save your money. Go to UT and do well there. You can go to MIT later on and attend its MBA program.</p>
<p>Just go where you want to attend. This is your 4 years of your life you are talking about. That doesn't sound like a long time, but it is. It will also likely impact some aspects of the rest of your life.</p>
<p>From a financial perspective, there is no way you can justify MIT over BHP (if in-state and without scholarships). However, you will likely be highly successful out of either and the sky is the limit for graduates of both so that is why I say choose the one that is the best fit for you. Personally, I would not want to attend MIT due to social/fit reasons but MIT may be the right school for you.</p>
<p>So basically half you suggest MIT and half BHP and all have good reasons! I'm out of state for Texas, but I am NMSF so I think I get to pay in-state tuition...but do they give a lot of other merit scholarships? Is Sloan a lot harder than BHP to get good grades? I can't decide which one I would like better, but I haven't visited either. Would a visit even allow me to tell which one is a better fit for the next 4 years??</p>
<p>How can you decide where to spend the next four years of your life without visiting the place? Think about it!</p>
<p>BHP at Austin for sure. Recruiters that I talked to said they don't feel like the BHP students are any less educated than the Sloan or Wharton kids, it doesn't have the prestige yet but the people who know business and do the recruiting know. But they say they often don't get the kids they want for their business because so many of the BHP students end up working where they intern during college. Also, if you do plan to live in Texas, the network is huge and very strong. If you plan to be in the northeast, Sloan and Wharton may be better choices. But the kids I know that go to Sloan and Wharton say they love the program, do not like the school or city they are in. People that go to Austin love it all. Plus, so many kids from the program end up in top MBA programs or law schools, spend your money there.</p>