<p>i kno vandy has a really high graduate school ranking for education, and decent rankings for law and medical. what about its undergra? do they have the close relationship? can i say since vandy's education is #5 among graduate schools, so its undergra's education is also really good?
or, since vandy's Owen business school is #49 among gra schools, so vandy's undergra business isn't really good?</p>
<p>what i am saying are the courses or programs of undergra relating to those special fields. </p>
<p>2VU0609, i know that. i am just asking like how are the courses of undergra. so, IF i graduate from vandy w/ a major of business, but i don't go to any business graduate school, is that easy to find a job w/ only vandy undergra business bachelor degree?</p>
<p>dreamymel,
I'm sorry if I didn't express myself well earlier, but there is no degree at Vanderbilt in business; therefore, there is no major in business. My understanding from my son, who has a dbl major in economics and mathematics, is that those interested in business will pursue one of two avenues - a degree in economics or a degree in HOD. Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in business at some point are afforded the opportunity to take the core courses required for consideration to most graduate programs in business (two semesters in accounting & economics, a finance course, a marketing course, a management class, statistics, etc., etc.); however,the undergraduate business curriculum (as viewed by traditional business schools) is limited. The fact that Vanderbilt doesn't offer an undergraduate degree in business should not be viewed as a negative. Several other prominent schools, such as Harvard and Princeton, don't offer opportunity for undergraduate study of business. Prominent graduate programs in business are open to admitting students from varied undergraduate majors and their expectations with regard to business preparation is only one component of the admissions process. They are also concerned with GMAT scores and work experience in addition to undergraduate exposure to core curriculum (mentioned earlier).
As someone who has taught at the college level for close to two decades in a business field, I would encourage you to pursue a wide variety of interests at the undergraduate level. You can supplement your major with business courses, if you desire, and find yourself a very employable individual upon graduation. Good luck at Vanderbilt!</p>
<p>2VU0609, thank you so much. actually, i want to dbl in biology and eco, and my main plan is to go to medical school. but i think eco/business is very useful. </p>
<p>so how is vandy's under eco couses (like accouting, finance...), and how is vandy's undergra premed courses. and for peabody, is it very prestigious for both undergra and gra?</p>
<p>ah, another premed. bio is definintely the number one major here at vanderbilt. I am an engineer but still have to take several general premed courses first year. I haven't taken bio at vandy, but from what I hear, first semester is tough. The average for first semester chem and bio are around mid 60's. There is a generous curve at the end of the semester to bring the average to a B-. If you score aboute 15 points above the average on all the tests (or one standard deviation; teachers will tell you for each test), you should pull off an A.</p>
<p>thank you for telling me this. but i am wondering since med schools don't accept AP credits, so for the first yr, basically what we are gonna take are the one we have already taken in high school right? so, you mean vandy's first yr bio and chem courses are much harder than the AP tests?</p>
<p>Vanderbilt doesn't even grant AP credit anymore. AP scores of 4 and 5 just let you bypass freshman-level courses, with the exception of biology. Passing the AP bio exam, allows you to bypass BSCI 100, but the biosci course that science majors and premeds take is BSCI 110, the hard one everyone talks about. Here's the website to give you an idea about he first semester: [link]<a href="http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/stubbs/110A/index.html%5B/link%5D">http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/stubbs/110A/index.html[/link]</a>. Passing gen chem allows you to straight to organic chemistry, but they have a special section of organic for incoming freshman.</p>
<p>"*AP Credit will not count towards any AXLE requirements. Students will be limited to a total of 18 hours earned by any combination of AP, IB, advanced international credit, and credit by exam that may count towards the minimum hours required for graduation."</p>
<p>This information is updated as of May 25, 2005.</p>
<p>um....i think that he was going for something more along the lines of that the restrictions on AP credits make it feel as though you are not getting the credit that you deserve...obviously, they grant credit to a certain extent...</p>
<p>so since you are in the arts and sciences, AP credit will not count. They helped you get into a school, but now they won't count unless you switch into engineering. Now, for some prerequesites such as government and economics majors (psci 100 and econ 101 and 100) AP credit will CLEP that. You could, however, choose to take the intro levels though. Be warned, some of the intro levels are not cakewalk. Specifically, from what I've heard econ 100, 101 and bio 110a.</p>
<p>AP credit does count in Arts and Science (in a restricted way); read the info at the link above. Taw19 has accurately expressed it, in my opinion.</p>
<p>ecnerwalc3321, what engineering major are you in? and How is the engineering in Vandy... I know that its engineering school is ranked 41, but i want to know if the professor in the engineeing is good or helpful or not?
thanks!!</p>
<p>I'm a freshman in the engineering school (BME major). From what I hear, the BME program here is supposed to be ranked pretty high, but I have only taken intro level classes common to all first year engineering. So, I am not really in a position to say anything about major specific courses in the engineering school.</p>
<p>I am thinking about EE, Mech. E, or civil E . But how are the intro courses? do the professor teach the subject well? I am just scared that being 41st in overall engineering school, I wont learn as much as i would in a higher ranking school like University of Maryland in College Park (22) the school that i am considering. i hope that if i go to vandy, I will have a good engineering education too.</p>
<p>The main first semester intro course, ES140, is pretty much useless in terms of actual course material. However, it is basically designed to let you "sample" some of the various engineering majors offered here (it is a modular design, so the first month will be gerneral, the second month will be a major that you are interested in, and so will the third month). Don't let the 41 rank scare you too much. The professors are good, for the most part, and are easily accessible. It usually isn't very hard to get in touch with them if you need anything. The next major intro course you will encounter in the school of engineering is CS103 (MATLAB programming, most engineering majors besides EE/CS take this) or CS101(JAVA programming, EE/CS majors usually take this one). I took CS103 and actually enjoyed it and learned alot. Good course. Helpful TAs.</p>
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Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in business at some point are afforded the opportunity to take the core courses required for consideration to most graduate programs in business (two semesters in accounting & economics, a finance course, a marketing course, a management class, statistics, etc., etc.); however,the undergraduate business curriculum (as viewed by traditional business schools) is limited.
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<p>Typically B-Schools want to see some advanced math, but there isn't a set of required classes like Medical School. Work experience is more important. And GMAT scores.</p>