UW Foster, Boston CSOM Honors, and Carleton College? Which would help most?

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>So I got accepted into these 3 colleges, along with Babson. However, my top 3 are UW, Carleton, and Boston. Hopefully I get direct admit to Foster, and for Carleton I think I will major in econ.</p>

<p>I have my eyes set on a career in business (yes, I know that is really broad), but I'm not 100% sure that is what I want to pursue.</p>

<p>So given that information, which of these 3 would be best for me? Especially important is job placement, as I plan to work one or two years before going into grad school. I was also wondering how each of these schools would look to grad schools too. </p>

<p>There are financial considerations for me, as UW is instate and I got no grant money so it will be 24k. Carleton gave me 8k in grants, so it would be 46k, and Boston gave me none at all so it would be full price. But, I am appealing at Carleton and Boston as there are special circumstances in my family.</p>

<p>Regardless of financials though, how would these schools rank in best preparing me for life after undergrad? I know there are lots of benefits to a liberal arts education, but does an actual business program prepare me better? And is Carroll Honors that much better than Foster?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I can’t speak to the other schools, but being from the Twin Cities, I would advise against Carleton for the following reasons:</p>

<p>1) Carleton is located in Northfield, which is about an hour and a half from the Twin Cities, which causes some of the companies in the Twin Cities to not recruit from there.
2) Most of the students who go to Carleton go back to their home states after graduation, again causing many of the major Twin Cities companies to shy away from recruiting.<br>
3) Carleton is very “academically oriented,” meaning their focus is to prepare you for graduate school rather than professional work. There are liberal arts school who do help to prepare for professional work, Carleton, however, is not one of them.</p>

<p>While Carleton is a FANTASTIC school, I wouldn’t recommend it if you are interested in a business career. If you want to work on the west coast, UW Foster is a great choice, as goes for Boston CSOM for the east coast.</p>

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<p>Ah thanks. That does seem problematic, and you’re right I had no intention of staying in Minnesota after graduating.</p>