<p>So I've been accepted into the Business Honors Program at the University of Texas, Wharton at UPenn, and the School of Accountancy and Honors College at the University of Mississippi, or Ole Miss. I'm having a tough time deciding on where to go. Obviously, Wharton will give me the best education, but I'm really into collegiate sports, and UPenn wouldn't really provide that as much as Texas or Ole Miss would. Would going to UPenn mean that I will probably work in the north for the rest of my life? How well is the School of Accountancy at Ole Miss recruited? </p>
<p>I've broken it down into how I see things. </p>
<p>Education:
1. UPenn
2. Texas
3. Ole Miss (Is it that bad if they are ranked #19 in accounting?)</p>
<p>Level of "Fun" (sports, friends, etc.):
1. Ole Miss
2. Texas
3. UPenn</p>
<p>Level of Debt (lowest to highest):
1. Ole Miss (Free)
2. UPenn
3. Texas</p>
<p>it depends on what you want to major. most people that go to upenn don’t major in accounting, making ole miss’ ranking in accounting irrelevant. speaking of which, accounting rankings only matter usually when the schools are in the top 5. beyond that, there’s not much extra recognition (ie: all decent). i’d pick texas for accounting and sports.</p>
<p>There is no place better than Wharton for Finance. If you are truly interested in Finance, it would be stupid to go to BHP over Wharton. I made the decision last year as well. The only way you should even consider UT is if you received a full ride.</p>
<p>If you definitely want to major in finance more than accounting, you should rule out Ole Miss right now. If you wanted to major in accounting, you should accept your offer from McCombs right now.</p>
<p>McCombs and Wharton are both extremely good, but Wharton is definitely the best for finance. However, I’ve heard the honors program at McCombs has a comparable student body quality and job opportunities to Wharton. The above poster probably isn’t familiar with how good the honors program is at McCombs, but even non-honors McCombs still might make sense if the athletics and experience is important to you. Texas has the most valuable football team in college athletics and their other sports are pretty much all really good. I think they recently won the national championship for swimming.</p>
<p>The decision here seems to be between Texas and Wharton. At Wharton you get THE top finance program, a great opportunity. At Texas you’ve got a top finance program and the top accounting program (if you do have an interest in that) as well as a top athletics program.</p>
<p>To answer one of your questions, you are not automatically going to be working in the north. From my experience so far, back home (assuming your from the south), employers rarely see Wharton students, so just the fact that you would become a rare commodity would help you greatly. Anybody who is experienced in the world of finance knows what a Wharton degree entails.</p>